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Defence in the media: Saturday 16 June 2018
Today's defence news features reports on the Navy's Type 45 destroyers and the sentencing of Emile Cilliers. Type 45 destroyers The Daily Mail runs a report on the Navy's Type 45 destroyers. A Royal Navy spokesperson said: Four of the six …
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Environment Secretary attends Three Counties Show - Friday 15 June
Environment Secretary attends Three Counties Show
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Managing staff workload – a governor’s perspective
It didn’t begin as a project about managing workload. It was about effective governance. Having recently been appointed as chair of governors at Hiltingbury Junior School, a three-form entry school in Hampshire, one of my first tasks was to manage …
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Education in the media: Friday 15 June 2018
Today's Education in the media blog looks at the number of children who were offered one of their top three school places this year plus how we are distributing core school funding.
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Defence in the media: Friday 15 June 2018
Today’s defence news includes features on the Challenger II Tank and a Royal Navy surgeon. Interview with Commander Mansoor Ali Khan. To mark Eid, a feature on Royal Navy Surgeon Commander Mansoor Ali Khan ran in The Sun, focusing on …
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What Ramadan means to me
Civil Service Muslim Network Chair Nabeela Rasul shares her experience of the Muslim month of fasting.
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Guest post: Why women need to build and actively use more networks
DWP Digital's Women in Digital event on 20 June features breakout sessions on a wide variety of important topics to increasing inclusion for all in the digital sector, including Suzie Lewis, managing director of Transform For Value. In this guest …
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What we’ve learned so far from Digital Voices
DWP Digital’s Digital Voices programme is helping women in the organisation build their confidence, learn digital skills and grow their networks. In this blog post, four of the Digital Voices explain why they’re taking part and what they’re getting out …
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Government's support for Finn's law, new funding to boost UK crops and paper straws in McDonalds - Friday 15 June
In today's blog we cover a new funding package to help boost the resilience, sustainability and quality of UK crops, Government's support for the Finn’s Law campaign Bill in Parliament and McDonald’s decision to remove plastic straws from their UK restaurants.
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Diabetes week: how IP is making life better
Without intellectual property (IP), our lives would be very different.
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City Building is seeing double after winning a second Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development
City Building, winner of the Queen's Awards for Sustainable Development in 2012 and 2018, tell us about their sustainable business model and what it has meant to win two Queen's Awards.
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The Responsible Person named on the WDA. Part 1: Raising the profile of the RP
This is the first in a set of three posts centered around the RP named on a WDA. This post provides information on external training recognition and training providers. The second of these three posts aim to enhance the appointment of the RP and the third post will place a particular emphasis on the engagement of a contract/consultant RP.
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Beer, brewing and business
For National Beer Day, we look at the impact of independent brewing companies in the UK.
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Home Office in the media - Friday 15 June 2018
Today’s papers cover the Home Office’s announcement that doctors and nurses are to be excluded from the cap on skilled worker visas, as well as the publication of the Home Office’s statistics on the operation of police powers under the Terrorism …
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Last year I entered the “APM Project Manager of the Year” Award category. And won.
With one week to go to enter the Association of Project Management’s Awards, now is the time to apply. Hear from Mark Geoghegan who won ‘APM Project Manager of the Year’ 2017 on what makes a great entry.
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We’re developing a new and improved IT system for NIPE screening programme
A new and improved IT system is being developed to support the NHs Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Screening Programme.
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Duncan Selbie’s Friday message – 15 June 2018
Dear everyone By this point in the year, on average children in England have already exceeded their maximum recommended intake of sugar. This means that by the end of the year, they will have consumed more than double the amount …
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Enabling local authorities to make the best spending decisions
In an increasingly complex landscape with limited local budgets, PHE and the LGA are committed to provide as much support as possible to local authorities.
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Bringing careers into the classroom
Are you passionate about public service? Do you want to help young people in your community become work-ready? Why don’t you become an Enterprise Advisor?
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Suffolk libraries - focussing on young people
Following the introduction from Arts Council England about their NPO programme, Suffolk libraries share their plans
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Defence in the media: Thursday 14 June
Today's defence news features coverage of the Galileo satellite project, comments by the Chairman of the Defence Police Federation, and President Trump urging the UK to contribute more to NATO.
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How user insights helped us build a Teaching Jobs beta service
As product manager for the new Teaching Jobs service, I need to ensure that the service my digital team is developing is based on demonstrated user needs. Since my last post, the service completed the alpha phase of development and …
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Disguised Remuneration and how we tax waste is changing – Talking Points
You can sign up now for next week’s Disguised Remuneration and how we tax waste is changing, Talking Points.
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Innovation and imagination in Stockton Borough
Mark Freeman writes about the 2 new spaces in Stockton's libraries: feeding creativity and developing skills, and stimulating the imagination.
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Government is hiring: Meet us at Women of Silicon Roundabout, 26 and 27 June
We’re teaming up with departments to collectively recruit as well as address gender diversity in technology.
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Changes to organisation pages for both publishers and users
Over the coming months, we are working to improve sections of GOV.UK that relate to government departments and agencies (what we define as ‘organisations’).
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The Greening Wingrove CIC- creating a greener environment in Newcastle!
Set up as a community co-operative, the CIC is creating a sustainable, inner-city garden suburb, situated in Newcastle’s most ethnic and socially diverse communities.
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From a career in transport to a career in social care...
This June the Sona Peskin became the first person to pass an EPA on the new Adult Care Worker standard. But what does this new apprenticeship involve? At the age of 46, Olu Abiola, decided to leave his job working in transport to enrol on the same adult care …
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Vehicles?
I've been working with DfT Lab on a four week project looking at innovative methods of getting traffic data.
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Calling all AAA screening nurse specialists
The NHS AAA Screening Programme is holding an all-day event for nurse specialists on 19 September.
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Celebrating digital transformation this Digital Leaders Week
Next week is Digital Leaders Week, and at DWP Digital we’ve got some exciting things planned to celebrate digital transformation in the UK. Take a look at what’s in store! Inspiring women into digital You may have seen Sue Griffin’s …
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Irene Robertson
Irene Robertson D&I Policy Lead, DWP Years in Public Service 28 My grandmother/mother was a… My grandmother was born in the Seychelles, she moved to Tanzania when she was in her early twenties. She wanted to join the convent and become …
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Home Secretary statement as eight men jailed in Oxford
Eight men have been sentenced for nearly 90 years after they were found guilty of rape and conspiracy to rape young girls. The cases have been reported in local and national media. The men aged between 36 and 48 years …
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The role of AI in the financial sector
The UK’s strength as a global financial centre is well established and we currently enjoy a clear competitive advantage in a range of activities from traditional banking and insurance through to currency exchange and bond trading.
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Update on GP Indemnity Scheme
In October 2017, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced the intention of the Department of Health and Social Care to develop a state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice in England. This announcement recognised that the rising …
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Track the progress of your Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 claim
You can track the progress of your 2018 BPS claim online by signing in to the Rural Payments service at www.gov.uk/rural-payments If you applied on paper, you can still use this service, if you have your log in details. If …
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New Tree Champion and British Mammal's review - Wednesday 13 June
In today's blog we look at the new Tree Champion to expand England's woodland and the British Mammal's review.
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Education in the media: Wednesday 13 June
Today’s education in the media blog looks at gaming and how we are addressing internet safety as well as looking at a care review and an open letter signed by Minister Milton and big businesses about the apprenticeship levy.
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New carers’ charter and carer’s passport for civil servants
In Carers Week, Rupert McNeil announces new support for carers in the Civil Service.
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Starting local conversations about work, worklessness and health
There are many compelling reasons to regard work and worklessness as important public health issues both at local and national level. For us as individuals, good work is better for our health than being out of work. Having a decent …