In the Content Hub team's first blog, we talked about research we did into Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) that informed the very specific content created to launch the Hub into HMYOI Cookham Wood. In this second blog, we're talking about …
When I first started my career in ‘IT’ as a manual system tester, Business Analysis seemed like an unwieldy beast. Waterfall was the name of the game and if you didn't know it upfront, it was too late. Business Analysis …
In July 2021 the Content Hub team in Sheffield were thrilled to go LIVE into HMYOI Cookham Wood, a Young Offenders' Institution (YOI) in Rochester, Kent for boys aged 15 to 18. This will be followed by rollout to the …
I started out as a linguist. I remember when I was at school, whenever people would ask me what I wanted to do and my answer was “languages”, they always asked, “Oh, do you want to be a bilingual secretary?”. …
As a civil servant of nearly 20 years, I thought all of Government was the same. However, just over 4 years ago I discovered a place where things are done a little differently. I work for the Ministry of Justice …
I have to admit, the term ‘Business Analyst’ doesn’t sound particularly interesting. It’s not even very descriptive; my own parents don’t really understand what I do. Analyse the business, perhaps? Look at processes, write business cases, monitor value-add with KPIs …
In the age of digital first, the use of paper forms is a problem. These forms are often designed to be printed out and filled in by hand, not completed on a screen. When we make them available on GOV.UK …
When the child funeral fund team were given just 6 weeks to launch a service, they turned to a new platform called Form Builder. They needed to move fast, iterate quickly, and didn’t have the time or resources to work …
Two weeks ago, Minister Alex Chalk welcomed a panel of experts from across the tech community and criminal justice space to take part in a roundtable event, discussing opportunities for tech innovation to help reduce crime. The panel shared insights …
Applying for a job within the Civil Service may seem daunting but what if I told you it wasn’t ... Hiring should always be looked at as a great opportunity in an organisation I mean why not, you’ve just had …
