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Selfie-style picture of Oliver Finlay-Smith, from Food Standards Agency learner on Advance Leader, with the 'Advance' logo and the word 'Expert' on a blue coloured banner layered over the top and the 'Advance' five tiered coloured pyramid behind on a dark navy background

Posted on: 10 April 2025

Cultivating communication leadership: My Advance Leader experience

Selfie-style picture of Phil Scullion, from Selfie-style picture of Lizzie Harris, from Department for Transport and Advance Expert graduate, with the 'Advance' logo and the word 'Advance' on a blue coloured banner layered over the top and the 'Advance' five tiered coloured pyramid behind on a dark navy background, with the 'Advance' logo and the word 'Expert' on a blue coloured banner layered over the top and the 'Advance' five tiered coloured pyramid behind on a dark navy background

Posted on: 10 April 2025

Building the future of Government Communications: My journey with Advance Leader

Cover of a document titled Evaluating Low/No-cost Communications by the Government Communication Service, dated March 2025. The design includes a green diagonal stripe and an image of a video conference on a laptop screen.

Posted on: 27 March 2025

Evaluation Cycle – new guidance now empowering low/no-cost comms evaluations

Selfie-style picture of Lizzie Harris, from Department for Transport and Advance Expert graduate, with the 'Advance' logo and the word 'Expert' on a blue coloured banner layered over the top and the 'Advance' five tiered coloured pyramid behind on a dark navy background

Posted on: 26 March 2025

Advance Expert: I have come away buzzing with new ideas and skills!

A gradient dark mauve background with capitalised text 'Introducing Assist' above an open laptop. The laptop screen displays a webpage titled Assist chat with sections for uploading documents and viewing a communications plan template.

Posted on: 26 February 2025

Introducing Assist – the dynamic AI tool rapidly transforming government communications

A person suspended in the air in front of mountains, wearing a helmet, eye shield and black clothing, and powered by engines on each arm. Text across the image reads, ‘ Gravity'.

Posted on: 20 February 2025

Pioneering inventor and innovator, Richard Browning, on how to accelerate a culture of innovation

On a gradient blue and white background there is a black Government Communication Service logo in the top left. In the middle there is a quote in blue bubble text which reads: Although I’ve only been in my role for around four months, I have worked on a variety of different internal campaigns. To the right is a photo of Jack Higgins, GCS Apprentice. Along the bottom are 2 black logos, one for National Apprenticeship Week 2025 and one for Skills for Life

Posted on: 14 February 2025

Debunking the apprenticeship myth: My journey into government communications

A grid with 7 images in different sizes. The first, prominent image is the branding for One Big Thing with a colourful lightbulb on a purple background. Beside it is the branding for Assist which is a blend of blues and purples. The next 5 images are all examples of innovation from blogs. They are: a group of people in discussion together in a room, a screenshot of innovation mapping on a whiteboard, a screenshot of a VR screen, a photo of post it notes on a window, and, a screenshot of a creative mapping session.

Posted on: 14 February 2025

Reflections on One Big Thing

On a gradient blue and white background there is a black Government Communication Service logo in the top left. In the middle there is a quote in white bubble text which reads: Every day there's something new and I'm nice and busy whilst being throughly supported by those in my team To the right is a photo of Eva Campbell, a GCS Apprentice. Along the bottom are 2 black logos, one for National Apprenticeship Week 2025 and one for Skills for life

Posted on: 12 February 2025

Finding encouragement, support, and guidance in the Civil Service