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Dounreay Managing Director experiences 'hands-on' decommissioning
Mark Rouse recently had the opportunity to try his hand at being an airfed suit operator in the training simulator at Dounreay. “I think it was a few years ago when I was first at Dounreay, I expressed an interest …
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How using Air Cleaning Units have improved our learning environment
Richard Lane, CEO at Mercia Primary Academy Trust, shares how his school is using CO2 monitors and Air Cleaning Units to manage ventilation for a healthier learning environment. What has the impact of using CO2 monitors been on managing ventilation …
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Level 3 VTQ Action Plan: the road to results
Ofqual’s vocational and technical qualifications (VTQ) Action Plan for Level 3 results in 2023 sets out steps to help students get results on time this August. Delivering timely results to students relies on a combined effort from everyone in the …
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Improving responsible access to demographic data to address bias
Following our review into bias in algorithmic decision-making, the CDEI has been exploring challenges around access to demographic data for detecting and mitigating bias in AI systems, and considering potential solutions to address these challenges. Today we are publishing our …
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Fairness Innovation Challenge: Call for Use Cases
Building and using AI systems fairly can be challenging, but is hugely important if the potential benefits from better use of AI are to be achieved. Recognising this, the government's recent white paper “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation” proposes …
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Evaluation of NHS newborn screening for SCID extended to March 2024
The practical evaluation of screening for severe combined immunodeficiency in English NHS services is being extended until the end of March 2024. Interim data from the evaluation is encouraging.
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Being a prison officer isn't just a job, it's a whole new career
Joining HMPPS as a prison officer gives you a range of opportunities for your career. Ricky started in the role 20 years ago, before training to join the Physical Education (PE) department. Today, he heads up PE and wellbeing offer …
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Celebrating our Sellafield LGBTQ+ champions
With Pride month well underway, we've talked to one of our LGBTQ+ champions, Isabella, to understand the importance of our LGBTQ+ network at Sellafield.
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Overview of crime statistics: the Crime Survey for England and Wales and police recorded crime
About This factsheet presents a summary of crime statistics in the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime which are used together in the new Digital Crime and Performance Pack tool created to develop a more …
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Data Engineering Hackathon 2022
At the end of last year, MoJ’s Data Engineering teams got together in Shoreditch for our largest ever 2 day hackathon. We had three teams, each working on a separate project which would incorporate technology the organisation wished to investigate. …
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One year into fisheries management measures for English offshore MPAs
On 13 June 2022, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) introduced new byelaws to protect four offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) from damaging fishing activity. This marked a significant step in our work to assess and appropriately manage fishing activities to …
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Let’s make nuclear waste permanently safe, sooner
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is more than nuclear waste management. It’s about ensuring a safer future for us all by protecting our planet through better human stewardship. I passionately believe in the importance of innovative and strategic nuclear decommissioning and …
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Making a positive change: PDF to HTML
As communicators, we must take care to make our content as easy to understand and accessible as possible.
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Preventing, identifying and supporting Children Missing Education
Three education and local authority leads share how they work to take preventative action and intervene where necessary to help ensure the most vulnerable children and young people remain in education.
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Join RPA at agricultural shows this Summer and Autumn
RPA travels around the country throughout the year to attend a variety of agricultural shows. Our presence at these events allows us to have valuable face-to-face contact with a wide range of farmers, gaining their insight and feedback on existing …
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Coverage on dangerous dogs
There has been continued coverage on dangerous dogs, including in The Mirror as part of their Time for Action on Dangerous Dogs campaign. The campaign calls for a ‘Jack Lis Law’, named in honour of the 10-year-old tragically killed by a dog.
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Pollution prevention visit Northamptonshire
In my role as an Environment Officer in the Lincolnshire land and water team I cover a range of topics from abstraction licenses to inspecting sewage treatment works and attending incidents.
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How we are ensuring young people have access to great music education
This post was updated on 12/06/2023 Learning about music and having the opportunity to play musical instruments and make music together is a vital part of a rich and rounded education. It has been proven that music plays a key …
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How are Ofsted inspections changing?
Ofsted has announced changes to how school inspections are carried out to reduce pressures on teachers and school leaders. Ofsted provides independent, up to date evaluations on the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, safeguarding, and leadership, which schools and …
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How we are supporting mental health services in England
The government is dedicated to improving the nation’s mental health and wellbeing, particularly for people who experience worse outcomes than the general population. This is how we are transforming mental health services in England. How is the government investing in …
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Finding new and improved ways of solving problems with code - a conversation with ONS Data Scientists
Our latest intake for Data Scientists has just gone live and it's a great opportunity to join a leading organisation in the Data Science field where you'll work on critical projects producing statistics for the public good. We ask Jeb and Vondy, two of our Data Scientists, about the role, the work, the ONS and …
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Summer days and night-shining clouds: The night sky in June
The summer solstice falls on 21 June, marking the start of astronomical summer. Despite the shorter nights, there are many wonderful sights to look out for this month.
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When is results day 2023? GCSEs, A levels, T Levels and VTQs
In August, students in England will find out their results for GCSEs, A levels, T Levels and VTQ (vocational technical qualifications) exams. Ahead of results day, schools, colleges and assessment centres should contact students directly to tell them how and …
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Studland Bay: Why you need a licence to search for seahorses
It was great to see coverage of the conservation efforts at Studland Bay on BBC’s Springwatch programme (episode 7) recently. The show, which aired on 7 June, highlighted the need to protect the area’s precious seagrass – home to protected …
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Showcasing the NDA group's decommissioning expertise on an international stage
From Professor Melanie Brownridge, NDA Technology and Innovation Director Last month I attended the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Conference on Nuclear Decommissioning in Vienna. The event brought together around 450 decommissioning experts from around the world to discuss achievements, …
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GSE Leadership Values: Collaboration
As a science leader, one of the key skills you need is the ability to collaborate with others. At the heart of this, you need to be a great communicator; someone who can explain complex information that can be understood …
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Spotlight on: DDaT Data Analysts
A chance for the Data Analysts to meet in person and have our first team day of 2023.
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September secondment opportunities for competition and consumer lawyers
We are launching a new round of secondment opportunities for lawyers, to start on 18 September 2023.
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Carers Week 2023: crunching the numbers...
Emily Holzhausen OBE, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK, believes we need to think and plan differently for people with unpaid caring responsibilities. Carers Week is an opportunity to look at the scale of caring responsibilities and consider how to we can create more effective support for carers.
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Accelerating the adoption of Digital Citizen Engagement tools in planning: insights from DLUHC’s PropTech Innovation Fund
As part of the wider DLUHC Digital Planning programme, Round 2 of the PropTech Innovation Fund was launched in March 2022 working with 36 LPA partners and 20 Property Technology (PropTech) companies to accelerate the adoption of digital tools and services in the planning process. Discover more about key insights from funded projects in this …
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Ofsted's webinars for schools - summer season
We're happy to invite you to hear directly from Ofsted in our summer webinars. We wanted to start by thanking everyone who attended or watched our schools webinars in spring. So far this year we've hosted webinars looking at: EIF …
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Celebrating World Ocean Day 2023: Building Partnerships for Planet Ocean
World Ocean Day is an annual event celebrated on 08 June that not only serves as a day of observance but also fosters collaboration and encourages year-round conservation action. This global celebration unites individuals and organisations from around the world, …
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Top tips: Have everything to hand and pay attention
Next in our series of customer case studies is Midlands firm Johnson Astills. Head of the Property Team Gina Payne tells us about their approach to preparing and submitting applications.
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Carers Week 2023: a personal perspective from Fatima Khan-Shah
This week is Carers Week (5-11 June) when Carers UK and others are seeking to raise awareness of the UK’s estimated 5.7 million unpaid carers looking after older, disabled or ill relatives or friends. We're delighted to welcome back unpaid carer representative and dedicated champion of their cause, Fatima Khan-Shah, with this personal take on …
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Why volunteering is good news for the social care workforce
Building on the success of the NHS's volunteering initiative in healthcare settings, the Government has now expanded the scheme into social care - forming a joint NHS and Care Volunteer Responders Programme. Care providers can now ask volunteers to help people in their local areas...
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Sharing the HMCTS change framework across government
Our business architecture team is sharing knowledge and learning from its work on the HMCTS Reform Programme with other public sector bodies.
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How good content design makes it easier to move jobs across government
Chris Spencer, Content Designer, Government People Group, shares how his team used informed content design to make it easier for civil servants to move departments. Approximately 24,000 civil servants transfer between government departments every year. However, the current process is …
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How we're increasing productivity and enhancing nature on our farm
In the latest in our series of films from the Lake District, we visit Miller Farming in Penruddock. Upland farmers, Garry and Hazel Miller, have sheep, cows, and free-range hens. They talk about how they’ve increased productivity and enhanced nature at the same time.
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From principles to practice: Launching the Portfolio of AI Assurance techniques
Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of DSIT’s Portfolio of AI Assurance Techniques. The portfolio features a range of case studies illustrating various AI assurance techniques being used in the real-world to support the development of trustworthy AI. …
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Optimise the benefits of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP)
Jody Clarke is the deputy headteacher of Wood Green Academy, a secondary school in Wednesbury in the West Midlands. He shares advice for schools on optimising the benefits of tutoring by using a combination of school-led tutoring and academic …