This blog looks at the available sources of data about smoking in more detail. It also looks at what the data tell us about smoking trends.
Learn more on Tobacco trends: how changes to surveys during the pandemic affected smoking estimatesShamela Pepper-Grainger looks back at the successes of the user engagement champion network over the last year.
Learn more on Championing our Champions!Today we are pleased to launch our Harmonisation Workplan for 2022 onwards. This sets out our priority areas of work to review and update our standards and guidance. It also shows how we are responding to the Inclusive Data Task Force recommendations by putting inclusivity at the heart of what we do.
Learn more on Harmonisation: An opportunity to build inclusive foundationsJohn Bates and Adriana Castaldo discuss what they have learned from taking part in the GSG reverse mentoring scheme.
Learn more on A success story from the Government Statistician Group (GSG) reverse mentoring schemeSophie Skillings and Richard Laux share what they learned from their reverse mentoring partnership.
Learn more on Reverse Mentoring from two perspectivesJason Bradbury shares what he learned from his reverse mentoring partnership with Lilian Oluwakuyide.
Learn more on What I learned from a Reverse Mentoring partnershipPresenting statistics to the nation at the coronavirus (COVID-19) press conferences It’s hard to believe that we’ve been supporting the 10 Downing Street press conferences for a year now. Back in March 2020, along with the rest of the UK, we started watching these briefings on the television. We remember wondering… who is producing these […]
Learn more on Next slide, please!I have been a statistician in government for over eight years and have had quite the journey. My main takeaway? You will develop your skills most in those roles outside of your comfort zone (scary but true)! My first role was in the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in data collection – coming from a maths background […]
Learn more on My leadership journey as a statisticianI have been in the Civil Service as a statistician for 20 years, and each time the potential of a job in the private sector has reared its head, I have found a reason to stay. Why? Impact and public service During coronavirus (COVID-19), and earlier in my career during the summer riots and at […]
Learn more on Why I stayed with the Civil Service as a statistical leaderI worked at BBC News at the end of 2019 and it was an incredible experience. There are a number of different ways you can contribute to their work and the experienced and talented Head of Statistics there is able to tailor your experience there so you can make the most of your time. For […]
Learn more on My secondment at the BBC during the General Election