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Who we are

The National School of Government is the government’s learning and development organisation. Our challenge is to raise the bar for better value public services. We help transform performance for individuals, teams and organisations through high quality learning.

The National School’s insider status, as part of government for forty years, gives us an understanding of the public sector that’s difficult to get elsewhere.

We work primarily within the Civil Service, but also reach across government and the wider public sector – from ministers and top civil servants, to those developing policy, and those delivering it on the front line.

Being close to such a range of clients keeps us alive to the issues that public servants wrestle with every day. Working with Permanent Secretaries on the Civil Service Learning and Skills Board, who oversee what we do, ensures we are also in tune with the broad challenges facing government.

Last year over 25,000 public servants attended our programmes and events, and our e-learning reached over a quarter of a million people.


What we do

We’re well known for our open learning courses and our leadership development programmes for the Senior Civil Service. However, we now provide a range of other services that our clients want, including tailored programmes, consultancy, coaching, e-learning, and event management.

Together, these services have grown to account for half of our business.

Whether you need to develop leaders, achieve more with less, stimulate innovation, promote diversity, improve skills in policy or the key professions, or address specific challenges arising from government priorities, we can help you.

Our faculty of experts works with over 400 associates – top thinkers and academics from industry, business schools and universities – to deliver what you require.

Come to us at our campus in Sunningdale, our facilities in central London – or we can come to you, wherever you are.


Contents

How we can help 2-3
Open Programmes 4
Consultancy & Tailored Programmes 5
Civil Service Core Learning Programme 6
E-learning & the Virtual School 7
Guide to Open Programmes 8-9
Index 98
Booking information & booking form 98-99
Locations inside back cover