Reza Schwitzer
@schwitzer.bsky.social
Director of Assessment Reform at AQA. Formerly DfE and Public First. Loud and sometimes prone to hyperbole. COYG! Views own
At very least looks like a change if JS is moving dept or bridging across two. If the former then DfE needs a Lords Minister?
September 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
At very least looks like a change if JS is moving dept or bridging across two. If the former then DfE needs a Lords Minister?
To be fair to gov, a lot of the changes seem designed to *reverse* exactly what you describe here ie having a single senior policy person and ditto re comms?
September 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
To be fair to gov, a lot of the changes seem designed to *reverse* exactly what you describe here ie having a single senior policy person and ditto re comms?
A lot of this feels to me like shuffling deckchairs. Successive govts seem to tinker with central functions without fundamentally changing much
I was more interested in the language of ‘phases’ which implies the govt has woken up to the need to signpost and story tell, even if belatedly! 👏
I was more interested in the language of ‘phases’ which implies the govt has woken up to the need to signpost and story tell, even if belatedly! 👏
September 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A lot of this feels to me like shuffling deckchairs. Successive govts seem to tinker with central functions without fundamentally changing much
I was more interested in the language of ‘phases’ which implies the govt has woken up to the need to signpost and story tell, even if belatedly! 👏
I was more interested in the language of ‘phases’ which implies the govt has woken up to the need to signpost and story tell, even if belatedly! 👏
If you want No. 10 to become a dept in its own right
a) What does that mean for the cabinet office?
b) Does that mean a more ‘Presidential’ style in the Thatcher and Blair mould? That doesn’t feel very KS?
c) Is the physical building of No. 10 fit for purpose or do you need to start to rethink?
a) What does that mean for the cabinet office?
b) Does that mean a more ‘Presidential’ style in the Thatcher and Blair mould? That doesn’t feel very KS?
c) Is the physical building of No. 10 fit for purpose or do you need to start to rethink?
September 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If you want No. 10 to become a dept in its own right
a) What does that mean for the cabinet office?
b) Does that mean a more ‘Presidential’ style in the Thatcher and Blair mould? That doesn’t feel very KS?
c) Is the physical building of No. 10 fit for purpose or do you need to start to rethink?
a) What does that mean for the cabinet office?
b) Does that mean a more ‘Presidential’ style in the Thatcher and Blair mould? That doesn’t feel very KS?
c) Is the physical building of No. 10 fit for purpose or do you need to start to rethink?
Reposted by Reza Schwitzer
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August 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Yes I do agree that the application of the test needs more nuance than it probably will have. Haven’t seen the details apart from on this page
www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/fast-stream/...
www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/fast-stream/...