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Shared Lives and better mental health
I am so pleased to welcome Ewan King, Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus, as our guest blogger this week. I am a great fan of this model of care and support and the many ways it helps people make the most of community based options, helping them lead healthy, happy and inclusive lives.
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Secondary school offer appeals: Everything you need to know
On 1 March, families of Year 6 pupils found out which secondary school offered them a place for September 2023. But what happens if your child wasn’t offered a place at their top choice school? Here we talk you through …
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How DBT evolved the capability framework to better support career progression for User Researchers
DIT is aiming to provide stronger career progression support for its DDaT professionals. Here, we outline one approach we have adopted to support career development for the User Research community.
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International Women’s Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity
Teenage girls, compared to their male peers, are one of the groups who tend not to use greenspaces as much, and they experience a significant decrease in physical activity and connection to nature compared to younger children and boys their …
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Privacy Notice: Government Science and Engineering Profession
Date of Privacy Notice: February 2023 This privacy notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). This notice …
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Wood Culture
Discover how woodlands can benefit your land and business while supporting the economy, society, and the wider environment.
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Transforming digital services for councils through our Round 6 projects
We’re pleased to announce the 17 council-led digital projects that will be awarded funding through Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund. The projects were carefully selected from 50 applications representing 118 councils between 13 October and 24 November 2022. …
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A summer in government. A future career-path in mind
It’s National Career Week so lets find out what experiences our Government Communications Service intern gained working in the Grants Function last summer
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Celebrating Environment Agency science
The Environment Agency’s Chief Scientist, Rob Bradburne, launches the Chief Scientist’s annual review of 2022 celebrating the fantastic work of scientists across the organisation.
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Embracing Equity at DWP Digital this International Women’s Day
Find out how DWP Digital is celebrating International Women's Day and what this year's theme means to us.
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Government response to ‘Our Troubled Rivers’ documentary
Today, we are looking at our response to the ‘Our Troubled Rivers’ documentary which ran on BBC2 on Sunday 5 March.
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Responding to the changing user needs of the COVID-19 landing page
As the subject of over 100,000 Google searches a month, we know people are still looking to GOV.UK for information on coronavirus. So when we discovered the page was not meeting changing user needs, we made some improvements.
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Buying quality school meals using DfE-approved frameworks
As we celebrate International School Meals Day 2023 on 9 March, Charlotte Springthorpe, Customer Relationship Manager at Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), highlights two new DfE approved catering frameworks.
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National Careers Week 2023: Where young people can get advice on choosing the right career
Making decisions about your future career can seem overwhelming but National Careers Week (6th to 11th March 2023) is a great time to start thinking about it, whether you’re at school, college or university. To help young people get the …
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Jose Gomez-Luengo is the FSA's Vet of the Year 2023/ Jose Gomez-Luengo yw Milfeddyg y Flwyddyn yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd ar gyfer 2023
Here at the Food Standards Agency, we're delighted to share that our Vet of the Year for 2023 is Jose Gomez-Luengo. We sat down with Jose and asked him about his career and what the award means to him. I …
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Defra calls for more action to protect the world’s ocean
There was national and regional coverage following our announcement of new projects under the Blue Planet Fund to boost marine conservation efforts worldwide, fight climate change, and support vulnerable coastal communities. The Independent reported the UK has pledged nearly …
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Monitoring UK seas: how smart data and teamwork are key to Cefas success
Scientists love a bit of data, but it’s not just dry numbers and graphs. To celebrate International Open Data Day on March 5th, Cefas scientists, Michelle Devlin, Chris Read, Naomi Greenwood and Paul Nelson tell us about their work under …
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Making the MOD an information-driven organisation
The Ministry of Defence employs around 250,000 people and works with over 355,000 employees of partners and suppliers. It has established a vast amount of knowledge and information across the military and civil service, including in areas such as science, …
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The night sky in March
This month sees the transition from winter to spring and is a great time to see the bright stars and constellations that both seasons have to offer.
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Large Language Models and software as a medical device
Large Language Models (LLMs), including ChatGPT and Bard, offer great potential to mimic human conversation. LLMs only directed toward general purposes and whose developers make no claim that the software can be used for a medical purpose are unlikely to …
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National Careers Week: legal pathway apprentices
6th-11th March is National Careers Week. The week is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. Apprenticeships are one way to kickstart a career, including in the legal, finance and accounting route. There are …
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International Women’s Day: “No one can make me feel small without my permission”
As part of International Women’s Day, Lolade Onabolu, Senior Programme Director at the Home Office gives her views on the importance of representation in leadership roles and on encouraging underrepresented practitioners at all levels to reach for more senior roles …
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Government impact assessments increasingly poor quality and too late
The RPC has published its IVB report, commenting on the Government’s recently published Business Impact Target Report for the period December 2021 to December 2022.
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Positive pathways through the criminal justice system
One of the best aspects of my role as Chief Social Worker for Adults is the opportunity to meet so many wonderful social workers applying their knowledge, skills and values in many different settings. Supporting people within the criminal justice system is one very good example...
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Police and Environment Agency work together to stop waste criminals
Cheshire Constabulary's Sgt Rob Simpson explains the joint efforts of the police and the Environment Agency to tackle waste crime.
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Jose Gomez-Luengo is the FSA's Vet of the Year 2023
We're delighted to share the news that our Vet of the Year for 2023 is Jose Gomez-Luengo. We sat down with Jose and asked him about his career and what the award means to him.
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Review targets more effective welfare services for veterans
A major review has been announced into the effectiveness and efficiency of welfare services for veterans. The review, announced by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs and the Ministry of Defence, will also identify any duplication or gaps in support. Support …
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Defra announces Highly Protected Marine Areas to be designated in English waters
There has been widespread national, regional and trade coverage of Defra’s announcement this week that marine habitats and wildlife are set to receive the highest levels of protection as the government announces the first three Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) …
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Dragons Den, Series 20 Episode 9
From motorcycle clothing to matcha drinks, there was a range of products to whet everyone's appetite in this week’s Dragons' Den episode.
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Coverage on vaccination of poultry to prevent avian influenza
Today we are responding to coverage in the i on vaccination of poultry to prevent avian influenza
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Set up a Direct Debit to tax your vehicle today
As part of this year's vehicle tax campaign, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about renewing vehicle tax with Direct Debit.
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Economics in action: what being an Economic Analyst Intern at the TRA entails
Last summer, the TRA’s analyst team had the pleasure of being joined by three summer interns. We’ll be recruiting again for these positions soon so keep an eye on our website and on our social media. Here’s a little bit …
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How we are improving support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
We want all children and young people to have the same opportunity to meet their potential – including children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our ambitious new plan will create consistent, high standards of support …
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Launch of RPA web chat pilot for British Cattle Movement Service and Pet Travel helpline
Over the next six months we will be trialling a live web chat service, providing an additional contact route for users of the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) English livestock service and Pet Travel helpline. The live web chat service …
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Advice from those in the Prison Service
Thinking about joining the Prison Service but want some advice on what it’s like working in a prison? We’ve brought together some advice from people who work in a range of roles on how to work effectively with offenders. Read …
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Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities who have fallen behind with reading
This blogpost focuses on pupils with SEND who are not reading fluently.
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Creating our Country’s Collective Brain
Frontline Civil Servant Catherine Day explains why the Royal College of Defence Studies’ Global Strategy Programme is an invaluable experience for anyone who aspires to lead. My 25-year career has involved working on some of the UK’s biggest security challenges. …
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Message to parents of children with SEND from Claire Coutinho MP, Minister for Children, Wellbeing and Families
Parents know that their children only get one shot at education. However for some parents of children with Special Educational Needs and disabilities (SEND), getting their child that superb education that every child deserves can feel like a full-time job. …
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Cyber in the Armed Forces | Defence Cyber Marvel 2
This month UK Defence hosted Western Europe’s largest cyber warfare exercise, Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2). With over 30 teams, comprised of personnel from Defence, government agencies, industry partners as well as other nations, the exercise saw more than 700 …
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World Book Day 2023: 10 top tips for sharing books with young children and toddlers
Sharing books with babies and toddlers helps to inspire a lifelong love of reading. Reading can be a fun thing to do together and have a positive impact later in life, on things like school exam results, pupil wellbeing, and …