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A fresh start for new entrants
It's hard to get started in farming, or any related land-based business. Newcomers to the industry (usually known as "new entrants") face all sorts of barriers. It's challenging for them to find land, secure finance and progress their businesses. When we published the Agricultural Transition Plan towards the end of 2020, we said that we would establish a support scheme for new entrants, and make the whole process easier. This blog post is an update on what we've learned so far by working collaboratively with people across the sector and the next steps.
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Managing Together (part 3) – discover what it’s like to be one of HMRC’s 13,000+ managers
Here we are on our 3rd blog of the 5-part series on core manager functions. This time Kian will explain how using ‘Support and Develop’ helps with the wellbeing and effective progression of a team. Support and Develop Kian’s story …
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Is there a legitimate role for facial recognition in policing and law enforcement?
London School of Economics, 5pm-9.15pm, 14 June 2022. Is there a legitimate role for facial recognition in policing and law enforcement? Hear the evidence of experts and make your own judgement - what’s your verdict?
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A day in the life of a probation officer
Ever wondered what a typical day looks like for a probation officer? The role can be challenging yet exciting. We asked Sam Gildersleeve what a day in his shoes looks like. Morning routine After an all-important cup of coffee, Sam’s …
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Meeting with users of Studland Bay
Before Easter our Marine Conservation, South and Marine Planning teams met with recreational boat users in Studland Bay and held drop-in sessions and talks about the voluntary no anchor zone in the area. These talks were in aid of raising …
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Piloting the UK algorithmic transparency standard
Today, the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) and Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) have published the first reports from our transparency standard pilots. The public sector algorithmic transparency standard is one of the world’s first initiatives of …
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Emma Howard Boyd visits Wyre Natural Flood Management project as grants issued to boost investment in nature
Among the 50 projects successful in the second round of the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund include those to restore and rewet peatlands, create green urban spaces and improve flood resilience.
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Women working in digital, data and technology, part 1: product and delivery
There’s no set path to working in digital, data and technology (DDAT). Women working in these professions here at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have come from many different backgrounds. Here are some of their stories. …
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How we’re preventing suicides in higher education and supporting mental health
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published data on recent suicide rates amongst higher education students to help the sector gain a better understanding of how to prevent suicides. Here, we guide you through what this data shows and …
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Free school meals and other support for disadvantaged pupils - here's what you need to know
NOTE: This post was updated on 20 October 2022 to refresh the number of pupils in receipt of Universal Infant Free School Meals and to make clearer the ways in which families can be eligible for free school meals. Every …
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Codespaces – a content designer’s best friend
We wanted to make it easier to keep the Get Into Teaching website up to date. So we’ve changed the technology we use to upload content. Content Designer, Ellie Nodder, explains.
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What a difference a year makes
As I reflect on my first full year as a non-executive director of the TRA, it’s fantastic to see the progress that the organisation has made since it became an independent body. While dozens of our colleagues were already working …
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Discovering pre-discovery
The user-centred design team explains how we approached a pre-discovery project.
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Burning on protected peatlands
Allegations that burning has taken place on protected deep peatlands in contravention of Defra regulations.
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External Quality Assurance: Thanks for a job well done
The introduction of end-point assessment (EPA) for apprenticeships has been essential to driving up quality, meeting the aspirations of employers, and boosting public confidence in the programme. External Quality Assurance (EQA) is the system for making sure the assessments are …
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Meet the Top Team: We make ministers’ media moments!
The Cabinet Office External Affairs and Engagement team reveals what goes on behind the scenes to get our ministers out and about meeting people, making tomorrow’s headlines. Amrita Devaiah - Head of External Affairs and Engagement When it came to …
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A sign of the times: The BSL Act has landed
The British Sign Language Act has arrived! When the British Sign Language Act received Royal Assent a few weeks ago, it was big news for the Civil Service BSL Network. The theme of Deaf Awareness Week 2022 was Deaf Inclusion, …
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A new initiative takes volunteering to a new level
It’s National Volunteer’s Week and the Programme and Project Partners are taking the opportunity to say thank you and shine a light on some of the incredible voluntary work that takes place thanks to its 'Timebank' initiative.
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Managing the risk from non-native fish
The Environment Agency’s National Fish Laboratory are undertaking investigations into the risk posed by Prussian Carp, which have been identified in a few of England’s fisheries
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Civil Service winds of change
In the same week, Her Majesty celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, we speak to loyal, long-term civil servants on how life at work has changed over the decades. ‘I felt really modern having a push button phone’ Dawn Lennie is a …
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Simplifying and improving apprenticeships – what this means for you
Apprenticeships help people of all ages to develop the skills and experience they need to secure great careers in a wide range of industries. Because apprenticeships are designed by employers it means you will be learning the specific skills that …
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Shared parental leave: 'This can work successfully at a senior level'
This blog is part of the Infrastructure and Project Authority’s Role Models Campaign, which aims to increase diversity at all grades in the Project Delivery Profession. Zach Cashin is the Deputy Director and the Head of the Project Delivery Profession …
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Local Nature Recovery in 2022
Local Nature Recovery is the improved and more ambitious successor to the Countryside Stewardship scheme in England. In this post, we’ll provide further detail on what Local Nature Recovery will pay for and explain how we will be working with you over the course of the year to develop the detailed scheme design.
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Programme to help PropTech and geospatial start-ups wins award
The award-winning Geovation Accelerator Programme has already helped 137 PropTech and geospatial start-up firms advance to the next level. Applications for the next cohort will go live in the summer and we can’t wait to start the cycle once again with new participants in October.
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Keepers of Time: How Government are protecting and improving ancient and native woodland and ancient and veteran trees.
Defra, Forestry Commission, Natural England and the Woodland Trust have come together to refresh the Keepers of Time policy. Find out why now and what's new.
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State of the art range tower delivers improved facilities for training troops
A new state of the art range tower at Castlemartin Range in Pembrokeshire will secure the future for the delivery of tri-service training at Castlemartin. Castlemartin Training Area is large enough for live-firing, tactical battlegroup-level exercises involving multiple Armoured Fighting …
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How do we train for the modern threats we face?
We face a vast, interconnected web of threats. And if we are to remain competitive with our constantly strengthening 21st century adversaries, an integrated response is the only way forward. Strategic Command is responsible for implementing Multi-Domain Integration (find out …
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6 months on: How the pilot is shaping the Sustainable Farming Incentive
In November, we started to offer agreements to farmers taking part in the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot. In this post, we'll share an overview of the things we’ve learned over the past 6 months and how we’re incorporating them into the design of the full scheme.
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How we designed the Sustainable Farming Incentive Standards
As a farmer, I am only too aware of the financial pressures which force farmers to make short-term decisions to address an immediate need. This isn’t always ideal for the environment and the sustainability of farming in the longer term. The marketplace is very good at driving the efficient production of high-quality grain, meat, milk and vegetables for today and tomorrow, but less so at rewarding high water quality, great soil or increasing the numbers of birds and insects over time. In this post, I’ll explain how the Sustainable Farming Incentive will start to redress the balance and how it will reward farmers for delivering environmental benefits as well as efficient food production.
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Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, responds to the publication of the Independent National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's report
The Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, has responded to the publication of the Independent National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's report following the tragic deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson. Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, said: …
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Digital applications – 6 months to go
Six months ago, we told customers we had a year to switch to digital applications. Now at the midway point, we reflect on how far we’ve come in building out our digital application platforms and how customers are responding to the challenge of switching to digital.
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Updated definition of targeted screening will help clarify remit of expanded UK NSC
An updated definition of targeted screening will help clarify the remit of the expanded UK NSC.
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Joining up for the Jubilee
DCMS and library partners working together to mark Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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What’s happened in the last week? There is a new alert on Find a Grant to help
We have been busy bees, working with the Government Grants Community. Read more about our latest upgrade to Find a Grant - and what’s coming soon.
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Disqualification claims: a judge’s view
Professional Support Lawyer, Matt Pope, hosted a learning and development event where leading insolvency expert, His Honour Judge Abbas Mithani QC, spoke about disqualifications from a judge’s point of view.
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How we're working to enhance our digital experience to benefit both internal and external service-users
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) is a year old! The organisation behind the TRA however, has been in place for three plus years, as has the technology stack, which was defined a long time before case investigations started. Whilst our …
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New London tribunals building part of UK wide property developments
Our estate is complex. We occupy a range of different types of buildings, including older and listed buildings which are not always easy to use, so need modernising to make them fit for purpose. When I first joined the organisation …
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Want to manage exciting tech projects? Join our graduate Dynamic Development Scheme
In our final post of this series, Prath tells us what it’s like to work as a Project Support Officer on our graduate Dynamic Development Scheme.
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National Professional Qualifications: how NPQs have transformed CPD in our Multi Academy Trust
Hear from Dave Ellison-Lee, Director of Education at RISE multi-academy trust, about why he thinks the new National Professional Qualifications will have a positive impact on staff development and pupil outcomes.
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Right tree, right place, to support water and wildlife
Michael Rogers is Head of Conservation at Eden Rivers Trust. In this guest blog, Michael looks at how trees can benefit our watercourses, and shares experiences from the Croglin Valley in Cumbria to show the importance of planting the right tree in the right place.