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GCSE English and maths results in the November series
Nearly 100,000 students who took GCSE English language and maths exams in the November series in England will collect their results today (13 January 2022). I am delighted that these exams were able to go ahead, and that they were …
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South West and Wales Talent Network
Do you have passion for Talent? Do you want to shape the future of the South West and Wales Talent Network? If so, we need you.
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What international university students should know before travelling to England
As many international students may be considering travelling back to England to their university or other higher education provider over the next few weeks, we have been working closely with the higher education sector to ensure that they are supported.
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Celebrating Geovation’s start-up successes – and seeking the next cohort
The Geovation Accelerator Programme gives property and geospatial technology businesses the help and support they need to grow, as the latest success stories show. We're now looking for the next group of innovators to join the programme.
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Deadline extended for new UK NSC chair recruitment
The deadline for the recruitment of a new chair of the UK National Screening Committee has been extended until 21 January 2022.
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Elephant in the room - It is time to address that difficult conversation
Are you a manager? A Friend? A colleague? We all have times where we need to have that difficult conversation or approach a difficult subject and address the elephant in the room. Join us to hear more
Not sure how or where to start?
Come and join our CS Local North Connect event on the 25th & 26th January to find out more.
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Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds - Case Studies
The Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds are supporting projects improving woodland habitat and increasing resilience to pests, diseases and climate change. Find out about two of the successful projects recieving funding.
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Ammunition loading jetty for Royal Navy’s surface fleet completed
Shortly before Christmas I was happy to complete a major Defence project which has been occupying a lot of my time over the last few years. On 15th December we handed over the Northern Ammunition Jetty at Glen Mallan to …
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How maths helps bring pace to our projects
Josh Byrne, is our first operational research and analytics degree apprentice at Sellafield Ltd, he tells us why using maths and problem solving in his apprenticeship is helping high hazard reduction.
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How the Environment Agency responds to pollution incidents
A look into today's coverage on how the Environment Agency responds to pollution incidents .
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Government publishes The Rose Book: guidance on knowledge asset management in government
The Knowledge Assets Team are pleased to announce that on 20 December, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published The Rose Book (pictured below), which provides guidance on the effective management of public sector knowledge and innovation assets. …
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Have your say in shaping biodiversity net gain
The passing of the Environment Act is a significant step in setting out clear targets and direction in environmental legislation for nature recovery. Key amongst these is the mandating of biodiversity net gain within the planning process. This will make …
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5 things to know about recent changes to testing
The huge increase in COVID-19 cases across the country in recent weeks has shown that the pandemic is not over and highlighted that we must keep working together to slow the spread of the virus, protect others and reduce pressure on the NHS.
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Greening the UK economy - Green apprenticeship advisory panel’s advice to trailblazers begins
The Institute has worked closely with the green apprenticeship advisory panel and the wider green community to review current apprenticeships against the National Green Jobs Taskforce Report and recommend to trailblazers where their products map to the needs of the …
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How HMPPS cross-agency collaboration is set to help reduce re-offending rates
In the Content Hub team's first blog, we talked about research we did into Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) that informed the very specific content created to launch the Hub into HMYOI Cookham Wood. In this second blog, we're talking about …
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How my faith helps me in my Business Analyst role
Ahead of World Religion Day, Sunday 16 January 2022, find out how Mark's faith influences his work as a Business Analyst on a day to day basis.
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4 ways to grow your small business
A guest blog post by Enterprise Nation. Read about the support available to small businesses who want to grow their business and improve their entrepreneurial and networking skills.
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Letter of thanks from Kevin Sadler
Kevin Sadler, Acting CEO of HMCTS, sent a letter of thanks to colleagues working in the justice system for their continued dedication, professionalism and support of courts and tribunals and all those who use them.
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An Update From Sir Patrick Vallance
When I reflect on the work of the Government Science and Engineering (GSE) Profession board in 2021, one of my most memorable moments was launching the Profession Strategy in July. It’s an ambitious plan that sets out our aim to …
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Coverage of the Biodiversity Net Gain consultation launch
On today's blog we look into coverage of our consultation to ensure wildlife can be better protected and enhanced in developments.
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Ventilating classrooms to reduce the spread of Covid 19 doesn’t mean pupils need to be cold – here’s why
Good ventilation prevents the virus hanging in the air and infecting people. Many areas of schools are already well-ventilated with plenty of air movement but we want to help schools identify where and when ventilation can be improved.
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How the National Tutoring Programme is helping young people catch up on education they missed because of Covid-19
The National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is helping pupils across the country catch-up on missed time in school. It gives pupils access to one-to-one or small group teaching with specialist tutors. To date, over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term, on …
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Inside Policy: Money Matters
Since its launch in September 2018, 264,000 people have opened a Help to Save account giving them a money buffer to keep them going through tough times. Research by the Money Advice Service in 2016 revealed that four in 10 …
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Adrian Saunders, Senior Advisor for Fisheries Incidents and Compliance, reflects on a year of enforcement activity
Adrian Saunders, Senior Advisor for Fisheries Incidents and Compliance, reflects on the fisheries enforcement work of the Environment Agency in 2021, and the partnerships that help us to crack down on illegal fishing to protect our fisheries. It has been …
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Introducing User Research in Content Design
We’ve read many stories of meeting user needs in the development of digital services, but what do you do when the user researcher on your team also has accessibility needs? We spoke to Maz, an autistic user researcher, who joined …
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DVLA customers reap the benefits of using their online services over Christmas
DVLA Service Manager Anthony Bamford, reveals how many customers used some of our online services over Christmas and the New Year.
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Pharmacovigilance Inspection Metrics April 2020 to March 2021
The MHRA GPvP Inspection Metrics report for the period April 2020 to March 2021 is now available. Read the full metrics report published on GOV.UK. We hope that the report is informative and useful for considering compliance and improvements within …
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Looking to the year ahead
Happy New Year! As we enter 2022, I have been reflecting on the year that was 2021. I am proud of what the Commission achieved over the year, and of the way in which we have supported and regulated the …
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Defra response to the PAC report on future farming schemes
Today’s blog looks at coverage of the Public Accounts Committee’s report on the environmental land management schemes, published on 9 January.
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Get Ready for Active Wellbeing 2022 with CSSC
Active Wellbeing is back, here to help civil servants make positive lifestyle changes and get active at work. Civil Service HR is working with the Civil Service Sports Council to deliver a week-long campaign from 17 January, to encourage all …
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Universities Minister Michelle Donelan: What I wish I knew about uni before I started
As universities reopen following the Christmas break, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan has been looking at the things she wishes she knew before she started university. She spoke about her thoughts with What I Wish I Knew About University. Here are …
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Everything you need to know about face coverings in schools and colleges – who must wear them, why they’re important and when will they stop having to wear them
To maximise the number of children in school and college, the Government is temporarily recommending that face coverings are worn in classrooms and teaching spaces for pupils and students in year 7 or above, in light of the Omicron variant …
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What’s the Context? The decision to build a British atomic bomb, 8 January 1947
We’ve got to have this thing over here, whatever it costs. We’ve got to have the bloody Union Jack on top of it. “This thing” as British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin put it, was the Atomic Bomb. Bevin was quoted …
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CMA's Digital Markets Unit: exciting opportunities to influence the regulation of big tech
The CMA has newly created positions available within the DMU from April 2022. We’re looking for candidates with a broad range of work backgrounds and experience, to enrich the capability and culture of the DMU team as well as the wider organisation. Read this blog to find out more.
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Dragons' Den, Series 19, Episode 1
Happy new year to all readers of the blog! What better way to start 2022 than with the Dragons who are back for Series 19? It’s hard to believe this will be my 9th year of writing for this blog …
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Find out more about Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery
Today we published a blog post with news about our 3 environmental land management schemes and Countryside Stewardship payment rates. In that post, we explained how the schemes fit together and the timings for them. In this post, we'll share a bit more information about eligibility and what the schemes will pay for.
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Get ready for our 3 new environmental land management schemes
Today we published more information on Local Nature Recovery and Landscape Recovery – which, along with the Sustainable Farming Incentive, make up our 3 new and ambitious environmental land management schemes.
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What do policymakers do all day?
Jonathan Mills from the Department for Work and Pensions writes about how the focus of policymakers is becoming more multidisciplinary.
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How good ventilation can help stop the spread of COVID-19 in schools and what we’re doing to help
One of the key ways of helping to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including the Omicron variant, spreading in schools, colleges and early years settings is to make sure they are well ventilated. Here we look at why ventilation is …
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How regular lateral flow tests, vaccinations and ventilation will help keep children in school: what the experts say
We have been clear that closing schools to all but vulnerable children and children of key workers, as happened last January, is not something we will repeat. This is because the situation now is totally different to last year because …