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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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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.
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Teachers, your hard work is so appreciated: thank you for transforming children’s lives!
On National Thank a Teacher Day, we’re celebrating education staff for the huge impact they have all across England. Here are some of our favourite thank you messages from students, parents and colleagues so far.
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Civil Service Live: What's on and what to expect
Civil Service Live is just around the corner with six dates spanning five cities in June and July 2022. Lorraine McBride’s here with a run-down on what’s on. After two years online, Civil Service Live (CSL) is back with an …
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Reinvesting in our fisheries through the Fisheries Improvement Programme
Chris Middleton, Fisheries Technical Officer, East Anglia explains how fishing licence income is reinvested in fisheries across England Have you ever wondered how the Environment Agency invests fishing licence income? It is certainly something I often get asked by anglers …
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Want to work on digital services at the heart of Government? Applications for the Home Office Digital Career Development Programme are now open
Katrina Murphy recently joined the Home Office Digital Career Development Programme as a Product Manager. Read more about the programme, including how to apply.
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Media coverage of Government plans to introduce Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) bill
Today we are looking at media coverage of Defra’s planned introduction of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) bill
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How we’re working with the Open University to help more people access higher and technical education where they live
People are set to benefit from high-quality higher education in their hometown, as the Open University partners up with further education providers to create more training to fill skills gaps and raise job prospects. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Improving the criminal justice process for victims and witnesses
Have you ever stopped to consider what the criminal justice system looks like through the eyes of a victim? Or a witness?
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How we’re supporting Defra to adapt to blended working
Christiaan Olivier, Project Manager in the Defra MyWorkppace team, explains how the team has been working on a digital delivery project which is enabling Defra to transition to a blended working model, following the gradual lifting of Covid-19 restrictions over the past year.
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Getting a GRIP on Civil Service Change
If you're a civil servant, we want your ideas to help shape innovation and drive progress across the Civil Service. Around 58% of Civil Service staff are at grade EO and below, which equates to around 270,000 colleagues. We see …
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Why mental health support is so important in the Youth Estate
Dr Varinder Panesar is a forensic psychologist in the Wellbeing Team at Feltham Young Offenders Institute (YOI) in West London. She shares why understanding the role of trauma and creating a safe, mental health-informed environment can be game-changing for youth …
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What works to promote academic-policy engagement?
Although there has been huge growth in academic-policy engagement activity, there is no evidence that this is leading to an increase in evidence use by decision-makers. There is an almost total lack of empirical evidence about what works, and little …
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Building partnerships for nature and people’s recovery
Poor mental health costs the UK an estimated £118 billion per year (around 5 per cent of UK GDP). On an individual level, one in four adults and one in 10 children experience mental illness. The government has recently published …
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Our work to tackle spiking attacks on university students
Spiking is when people illegally drug victims, often by putting substances in their drinks or even by injecting them. In the last two years we’ve seen a rise in reports of spiking and, while the true scale of the issue …
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Information on monkeypox and our investigation into recent cases
UKHSA is urgently investigating a number of monkeypox cases recently identified in the UK. You can find our updates on this GOV.UK page. Monkeypox is a viral infection usually associated with travel to West Africa. This is the first time …
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GDS Advisory meets with suppliers in Manchester hub
Government Digital Service Advisory held an event with their commercial suppliers on 11 May at the GDS offices in Manchester. Working together with suppliers, they discussed innovative ways of improving processes and management tools.
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How we’re supporting families in need and keeping children safe
This week, the results of a yearlong piece of work into children’s social care has been published. We are setting out initial new measures in response to recommendations set out in Josh MacAlister’s independent review of children’s social care, which …
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Further funding for farmers, foresters and growers to innovate
The Farming Innovation Programme provides research and development funding to farmers and growers who want to develop and use new, innovative methods and technologies. The aim of the fund is to support farmers to become more productive, environmentally sustainable and resilient to the global food security challenges of the future. You might remember that alongside UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) we launched the first rounds of funding in October, and 2 more in March. In this post, I’ll share information about our latest funding opportunity: the Research Starter Projects Competition.
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Let’s thank our teachers for educating, inspiring and moving mountains for future generations
Alastair Field, headteacher at Roundhay School’s Primary Campus in Leeds, shares why he believes a key part of his role is to spread the word about his fantastic team and the remarkable things they do for their students.
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Avoiding the IP hackers: top tips on keeping your IP cyber-safe
Have you ever wondered how safe your intellectual property is when stored on your computer? We invited Paul Peters of the Wales Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales to give us some tips on how we can help make our IP cyber-safe.
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How to make your school more water efficient
Laura Walton is the Water Efficiency and Education & Awareness Lead for DfE’s Schools Water Strategy. In this blog, Laura introduces the strategy and gives some tips on how you can increase your water efficiency to help reduce your bills.
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Data and dashboards
We look at how GAD is supporting the work of the government’s National Situation Centre. Actuarial skills provide timely data, projections and analysis so that the most informed decisions are taken in a crisis.