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Natural England outlines new guidance for land managers under the Countryside Code
Today we are looking at media coverage of Natural England’s update to the Countryside Code for land managers.
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Apprenticeship Week: learning from others in the workplace
Sarah Clarke says the atmosphere and the people are among the reason she enjoys working at Nuclear Waste Services.
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Apprenticeship Week: don't be afraid to take the leap
Dawson Tanner feels valued as an apprentice and has enjoyed the opportunities to progress his career further
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Apprenticeship Week: it can only help improve your future
The atmosphere within Nuclear Waste Services was so welcoming, writes apprentice Lewis Gribbin
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Celebrating a year of Digital Voices at DVLA
This year is the first anniversary of Digital Voices at DVLA. Lucy Whitaker, Digital Attraction and Engagement Manager, reflects on the group’s achievements and future plans.
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Supporting students with anxiety about transitioning from secondary school to college
College leaders Rebecca and Kimberley talk us through the activities and support they put in place over summer to support students transitioning to further education, which resulted in strong attendance rates throughout the autumn term.
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National Apprenticeship Week 2022: James's story
James joined the Insolvency Service as an apprentice, and is now a Support Officer in our Investigation and Enforcement service. Read James's blog as he charts his move from apprentices to assisting in the investigation of a company director.
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Countryside Stewardship Scheme Now Open For Applications
Countryside Stewardship applications will open on 8 February 2022. To make sure you have everything you need to make your application we have put together some useful information. You can read our Countryside Stewardship: How To Apply guide on GOV.UK …
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Develop your career - National Apprenticeship Week 7th to 11th February 2022
There are many routes to developing in the Civil Service and an apprenticeship is one of the most rewarding experiences to complete – they can, quite literally, turn someone’s life around. Apprentices themselves gain new skills while working, a …
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Regulator’s experience of clinical trials during the Covid-19 pandemic (Part 1) – our initial response
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for all of us and in this three-part blog series, we reflect on what we have learnt and how we move forward to implement those learnings for the benefit of the UK …
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“Apprenticeships give people a chance to learn, earn and achieve”: The Skills Minister’s message to students and parents
Skills Minister Alex Burghart has written to students, parents and guardians to encourage them to explore the benefits apprenticeships have to offer. In the letters, which are published here, Minister Burghart sets out some of the ways in which apprenticeships …
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What we are doing to improve the mental health of children and young people
The ongoing impact of the pandemic has emphasised the importance of supporting our children and young people’s wellbeing. That’s why, during Children’s Mental Health Week, we have released the findings our State of the Nation report, which focuses on trends …
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Being part of developing apprenticeships
Lesley-Anne Alexander is Vice Chair of the Institute’s care services route panel and former CEO of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). While at RNIB, Lesley-Anne was instrumental in uniting the fragmented sight loss sector through the development …
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From beehive to jar, the complexities of honey authenticity
Last year, we talked about the complex nature of honey authenticity. In this follow up post, Rick Mumford, Head of the Science, Evidence and Research directorate comments on the recent review of the methods used to test honey authenticity.
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WWF report on supporting farmers in green transition
Today’s coverage looks at Defra’s response to a new WWF report, calling on the government to deliver decarbonisation strategies to help farmers shifting towards nature-friendly approaches to tackling climate change.
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Helping you to revise, and build your confidence ahead of exams and assessments
Students have been truly impressive in recent months. You continue to blow me away with your dedication to carry on learning, despite whatever curve balls the pandemic throws your way, and the resulting disruption to your education. I know that …
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Does a higher minimum wage affect hiring behaviour?
Every year, we commission researchers to look into the impact that the minimum wage has had on firms and workers, and their findings form a key part of our evidence base. There has been little evidence of any negative impact …
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New South West Apprentice Network
Are you a current or past Civil Service apprentice? Are you involved with apprentices in your department as a manager, coach or any other role? Or are you generally interested in supporting apprentices in your department and beyond? We need you to get involved in building up our new South West Apprenticeship Network and taking …
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NHSE/I National Genomic Test Directory beta assessment
Read the beta assessment report for the National Genomic Test Directory” from NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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UK's quest to be a global science superpower
Science and technology are, perhaps more than ever, transforming people’s lives writes Sir Patrick Vallance. In order to thrive in an increasingly competitive world, countries must apply science and technology strategically and embed it in their policy- and decision-making. The …
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Giving people in prison access to their financial transactions
Since February this year, the Content Hub team has been working feverishly to give people in prison improved access to their personal information, and now it's alive and kicking, we want to tell you about it. If you haven't heard …
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Satellites, bananas, and ethics: Partnerships to tackle food insecurity
It's not every day I attend a workshop where satellites, bananas, livestock, and ethics are central to the conversation.
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Government responds to the Better Regulation Framework consultation
Stephen Gibson offers some initial thoughts on the Government's announcements on 31 January of its conclusions following last year's consultation on the future of the Better Regulation Framework
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The importance of the QAS accreditation for GAD
GAD is proud to be accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Quality Assurance Scheme. Our latest annual return shows we've been continuously improving; working to uphold the standards needed to complete high-quality actuarial work.
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National Apprenticeship Week 2022: reflecting on my experiences as a DIO apprentice
As National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, I’d like to offer some reflections on my apprenticeship journey within the DIO corporate communications team, as well as picking out a few personal highlights from my time as an apprentice in DIO. Why …
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We’re Levelling Up Careers in the Civil Service
Following the newly-launched Levelling Up White Paper, Alex Chisholm explores how moving thousands of Civil Service roles and creating more opportunity around the country will help us to build A Modern Civil Service. Last week the Government launched the much …
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How we are helping students prepare for exams this summer
Exams will go ahead this summer as the best and fairest form of assessment. However, we recognise students have faced disruption over the last two years and we have put in place measures to support them. We have introduced a …
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Delivering Climate Adaptation and Resilience: The Role of Measurement
Hear from NPL experts and sector stakeholders about how metrology supports climate action. The climate is changing and will continue to change even as we reduce emissions, in some instances with devastating effects. To limit the most damaging impacts of …
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Tinnitus: From banging tunes to burglar alarms
Alan Dillon, Head of Chancery from the British Embassy Muscat, on his experience of living with the hearing condition, tinnitus. ‘Buzzing, whooshing, humming, ringing, throbbing, hissing, music, singing.’ Dr Seuss could have hardly described it better had he rewritten his …
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Enabling nuclear regulation for a net zero future
The Environment Agency’s New Reactors Assessment Team has been leading an assessment of a nuclear power station design since 2017. Here the team’s manager, Alan McGoff, reflects on the five year project and looks forward to regulating the nuclear industry …
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You’re hired – celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2022
We’re marking the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2022 with a post from Workforce Management Lead, Claire Thomas Hawnt, who tells us about the many opportunities we have for budding apprentices.
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Texting parents: our key to success in tackling absence
Louisa Munton, headteacher of Shirehampton Primary School, shares how her school have reduced persistent absences by introducing a new way of communicating with parents.
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Coverage of update on investigation into the deaths of crab and lobster in the North East
On the 8th of February, we provided a update on the joint investigation carried out by Defra and partner agencies, looking into the deaths of crabs and lobster found washed up on the North East coast between October and December …
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Exploring how AI can make the NHS more effective and efficient
ACE has been working with the NHS AI Lab to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied to challenges ranging from clinical innovations that improve patient outcomes to enhancing administrative functions to bring greater efficiencies. This post gives an overview of some of this work.
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Welcome to the ACE blog: making mission-led innovation a reality
The Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE) was established by the Home Office to solve digital and data problems facing public sector organisations. Here’s an introduction to what we do, our ways of working and what makes us different.
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Impact Lab: unlocking the power of data for law enforcement innovation
Impact Lab solves digital and data challenges faced by those on the front line of law enforcement by bringing them together with expertise from industry and academia.
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Get Help with Catch Recording
We are hosting a series of drop-in sessions to help fishers with under-10m vessels with their catch recording obligations. We want to support and enable a profitable, sustainable fishing industry. So improving understanding of how much and which species of …
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Driving Environmental Sustainability Leadership across the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is embarking on an innovative programme to build leadership in environmental sustainability across the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Tamara Finkelstein, Defra Permanent Secretary and Civil Service Apprenticeship Champion, said: “Our …
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Protecting the adult social care sector
The Adult Social Care Booster Taskforce has published a new paper, written for adult social care and vaccine leads from Local Authorities, Integrated Care Systems, and providers. By bringing local learning into one place, Protecting the Adult Social Care sector – Good Practice for Local Booster Vaccination aims to share and replicate good practice across …
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Working life at the Trade Remedies Authority: our hybrid working pilot
Our Board and leadership team are determined to build a culture where everyone enjoys coming to work. In this blog Steve O'Donoghue, TRA's Corporate Director, talks about our approach to hybrid working.