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Apprenticeship power
Social care apprenticeship schemes are a hugely rewarding and effective way to recruit and retain high quality staff. Find out how Cygnet Health Care's own career pathway has helped new recruits become registered mental health nurses, with more routes to satisfying roles coming soon.
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A day in the life of a Community Payback supervisor
Community Payback (CP) supervisors supervise groups of people on probation to do unpaid work to improve local communities and get their lives back on track. If, like Jennifer, you’re ‘not an office person’ and you’re looking for rewarding work, read …
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The Single Data Environment: joined-up digital analytics
How GDS plans to unlock actionable insights through end-to-end visibility of whole user journeys, ultimately enabling better data-driven decisions.
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Marking Black History Month in project delivery: “We need to recruit against stereotypes.”
Lorraine Thomas is Head of Risk & Benefits at BEIS and has been in the role for six months after roles in both the public and private sectors. Her portfolio is one of the largest and most diverse in government, …
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Catchment Sensitive Farming: supporting farmers across England
I’m Ceri Meehan, I'm a Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) Adviser covering the Severn River Basin District. I use my skills to deliver Natural England’s objectives in the West Midlands. I work with farmers advising them on sustainable farming practices that …
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Long COVID and why vaccination still matters
Life may seem to be back to normal, but COVID-19 and its many variations have not gone away. A growing number of people are sadly suffering the reality of that statement, each and every day, with symptoms of Long COVID.
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Launch of the APHA Science and Evidence Review 2021
APHA have recently published the ‘Science and Evidence Review for 2021’ which shows the fantastic range of animal and plant health expertise within the agency and the value of work in protecting animal and plant health and welfare.
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Black History Month: Introducing our EDI work
This year’s theme for Black History Month is ‘Time for Change: Actions not Words’ and we could not agree more, which is why IfATE is working on an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy and operational framework, to set out …
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Strategy Planning and Innovation Director
As APHA Director of Strategy, Planning, and Innovation, you will be a member of the APHA Board. In this role you will; Provide inspiring and motivational leadership to APHA’s Strategy, Planning, and Innovation Directorate and the wider Agency; As the …
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Service Delivery Director
As APHA Director of Operations and Service Delivery, you will be a member of the APHA Board. In this role you will; Provide inspiring and motivational leadership to APHA’s circa 2,000 people in operational service delivery. Prevent new and exotic …
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Scientific Services Director: Animal and Plant Agency (APHA)
As a member of the APHA Leadership team, this role will be responsible for ensuring that the scientific perspective is at the heart of decision making in the Agency. The role will play a key part in developing the strategic …
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Turning policy into legislation: the passage of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
The new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill will lead to major reform at Companies House. Read our blog post to find out more about the changes.
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DIO Apprenticeships: nurturing homegrown talent
Hi, I’m John Abbott, DIO Apprenticeship Lead. I've recently taken on the role and I'm really enjoying the challenge. I'd like to think I practice what I preach having undertaken a Human Resources (HR) apprenticeship when I first joined the …
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Stamford to Sutton (and beyond); visiting library branches across England.
Baroness Sanderson writes about her first set of library visits as Chair of the new advisory panel on public libraries.
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Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund is open for applications
We’re excited to announce that Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund is now open for applications from council-led digital projects. In this latest round, we’re inviting local authorities to submit proposals for Discovery, Alpha and Beta projects to make …
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Blind and partially sighted library users (World Sight Day 2022)
Lara Marshall, Libraries Engagement Management at RNIB, writes about the resources available for library users with visual impairments.
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Data Analyst
This is an important role within the Strategy and Analysis Team. We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate fixed term or seconded Data Analyst to contribute to delivery of key analytical projects with the aim of identifying areas of concern …
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Defence Vehicle Demonstration (DVD) 2022: Bringing to life the transformation of the British Army
Project Delivery Advisor, Lydia Randall, from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) shares her insights from an engaging visit to the Defence Vehicle Demonstration (DVD) 2022 with IPA Chief Executive Officer, Nick Smallwood and IPA Deputy Director of Defence, Martin …
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How DVLA’s strategic enquiries platform supports cross-government collaboration through data sharing
Dudley Ashford outlines our strategic enquiries platform and how we’ve been working to share data with other government bodies through our new, modern services.
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Government committed to halting decline in nature
In today’s blog we set out our commitment to the environment and respond to concerns raised by the National Trust and other environmental charities.
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Food for the soul: nurturing residents and careers in social care
For the majority of people, food plays a huge part in their happiness and this is no exception for people living with dementia. Since Head Chef, Linda Aduma, began working at Vida Healthcare, she has understood the importance of providing meals which are nourishing mentally as well as physically.
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Health care, artificial intelligence and climate action: Building global action on Disability Inclusion a meeting of the G7
In the last few years, we have witnessed an increasing focus on disability issues at the international level. Working in the disability policy space for many years, and now heading up the UK’s Disability Unit International, Futures and Complex Issues …
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How we’re helping young people find their next step in education and training
Here’s how we’re helping young people find their next step in education and training and navigate the many options available to them.
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Marine Licensing in the MMO
Through marine licensing, the MMO plays a key role in providing advice and making decisions on what happens in England’s seas. There are many things to consider when handling marine licence applications, from protecting the marine environment to helping the …
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Improbable Defence and D2S: Working together to shape the future of Defence DevSecOps
We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will drastically change the way we live, work and connect with each other. As the Fourth Industrial Revolution accelerates, technological innovation is flourishing, driven by a fusion of disparate disciplines …
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Get to know the HMRC Mindsets team
Back in May 2022 following the huge success of the Mindsets Global Accessibility Awareness Day session which was ran by us, the Mindsets team at HMRC, there has been a lot of interest from across government to share more detail …
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First lamb exports to USA in over twenty years
British lamb was sent to the USA for the first time in over twenty years on Saturday.
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How can I get my urgent application to HM Land Registry fast-tracked?
You can apply to have your urgent application fast-tracked through our free expedite service. It's available for applications where a delay would put a property sale or any kind of property transaction at risk.
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Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day 2022 – in conversation with Karen and Claire
To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2022, we caught up with Karen Clark, Agile Delivery Manager, and Claire Barry, Technical Product Manager, about their experience of working in digital at DVLA.
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YPO's Buildings in Use framework explained
In this blog post, Megan Grimshaw, Procurement Projects Delivery Lead at YPO, highlights YPO’s Buildings in Use framework, which includes both catering and cleaning lots as well as much more. Megan will explain what the framework can offer, how it works, and how it can benefit schools. If you are looking for a catering service or want to outsource your cleaning, this could be the framework for you.
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National Inclusion Week 2022: Everyday Tips
National Inclusion Week 2022 took place last week from 26th September to 2nd October; this year’s theme was ‘Time to Act: The Power of Now’. Many of our members joined us by visiting our GSE Knowledge Hub site to mark …
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Modernising justice systems: an international perspective
Sharing expertise with India’s justice system, tackling a backlog of 31 million criminal cases in a modernised system where judges are responsible for managing courts.
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Hot off the press: Natural England’s research to support offshore wind
By Mike Burke, Head of Programme – Sustainable Development Natural England has just published several research reports to inform and support the sustainable development of offshore windfarms, contributing to economic growth and energy security. This package of research will provide …
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The NHS Needs You
Blood is something we all need. As co-leader of the Civil Service Blood Drive, Joe Smith is on a mission to persuade civil servants to take time out of their day to donate blood and help a stranger. The COVID-19 …
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Cutting through complexity using collective intelligence
This post sets out Collective Intelligence Lab’s reflections on our experiments to date and how this approach could be applied to complex policy areas such as climate change. What is collective intelligence? At Policy Lab, we strive to radically improve …
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Taking action on space sustainability!
A guest blog from Oxfordshire-based Astroscale, celebrating World Space Week with the theme of Space and Sustainability.
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Environment Secretary vows to clamp down on fly-tipping
Today we are looking at an op-ed from the Environment Secretary in the Telegraph on the Government’s action to tackle fly-tipping.
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Modernising cloud services in DWP
Find out how Bryan and his team are rising to the challenge of modernising the cloud services at DWP Digital.
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Supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools
Several schools from across the country share their different ways and approaches to supporting pupil and staff mental health and wellbeing.
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Developing the Algorithmic Transparency Standard in the open
Today the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) are sharing an updated version of the Algorithmic Transparency Standard on GitHub. Sharing the updated Standard on GitHub will allow interested stakeholders to …