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Farming Investment Fund: a new grant
Before we launched Improving Farm Productivity in January, we made the manual available for people to look at on GOV.UK. Feedback suggested you found this helpful. So, ahead of its launch in June, we are making the manual for the next theme available today: Adding Value. In June, you can apply for a grant for buildings, machinery or equipment so that producers can add value to eligible agricultural products after they are harvested or reared.
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Right People. Right Training. Right Job
The Civil Service has a wealth of learning and development and career opportunities across the UK. Ensuring such prospects don’t pass you by can sometimes be challenging, but here’s how you can avoid the pitfalls. The Civil Service is a …
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Recently graduated? Kick-start your tech career in the Home Office
Are you a graduate looking for a Data or Performance Analyst role in the Home Office? Our Dynamic Development Scheme may be the perfect fit for you.
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New ‘super’ National Nature Reserve created to protect rare wildlife in Somerset
Today we are looking at media coverage around our Natural England announcement of the declaration of a vast new ‘super nature reserve’ spanning across large parts of Somerset, created to protect rare wildlife and aid nature recovery.
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Prof Sir Mike Richards delighted to launch expanded remit of UK National Screening Committee
New chair Professor Sir Mike Richards officially launches the expanded UK NSC with a video message.
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In-person at the Space Propulsion Conference
Last week (8-13 May) the UK Space Agency sponsored the Space Propulsion Conference 2022 in Estoril, Portugal.
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Empowering people with learning disabilities to make end of life plans
Beth Britton, one of three consultants on MacIntyre’s Dying to Talk Project, explains how this project is aiming to open up conversations about death and dying for people with learning disabilities.
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Championing space at the Symposium
Hosted among the iconic red sandstone formations and mountain views of Colorado Springs in the United States, I attended the 37th Space Symposium last month alongside colleagues from the UK Space Agency. We were joined by partners from the Department for …
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Using the National Tutoring Programme to support students with SEND
Deputy Headteacher, Rebecca Kingston explains how their school have partnered with MyTutor through the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) to support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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How to land a job as a junior designer or researcher
If you’re considering a route into user-centred design in government but don’t know where to begin, our guide on how to land your first junior role will help.
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International Clinical Trials Day
Today we honour clinical trial professionals globally and volunteers who take part in clinical research Clinical Trials Day is celebrated around the world to recognise the day that James Lind started what is often considered the first randomized clinical trial …
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GSE Connect: Women Supporting Women in Government Science and Engineering
Introducing… GSE Connect On 11 February 2021, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the GSE Women’s Working Group began piloting a new scheme to support women in the GSE profession. GSE Connect is a networking and peer …
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Named care workers: the case for expansion across adult social care
In 2018, the Social Care Institute for Excellence was part of a Department of Health and Social Care project looking at how people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs - and their families - can be in control of decisions about their own future. It's time to take that learning further.
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On target to tackle invasive species
A look into our Invasive Species Management Project
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Introducing the new Tree Production Capital Grant
Jack Clough, Grant Manager at the Forestry Commission introduces the new Tree Production Capital Grant.
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Government funding backs scallop fishing industry breakthrough
On today's blog we look at coverage around the development of a world-first, environmentally-friendly technique for catching scallops - supported by the UK Government’s Seafood Innovation Fund.
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Part 2: making sure pupils are ready for test, and that no test goes to waste
Loveday Ryder, DVSA CEO shares what we're doing to help make more tests available for driving test candidates.
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Why we’ve stopped using the term ‘BAME’ in government
Richard Laux and Summer Nisar explain why the UK Civil Service has scrapped the label ‘BAME’ in referring to different ethnic minority groups within society. How we write about race and ethnicity matters a lot. As civil servants, we need …
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Uncovering potential at the Insolvency Service: Learning at Work Week
In our second blog to celebrate Learning at Work Week 2022 (LaWW), we look at why learning at work is so important to the Insolvency Service and what activities took place during LaWW.
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Repairing the broken asylum system is a moral imperative
Home Secretary Priti Patel and Vincent Biruta, Rwandan Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, write for the Daily Telegraph. The global asylum system is broken. There are 80 million people who have been displaced, ripped from their homes by …
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Next generation public policy design
Dr Lucy Kimbell and Andrew Knight write about a major new initiative to join up government and universities on championing design as key for making policy and services that drive outstanding public value.
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Supporting my spouse with dementia
by Heather Lawson, UK Health Security Agency Many people have to balance a home-life with a work-life, but usually it is to bring up children. I did it to look after my husband who was diagnosed with behavioural variant frontal …
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Dementia Action Week: social care's essential role
For pretty much every major disease or human condition, there is a social care dimension. For many reasons, some of them cultural and institutional, this vital thread in the wider web of health and care is frequently lost, as attention tends to be focused on the more clinical aspects of an innovation or strategy. Dementia care is no different.
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Co-creating digital services for everyone
Emilia Okoye is working to make Find a Grant accessible for as many people as possible. Read why she signed up in her blog.
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Gardening without invasive plants
In this blog Lucy Cornwell, from the APHA Non-Native Species secretariat, explains about the impact of non-native invasive plant species, the importance of gardening choices to avoid introducing them and actions to address any problem areas.
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Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day on GOV.UK
To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, here’s what GOV.UK has been doing in the last year to make the site accessible for all users.
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Emma's story: caring for my Grandma with dementia
The theme for this year's Dementia Action Week is diagnosis. Alzheimer's Society research shows that the misconception around memory loss being a sign of normal ageing is the biggest barrier to people seeking a dementia diagnosis. We hear from Emma …
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Taking a Leap of Faith: Changing Careers During a Pandemic
Before joining LAA Digital, I worked in the Higher Education sector teaching Computer Science at a Midlands University. It wasn’t something I’d planned or aspired to, but I fell in love with the role and the opportunity to shape the …
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Tips on developing a collective futures vision with the public
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been conducting a participatory futures exercise involving the people of Wales, exploring their relationship with nature to develop a shared vision for the future of the natural environment. They have been utilising mixed-methods including …
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Introducing You To...
Hi! I’m Laura and I’m an Information Rights Caseworker for the Rural Payments Agency, based in Cumbria. I answer requests for recorded information under three pieces of legislation: the Environmental Information Regulations 2004; the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and …
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Review: UCD Conference Day
Our design values talk about encouraging an environment of learning and sharing knowledge. And in that theme, last February, we held our first UCD Conference. The day was full of talks, first hand service user experiences and conversations around …
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Launching the trailer safety accreditation scheme
Mark Winn, DVSA’s Chief Driving Examiner, explains how the trailer accreditation scheme has taken shape and sets out our plans to promote accredited training to motorists.
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People and Nature Survey: How has COVID-19 changed the way we engage with nature?
Dr Tom Marshall, Senior Responsible Officer for the People and Nature Survey shares what new data can tell us about how our relationship with nature has changed since coronavirus. It has been over two years since coronavirus restrictions were first …
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Launching our experimental policy design methods
Design thinking continues to permeate our work, but over the last year, we have been scanning the horizon to identify the next wave of innovative methods that could improve the way policy is made, tested and delivered in order to de-risk interventions and make processes more effective.
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How wonder of workplace adjustments made life easier
To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day on 19 May, Kerry Twort reveals how assistive technology and workplace adjustments have transformed her life for the better. Now she’s even on track to achieve A-grade success. Last year, I started an evening …
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Introducing the new groups grant to protect against Oak Processionary Moth
The new Oak Processionary Moth Groups Grant has opened. Here's why and how you should apply for it.
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How can I improve my maths skills? How the Multiply programme supports adult learners
Having a good understanding of numbers is vital for everyday life, from working out a restaurant bill, managing personal finances, cooking, or helping children with their homework. This National Numeracy Day (18 May) we have launched a new online quiz …
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Understanding users and their support needs
19 May 2022 marks the eleventh Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), a day dedicated to raising awareness around accessibility in the digital world. The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access, inclusion and …
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How we are reducing car driving test waiting times: Part 1, more tests and examiners
Loveday Ryder, DVSA CEO provides an update on how driving test recovery is going and what we're doing to reduce driving test waiting times.
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Exam Season: All the resources you need including how we’re making exams fair after disruption, revision help, and what to do if you have Covid
Exam season is upon us meaning up and down the country young people will be doing exams for their GCSEs, A levels, T Levels and other qualifications. We understand this can be a worrying time – especially for those students …