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  • Introduction to the National School of Government

    As the first port of call for the development of public service leaders, the National School is uniquely positioned within government to help the people and organisations delivering services to citizens. Watch this video to discover how.

  • An insight on our programmes

    • Government Framework

      How does government work?
      This course gives you an understanding of the British Constitution, the roles of the Parliament, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, the structure of government, the relationship between civil servants and Ministers, and the relationship with the media.

    • European Programmes

      Increasingly, in a world of global challenges, it is through working together with European partners, within the framework of the Union, that the UK can most effectively achieve its aims. Adam Steinhouse, Head of School of European Studies explains the wide range of EU learning and development available at the National School of Government and Romanian delegate, Noemi, share her experience at the School.

    • Effective Speech Writing

      How Effective Speech Writing equips you to write the sort of speech that audiences like to hear and speakers - especially Ministers - like to give? Christopher Jary, Head of the Centre for Working with Ministers and Parliament, explains the design of the course and Veronica Harrington, Norges Bank, describes her experience as a delegate.

    • Introduction to Project Management

      The government must improve its performance in programme and project management if planned improvements to public services are to become a reality. This programme gives staff an understanding of the implications of structured project management as well as an insight into the techniques used. Delegates and trainers tell us more about it.

    • Warwick Masters in Public Administration

      As part of a strategic partnership with Warwick, the National School is providing an elective module on Policy Delivery for Warwick's Masters in Public Administration (MPA). Professor John Benington and delegates explains how stimulating and stretching this postgraduate qualification can be.

    • Base Camp

      Base Camp provides new comers to the SCS with an opportunity to examine the business they are in, the job of the leadership and the people they are and need to become. How does Base Camp take leadership to the next level?

    • Top Management Programme

      • TMP celebrated its 21st anniversary in 2007 by going global. This very successful programme aimed at Senior Leaders will help them face today's challenges within a global context. David Sweeney, Head of the Centre for Strategic Leadership and Sir Victor Adebowale, chairman of Turning Point, explains how the programme contributes to a greater public service.

    • Leaders Unltd

      • In recent years there has been massive and sustained immigration into the United Kingdom from all sections of the globe. This has created an exceptionally ethnically diverse population. Discover how Leaders Unltd aims to improve service delivery for everyone in society by building a workforce which reflects the communities it serves.

    • Leaders UK

      • Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper, highlighted the importance and need of a public sector leadership academy that can straddle government departments, the wider public sector and third sectors in helping them to achieve their goals. Leaders UK delegates explain how the scheme helps developing effective leadership in a collaborative way.

    • Finance for non-financial Managers

      • How to best manage a budget? How to put a balance sheet together? Finance does not seem to appear as dull as it sounds to the 'Finance for non-financial managers' delegates. They testify in front of the camera.

  • Sunningdale Institute Briefings

    • Leadership Management and Command: Re-thinking Decision Making

      An interview with Professor Keith Grint from Cranfield University, co-editor of the journal Leadership and author of a plethora of notorious books and articles on leadership. His most recent book: Leadership: Limits and Possibilities.

    • Discovering the DNA of Failure Free Working: The Evidence

      Professor David Tranfield, Cranfield School of Management, is pioneering an approach to 'evidence based management'.

    • Trust and Judgement in Decision Making - a Key Challenge for Leadership

      Professor Gillian Stamp, director of the Brunel Institute of Organisation and Social Studies, explains how a leader should trust and encourage his colleagues to use their judgments and to have faith in his or hers.

    • Creating Resiliant Leaders

      Professor Binna Kandola is an occupational psychologist with a particular interest in the psychological profile of leaders. His research asks if, by looking at the family background, education, career and life choices made by people in positions of leadership, it is possible to build a picture of a 'type', or a range of characteristics that typify the sorts of people who become leaders.

    • Managing Workplace Stress, Improving Well Being at Work

      Professor Cary Cooper CBE, founding chairman of the Sunningdale Institute, Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor in Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School, explains the main causes of stress in the workplace and explores way to tackle that problem.

    • Engaging for Performance

      Would your staff go the extra mile in delivering your organisation's objectives? Is there any correlation between organisational performance and employee engagement? Professor David MacLeod, author of The Extra Mile, offers his view on a subject with growing importance in the private as well as in the public sector.

    • Resolving Conflicts Within Organisations

      Conflicts within organisations reduce performance, says Baroness Rennie Fritchie, co-author of Resolving Conflicts in Organisations. She establishes the difference between 'hot' and 'cold' conflicts and investigates the best ways to solve them.

  • Whitehall Innovation Hub

    • Why innovation now?

      Innovation is critical during periods of economic decline - innovative responses are now requires not only by local public services but also from Government. The National School of Government's Innovation Hub acts as a focal point for innovation across Whitehall to help face those huge challenges.