We held the third in our series of roundtables in beautiful Belfast yesterday. A rich, informed and challenging discussion was held - a report will follow but already some strong themes emerging. 🧮 statistics need to reflect reality of people crossing border for work and travel 🙏🏾 hope for new Stormont administration, but importance of scrutiny of those in power 👩🎓 skills agenda needs to be rooted in discussion with business and research community 🏛️ governments and parliaments must learn from each other with a focus on improved intergovernmental relationships. A huge thanks to those who gave up their morning to spend with the team, and to the wonderful The Open University in Ireland for hosting us. Dewi Knight Catherine May Lucy Adams Chrisanne English Emma O. Tara Craig Phil Murray Karen Bonner Eve Cobain John D'Arcy OBE FIOD FRSA Julie Steele AMInstLM, CIHM Katy Hayward Kathleen O'Hare
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We look forward to hosting the next in our Cross-nation Policy Roundtable series this week in Belfast. For more on the roundtable series so far, check out the reports here: https://lnkd.in/eWJSCAcv https://lnkd.in/ehFBGWC2
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Early start to the week, heading to #Belfast for the next in the PolicyWISE cross-nation policy roundtable series. As ever we’ll be looking back - and forward - to the challenges & opportunities of cross-administration learning, structures and research. And will be looking east-west, as well as north-south. We’ll also be focusing on skills and employability issues within context of cross-border shared issues. Team effort with Catherine May Lucy Adams and The Open University in Ireland colleagues. Will be in #Belfast all week for meetings, do get in touch if you’re around. For more on the roundtable series so far, check out the reports: https://lnkd.in/eWJSCAcv https://lnkd.in/ehFBGWC2
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Lucy Adams has captured the PolicyWISE contribution to #DevolutionLearningWeek in this great article. A really important part of the civil service capabilities toolbox is to understand and engage with devolution, and how administrators can work with and learn from one another. All for the greater good, hopefully! Pleased to be playing our part, thanks to Catherine May Eira Jepson and all government colleagues who do so much to arrange and deliver the learning across the week.
For the second year running, PolicyWISE has delivered training for Devolution Learning Week, the annual UK-wide event for civil servants. Our team led, and took part in sessions, to improve the understanding of why cross-nation administration work is important, how to navigate the challenges, and lessons on four-nations policy terminology. You can read more in our recent article written by our incredible intern Lucy Adams here: https://lnkd.in/e9D_YbN4
Devolution Learning Week for Civil Servant Capability Building
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For the second year running, PolicyWISE has delivered training for Devolution Learning Week, the annual UK-wide event for civil servants. Our team led, and took part in sessions, to improve the understanding of why cross-nation administration work is important, how to navigate the challenges, and lessons on four-nations policy terminology. You can read more in our recent article written by our incredible intern Lucy Adams here: https://lnkd.in/e9D_YbN4
Devolution Learning Week for Civil Servant Capability Building
policywise.org.uk
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Great to see Catherine May, Lucy Adams, and Dewi Knight out and about this week! Thank you Helen Smith, Michelle Smyth and Katie Summerfield for the invite to the The Open University event in Westminster. We made the most of the opportunity to share our Wise in 5 briefings with MPs and their teams. We were particularly proud to highlight contributions from: Elaine Hooton on geodiversity, Eira Jepson and Elin Arfon on teaching languages in schools, Cerith D. Rhys Jones JP MCIPR Accredited PR Practitioner on regulation in higher education, and Erica Borgstrom on palliative care. Our Wise in 5 briefings explore what the governments of the UK and Ireland are doing in these critical areas, alongside insights from the latest research. A big thank you to everyone involved for showcasing the power of collaboration and knowledge-sharing! Lovely to see Keith Robson Chart.PR, MCIPR Michelle Matheron, Emma O. Gillian Hosier, Jhumar Johnson Ceri Rose Christian Cull as well. https://lnkd.in/eKnNQZiN
It was great to take part in the The Open University showcase at Westminster yesterday. Myself and Catherine May were at Portcullis house chatting about the mission and impact of PolicyWISE. We were lucky to run our stand alongside Gaia Cantelli from the Open Societal Challenges team! We spoke with parliamentary staff, MPs and researchers from constituencies across the UK nations about how our unique cross-nation initiatives can help them. Thanks to everyone involved for a wonderful day! Keith Robson Chart.PR, MCIPR Cerith D. Rhys Jones JP MCIPR Accredited PR Practitioner Emma O. Helen S. Michelle Matheron Dewi Knight
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RSE policy changes, with national differences, are expected across the school systems in coming months. We have updated our original 2023 briefing to highlight and anticipate these, as well as recommendations and research for policymakers: tinyurl.com/4p6uc2kr
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Director, PolicyWISE -The first and only UK and Ireland comparative policy, research and knowledge exchange initiative - hosted by The Open University
🌁 This month’s edition of The Bridge - your monthly guide to UK & Ireland comparative & cross nation policy research - drops into inboxes TOMORROW Sign up here or on the PolicyWISE website not to miss out. 🎆 It’s a November firecracker. 🧑🎓 Article by Edward Hicks Higher Education Policy Institute 💰Hat tip to Lucy Adams for a fascinating update on, er, tips! 📚Me on political and cultural long covid in the reading round up 🦉All your latest #WiseIn5 briefings - Sex Ed, Vaping, Geodiversity and Language Learning Elaine Hooton Eira Jepson Elin Arfon 🎪Plus a round up of events and projects The Open University in Ireland Wonkhe #DevolutionLearningWeek Cabinet Office CAPE - Capabilities in Academic-Policy Engagement #OpenSoceitalChallenges Senedd Research, Welsh Parliament And much more! Catherine May Carla Williams Molly Butterworth Dr Natalia Szablewska Gaia Cantelli Emma O.
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A Dickensian dreich day down the bay… so thanks to Senedd Research, Welsh Parliament for a chance to illuminate the world of advisers, policy development & research. (And talk all things PolicyWISE ) Always been a fan of their work - even when keeping the ‘national mission’ on its toes… Tom Woodward Nice to give a talk on home territory after ‘confessing’ to UK and London audiences recently. Thanks to colleagues for comments and questions - much scope to do more to bridge research-policy worlds and bring Welsh and cross-nation policy development into the light, as others have been doing recently Lee Waters MS Richard Martin Next monthly PolicyWISE newsletter out on Tuesday - sign up on the website or let us know here. It’s the first place to see all the new #WiseIn5
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Ahead of our team trip to Belfast, we were really pleased to be included as part of the The Open University in Northern Ireland response to the Northern Ireland Executive's draft Programme for Government. Thank you John D'Arcy OBE FIOD FRSA Emma O. Dewi Knight
John D'Arcy OBE FIOD FRSA, Director of The Open University in Ireland's statement in response to the Northern Ireland Executive’s draft Programme for Government; “The Open University is uniquely placed to impactfully address the challenges identified in the draft Programme for Government. For over 50 years, we have pioneered supported distance learning providing high-quality education that reaches students in every county in Northern Ireland, helping to remove education and employment barriers. “The Executive’s willingness to take views on their proposed plan is welcome. The Open University has made a series of recommendations to strengthen the Executive’s plans to increase our prosperity and protect our planet in a fair way and to the benefit of everyone in Northern Ireland. “Crucially, in order to bring meaningful change which improves the lives of everyone, the Executive’s plans must stretch further to recognise the inherent value of lifelong learning and invest in improving accessibility to flexible and part-time higher education.” The Open University has published a response to the Northern Ireland Executive’s draft Programme for Government which you can read more here: https://ow.ly/ZWRy50U0eqb
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