Anna Hepburn
@annahepburn.bsky.social
Content design leader, currently Head of Content Design at Justice Digital, previously Head of Content on GOV.UK, Head of Digital Engagement and Creative Content at Defra and Head of Digital Communities and Channels at DHSC
This: ‘From stalled careers to broken marriages, the work that parenting a child with extra needs piles onto mothers is unpicking their lives.’ Thanks so much for writing this @hannahfearn.bsky.social
I wrote about the way the SEND crisis is quietly unpicking women's lives - destroying careers, dismantling relationships, damaging physical and mental health.
And all this goes on unacknowledged.
Long read for The i Paper:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
And all this goes on unacknowledged.
Long read for The i Paper:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
'I quit to fight for my son': how the SEND crisis is wrecking women's careers
Four in 10 parents of children with special educational needs have stopped working, and mothers are hit the hardest
inews.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 6:24 PM
This: ‘From stalled careers to broken marriages, the work that parenting a child with extra needs piles onto mothers is unpicking their lives.’ Thanks so much for writing this @hannahfearn.bsky.social
‘It’s time to recognize smartphones for what they truly are, essential lifelines that connect people to the support they need to rebuild their lives.’
The importance of smartphones for benefit claimants. Not just making and managing claims, but for access to other services, sources of support, applying for job.
thepoorsideof.life/2024/10/25/c...
thepoorsideof.life/2024/10/25/c...
Connecting to Survive. The Necessity of Smartphones for UK Benefit Claimants
Some people view smartphones as luxuries, symbols of status, wealth and connectivity. However, for many benefit claimants in the UK, owning a smartphone is not just a nice-to-have; it is an absolut…
thepoorsideof.life
October 29, 2024 at 8:24 AM
‘It’s time to recognize smartphones for what they truly are, essential lifelines that connect people to the support they need to rebuild their lives.’
It's time to stop the neglect of Whitehall content.
That's the stuff that individual UK government departments publish.
What should a digital centre of government be doing to make the content better and tackle 11 years of content debt?
medium.com/@annavhepbur...
That's the stuff that individual UK government departments publish.
What should a digital centre of government be doing to make the content better and tackle 11 years of content debt?
medium.com/@annavhepbur...
We need to talk about Whitehall
The truth is there’s a lot of bad content on Whitehall. I know first-hand that there are brilliant and extremely hardworking content teams…
medium.com
October 28, 2024 at 2:21 PM
It's time to stop the neglect of Whitehall content.
That's the stuff that individual UK government departments publish.
What should a digital centre of government be doing to make the content better and tackle 11 years of content debt?
medium.com/@annavhepbur...
That's the stuff that individual UK government departments publish.
What should a digital centre of government be doing to make the content better and tackle 11 years of content debt?
medium.com/@annavhepbur...
I finally got round to writing a blog for the first time in ages inspired by @jenitennison.com's questions about a digital centre of government and the many brilliant responses from to name just a few @timpaul.co.uk @cathydutton.bsky.social and @escmum.bsky.social medium.com/@annavhepbur...
Why the digital centre mustn’t forget about content
Content design is essential for delivering excellent public services. I need to say this because I think there’s a risk of content being…
medium.com
October 23, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I finally got round to writing a blog for the first time in ages inspired by @jenitennison.com's questions about a digital centre of government and the many brilliant responses from to name just a few @timpaul.co.uk @cathydutton.bsky.social and @escmum.bsky.social medium.com/@annavhepbur...
Reposted by Anna Hepburn
There’s been a lot of talks about tensions and dichotomies and juxtapositions as a way of guiding conversations about the future of digital government. I wrote about one of them, which is the balance between user-facing delivery and work on enabling platforms: www.kubabartwicki.com/posts/user-f...
User-facing services vs enabling platforms
Here is a dichotomy that has been on my mind recently: user-facing services, or enabling platforms? What’s an ideal relationship between these two? It’s not some grand plea nor is it directed at anyth...
www.kubabartwicki.com
October 8, 2024 at 3:55 PM
There’s been a lot of talks about tensions and dichotomies and juxtapositions as a way of guiding conversations about the future of digital government. I wrote about one of them, which is the balance between user-facing delivery and work on enabling platforms: www.kubabartwicki.com/posts/user-f...