Education

National Audit Office says decision to establish single provider has caused expensive backlogs and increased staff costs by 17%

New research indicates the civil service risks losing its most digitally-skilled people, but it doesn’t have to be that way

Higher Education Policy Institute calls for government to fund free access – regardless of age – up qualification level 3, equivalent to A-Level or AS-Level

Chief people officer Rupert McNeil reveals figure alongside new mental health guide for managers

Union says cap-busting pay rise in return for working-hours flexibilities would see some staff lose out

Daniel Thornton reviews Geoff Mulgan’s book, which argues that solving the hardest problems is about improving the way people think together

First draft recommendation on public service leadership and capability published

Discussions underway for whether and how Liam Maxwell will be replaced after he leaves civil service in October

Education and Skills Funding Agency pushes back small-firms target "to keep stability in the marketplace"

Nearly two years after the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, public sector organisations must ensure they use the money they have contributed before it leaves their ringfenced accounts and moves to general government funds. Lizzy Grayson, category manager – corporate services at leading public sector procurement organisation YPO, explains the challenges facing public sector employers as they invest in apprenticeships, and how they are overcoming them

Prospect union says non-departmental public body should not be subject to Treasury guidance for government departments

Some 112 staff are on more than £150,000 while 15 take home more than £251,000

Robert Devereux's successor unpacks his first seven months at the helm in Caxton House

Figures also show widening Senior Civil Service gender pay gap and continuing trend of reduced numbers at lower grades

DCMS defends scheme from criticism that it dominates government’s youth services spending

Ross Duncan, of HM Passport Office, says the civil service should make the most of people with neurodiverse conditions as it prepares for an era of digital government and automation

Department points to better retention and doubled recruitment against backdrop of Grenfell tragedy and renewed housing focus

Government ‘has no real sense’ of scale of problem parliamentary committee warns

FCO warns “situation is becoming unsustainable” as 70% of staff leaving department cite poor pay as top reason

By the end of 2019, 90% of senior civil service leaders will be trained as Wellbeing Confident Leaders

Information Commissioner orders MoJ to disclose fines dished out to private-sector operators and cost of HMP Birmingham riot

Departments work with small innovators and big business to help specific groups

MPs raise concerns about local authority finances and confusion in sector with DfE “rush” to convert schools

Treasury insists new range is “not a cap” but unions deride “paltry” rise and failure to engage staff reps on decisions