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Starting small with building a design community
Cathy Dutton (Interim Head of Interaction Design) reflects on setting up a User Centred Design Community of Practice (COP) for a small team at Defra’s Warrington digital hub.
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Natural England's role in meeting climate change targets
Dr Mike Morecroft, Natural England's Principal Specialist on climate change, reflects on the new target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and the role Natural England has to play in meeting this.
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Learning Disability Week: adult social work's statement of intent
I am delighted the capability statement for social work practice has been published this week to coincide with Learning Disability Week. The principles of human rights, social justice and valuing the dignity and worth of each individual are at the …
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Join our Manchester office to design and build services that matter
Our digital team in Manchester is growing and a range of jobs are being advertised in the next few weeks. Jack Collier - Deputy Director for Digital - talks about why it's a great place to work, the team's values and what motivates them.
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Home Office in the media blog: Friday 21 June
Today's leading stories include the EU Settlement Scheme statistics and artists boycotting the Bradford Literature Festival.
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Statement in support of groups receiving counter extremism funding
Sara Khan issues statement in support of groups receiving BSBT funding and challenging extremism.
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Goodbye GDS, “Hello, World!”
When I joined GDS as Director General nearly 3 years ago, I said I wanted to strengthen and accelerate our work to help transform government and improve public services for citizens. For me personally, it’s mission accomplished.
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Duncan Selbie's Friday message 21 June 2019
This week our CEO's message includes information on the listeria outbreak, Ebola in the DRC, a new push on mental health, musculoskeletal conditions, a new population health framework for NHS trusts and water fluoridation.
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Retaining great teachers through flexible working
Matthew Leeming, Headteacher at Kings’ School in Winchester, shares their approach to flexible working - the benefits they’ve seen for the staff and school, and the barriers they’ve faced.
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Pride in the Civil Service
Jonathan Slater, the new Civil Service LGB&TI Champion, talks about his commitment to the role and looks forward to this year's Pride events.
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What you told us about our inequalities strategy
Our survey into the effectiveness of the PHE Screening inequalities strategy highlighted lots of good practice and suggestions for improvements.
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Facilitators and Coaches needed for the CS Local Midlands Academy
Could you be a facilitator or project coach for our next Academy
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Cyber bullying
Today’s Education in the Media blog will cover the Teaching and Learning International Survey, vice chancellor pay and support we provide for children with special educational needs and disabilities. TALIS survey Yesterday 19 June, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and …
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Clean Air Day
Here at the Catchment Sensitive Farming partnership we believe that everyone has a role to play in improving the quality of our air, especially farmers and land managers who can also help to boost biodiversity, protect wildlife and deliver local …
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Celebrating the life and work of Jeremy Heywood
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Jeremy, Lord Heywood of Whitehall, was held today in Westminster Abbey.
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Minister Goodwill attends Lincolnshire Show
A look into Minister Goodwill's visit to the Lincolnshire Show.
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Plans unveiled for three coastal path stretches along South Coast
Today we look at new routes proposed to become part of the England Coast Path.
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Clean Air Day
We look at the press coverage surrounding today's Clean Air Today
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Home Office in the media blog: Thursday 20 June
Today's leading stories include calls from the Co-op for further action to prevent attacks against shopworkers, an increase in fraud cases and a comment piece in the Express penned by the Home Secretary.
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Graduates wanted: Apply now for the 2019 GOS Internship Programme
The Government Office for Science (GOS) is recruiting up to 20 graduate interns to work on a wide range of important high-profile science and policy issues. Hear from our 2018 cohort on working on Futures in GOS.
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Call for experts in neonatal/infant ophthalmology or paediatric genito urinary medicine
The newborn and infant screening programme (NIPE) is currently looking for experts in the field of neonatal/infant ophthalmology or genito urinary medicine.
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Ecowild CIC - An Outdoor Adventure
Ecowild CIC aims to engage people with the natural environment. Read how they take children and adults into the open and how this has a positive impact on their wellbeing.
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How government departments are working together to deliver aid
UK aid responds to media coverage of National Audit Office report into cross-government aid spend
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How we're supporting workplace equality
June is Pride Month 2019. Our graphic designer, Gareth, explains how we've set up a LGBTQ+ network as part of our diversity initiative.
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What the multi-disciplinary GovTech Catalyst team has learned one year on
It’s been one year since the first GovTech Catalyst competition was launched. We share what we’ve discovered through working with a huge range of suppliers and organisations across the UK.
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Graduates wanted: Apply now for the 2019 GOS Internship Programme (2)
In the second of our three part series, 2018 graduate intern Beatrice Freeman talks about her experience as a Government Office for Science intern.
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Media Factsheet: EU Settlement Scheme – latest information
The EU Settlement Scheme has been fully open to the public since 30 March 2019. On Thursday 30 May 2019, the Home Secretary announced that over 750,000 applications had now been received.
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Timely reminder of screening data submission deadlines
Important information for local screening providers on how and when they need to validate and submit key performance indicator (KPI) and screening standards data.
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Passionate, committed and dedicated - the heads and new teachers being recognised for their achievements
On #ThankaTeacher Day, 68 teachers across the country have been presented with a Silver Teaching Award.
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A or B? How we test algorithms on GOV.UK
This post describes how we test the performance of machine learning algorithms to improve navigation on GOV.UK
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Supporting access to justice services for vulnerable users
Interview with Sidonie Kingsmill, HMCTS Customer Director on how we are supporting access to justice services for vulnerable users.
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Teacher workforce
Today’s Education in the Media blog will cover the announcement of a new achievement rate measure for traineeships, the Teaching and Learning International Survey, and the donation made to the University of Oxford for a new Institute for Ethics in …
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The power of the crowd: female-led innovative businesses on networking
International networking formed a key element of a recent trip to Israel with 18 women-led businesses on a Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) mission to forge partnerships and develop connections between companies working globally in Artificial Intelligence. We caught up with 7 of the mission attendees to find out more about how networking can impact innovative businesses, and how to maximise networking opportunities.
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Asian hornet levels and farmer stewardship payments
Today we're looking at the low level of threat from Asian hornet infestations and positive coverage of our announcement that farmers will receive payments for carrying out environmental work on their lands.
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A Cornish Festival run by Veterans for the Community - 5 to 7 July 2019
A summer festival of fun and music run by military veterans for everyone. Our Festival (Vetsfest) will be held in Lanescot, Cornwall from the 5 to 7 July 2019. It aims to create a community that thrives on comradeship and …
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Home Office in the media blog: Wednesday 19 June
Today's leading stories include calls for venues to be required to prepare dedicated security plans and for the UK to commit to offering protection to further refugees.
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Microplastics in rivers and Coca Cola's recyclable plastic pledge
This morning there has been extensive coverage in the Daily Mail, Times, the I, Daily Mirror, Sky News and Daily Express of a Greenpeace survey of 13 UK rivers which found that they all contain varying levels of microplastics. Greenpeace …
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Important learning points from screening support sonographers’ workshops
Feedback from a workshop for screening sonographers highlighted a number of areas for shared learning and improvement
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Discovering Continuous Improvement
Join us in Cardiff for our next discovery session on the 11th July
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Defence in the media: Decommissioned nuclear submarines
Today's coverage of defence and security issues includes coverage if a report on the disposal of military submarines following an inquiry by the Public Accounts Committee.