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Defence in the Media: Saturday 23 September 2017
Today’s defence-related coverage includes continued coverage of HMS Ocean's arrival in the Caribbean and the preparation for tonight's opening ceremony of Invictus Games.
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Celebrating our Chalk Streams on World Rivers Day
Rivers are often taken for granted, but they have been crucial for our development. Industry, agriculture, transport and society have been shaped by (and shaped) our rivers. World Rivers Day on 24 September allows us a chance to appreciate our …
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"The digital revolution is being driven by the unprecedented growth of data"
Richard Moss, Head of Digital Data Academy, reports back on the their first data event...
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Defence in the Media: Friday 22 September 2017
Today’s defence-related coverage includes reporting on this year’s Invictus Games, the publication of the First Sea Lord’s letter in The Telegraph following incorrect reporting, and the Iraq Fatalities Investigations. UK team departs for Invictus Games 2017 The UK team departed …
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Education in the media: 22 September 2017
Today’s news in the media looks at energy company SSE’s publication of its gender pay gap and a report from the Parent Teacher Association UK (PTA UK) about school funding. SSE Yesterday, Thursday 21 September, energy company SSE became the …
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Reducing loneliness in the City of London: how libraries contribute
Carol Boswarthack and Adam Johnstone write about how ‘libraries first’ has been adopted in the City of London
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Our agile journey – part one: discovery
Hi, I’m Bryan Sharp, Delivery Manager for DWP Digital’s Tax Credit Debt – Employer Payments Allocation service.
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Mapping service design and policy design
I am often asked by designers for specific examples where design approaches have been used in the creation of policy. From a design perspective, the ‘concreteness’ of physical artefacts is much easier to describe, whereas both service design and policy …
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How Leicester went ‘back to basics’ to improve its newborn hearing screening service
How the Leicester Newborn Hearing Screening Programme went 'back to basics' to reduce rates of referral for audiological assessment.
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Benchmarking and performance measurement of content transformation
We’re embarking on a huge programme of work to design a single taxonomy and transform our operating model and the content that is published on GOV.UK. The aim of this work is to make it easier for people to find …
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Creating a Blue Belt around Tristan da Cunha
Managing Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing As part of the Blue Belt programme the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) are working in partnership
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Home Office in the media: 22 September 2017
There are a number of high-profile stories relevant to the Home Office running this morning with coverage of police funding, new immigration checks on bank account holders, and funding for an investigation into child sexual abuse allegations.
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Creating an inclusive, safe and supportive workplace
We want to be an organisation that values compassionate management and supports people to bring their authentic self, every day, to a fair, inclusive, safe and supportive workplace.
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Duncan Selbie's Friday message -22 September 2017
Dear everyone, This week saw more lives lost in a natural disaster in Mexico City and the UK government is heavily engaged in supporting the British overseas territories in the Caribbean in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Our …
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Is quality of life affected by having an aneurysm detected by screening?
Little is known about the effects on a man's quality of life of knowing he has an aneurysm that might eventually grow to a dangerous size that requires treatment.
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Cyber security - Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
The recent Government Cyber Security Breaches survey showed that though businesses are more aware than ever before, many need to prepare.
You can find information about Cyber Security at Cyber Aware. This is a cross government website, which provides information based on expert advice from the National Cyber Security Centre, part of the Government Communications Headquarters.
You can also find information about protecting your login details and reducing the risk of fraud when using HMRC Online Services, at HMRC's online security information for agents. -
Guest post: Why SSE needs to play its part in closing the gender pay gap
John Stewart is Director of HR at SSE. In this guest post, he writes about how SSE is working to tackle the gender pay gap.
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Giving students a taste of working in the Civil Service
The Civil Service is taking part in a new scheme to help undergraduates develop the skills they will need in the workplace.
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Home Office in the media: 21 September 2017
There continues to be widespread coverage of the Prime Minister’s speech on extremist content online. Media also report on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
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Jenny, DDaT Fast Streamer: Embracing a digital career
Jenny Huynh, second year Digital, Data, and Technology Fast Streamer, talks about gender equality at work and the culture of inclusiveness on the scheme.
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Generally great
Max tells us what its like being a Generalist and why its a great choice for those who haven't decided a career path just yet.
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Trainspotting
Tokunbo had no interest in trains but a posting at the Department for Transport ignited an interest in the subject.
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We're pausing court hours pilots to get evaluation and other changes right
A blog from Susan Acland-Hood on our plans to re-tender for an independent organisation to lead the evaluation work for the flexible operating hours pilot. At the same time, we’ll make more information available and spend more time with legal professionals in each jurisdiction, including those outside the pilot areas, to refine our plans. This will mean the pilots will now begin in February next year.
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A real impact
Adam spent a year in the private sector and left feeling unsatisfied but the Fast Stream change that for him.
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Additive manufacturing is an ace card
Unless they adopt additive manufacturing by 2025, British companies will not be winners in the global high-value manufacturing race
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Defence in the Media: Thursday 21 September 2017
Today’s defence-related news includes coverage of the UK campaign against Daesh, a correction printed in the Daily Telegraph regarding HMS Ocean, and speculation over possible future inquiries by the Iraq Fatalities Investigations unit. UK campaign against Daesh Following the Defence …
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Upcoming GCP stakeholder engagement meeting
The MHRA are holding a GCP Stakeholder engagement meeting on 16th November at our offices in London in order to explore 3 areas of the new Clinical Trials Regulation that require national legislation.
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IP at the heart of innovation: our work 2016-2017
What has a Swedish scamster and a couple called Sarah and George got in common?
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Improving early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening
Early access to sickle cell and thalassaemia screening and the early offer of prenatal diagnosis (PND) is important in giving women and couples time to consider their options.
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Why we blog in government: Blog Camp 2017
At this year's Blog Camp, we brought together blog editors from across government to share ideas and best practice, to create connections and partnerships, and to consider how we can blog bigger and better.
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Civil Service Learning Event
On Tuesday 3 October, Civil Service Learning (CSL) and KPMG will be hosting a regional showcase event in Leeds and we would be delighted for you to attend.
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Education in the media: 20 September 2017
Today’s news review looks at school capacity and the apprenticeship levy. School capacity On Tuesday 19 September, the Liberal Democrats released a fundamentally misleading press notice claiming there is a school place crisis because many schools run at capacity. The …
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Myth busting
Eve talks about about what attracted her to the Fast Stream and also tackles some myths about the Fast Stream.
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The secret secondee
One of our fast streamers reflects on on their experience and the impact they made while on secondment to a charity for a Fast Stream posting.
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The best 6 months
Lucy was worried about having to move from London to Scotland for her placement. Here she explains why she shouldn't have been.
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Journey to the Fast Stream
Kasim answers some questions about his journey into the Fast Stream.
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Accessible registrations
Georgina takes us through her 2nd posting at Cabinet Office and the vital work she did there.
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GSE Opportunities: Royal Society workshop, and vacancy in CSA's office
This blog post is a collection of vacancies, events and learning and development opportunities for people working in Government Science and Engineering.
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What does the Civil Service have to do with Messi and Ronaldo?
Kieran talks about joining the Civil Service football team and the surprising connection with some of footballs elite teams.
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A wasted degree?
After graduating and getting a job in her field, Abi realised it wasn't for her and was worried about wasting her degree but the Fast Stream helped with that.