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Contract Management 

The Contract Management Development Programme is an opportunity for those involved in contract management to refresh their skills, build on their existing knowledge and expertise and refamiliarize themselves with key […]

Jo Peters, Next Generation Local Government Finance

Are you ready for the next generation? Where is local government in the rapidly changing world of finance? Are the skills in place to navigate the change? If you are […]

The Public Service Transformation Academy – about us and our offers

The Public Service Transformation Academy is a not-for-profit social enterprise, led by RedQuadrant, with partners including NCVO, Browne Jacobson LLP, E3m, TSIP, Nesta, Basis and members of the Public Service […]

Events & Programmes

NEWS

Fiscal Devolution: why we need it and how to make it work. New Local.

Fiscal devlolution is coming out of the policy wilderness, according to New Local. Read more now.

Jon Alexander, #CouncilCulture: How can we really shift the relationship between councils and citizens? New Citizenship Project

A new collaborative innovation project from the New Citizenship Project aimed at breaking the gravitational pull of business-as-usual in local government. Check out its work now.

How can local areas ‘design out’ severe hardship? A new framework. New Local.

Action is urgently needed to respond to the growing number of people across the UK experiencing the most severe forms of hardship, writes Grace Pollard for New Local.

“I loved the interactive style of training which focused on practical application in our work rather than dwelling on theory. This was an inspiring course and one I would highly recommend.”

Transforming the public sector. Join Basis for their top rated PSTA accredited Master Classes. Last few places now available. Learn core methods like service design, agile, and LEAN, in an experiential way. Next up is ‘Whole Systems Design and Change’.

RESOURCES

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Apprenticeship in Systems Thinking Practice (with SCiO and Cherith Simmons). 

SCiO and Cherith Simmons have developed a new Apprenticeship in Systems Thinking Practice. From our CEO, Benjamin Taylor: “I take a deep interest in systems | cybernetics | complexity, because […]

Kit for Councils: A Pack for local authorities to support strong community relationships, from the Relationship Project

The Relationships Project has teamed up with Tony Clements –  Strategic Director for Economy at Hammersmith and Fulham Council – to develop a kit to inspire and support councils to […]

How are you doing on the eight aspects of commissioning?

The PSTA has been working with the Local Government Association to develop new tools for commissioners. This article by PSTA CEO Benjamin Taylor gives a first look at some of […]

WHAT WE DO

The Public Service Transformation Academy is a social enterprise, led by public service consultants RedQuadrant, the Whitehall and Industry Group, and partner organisations who are thought leaders in commissioning. We design and deliver exceptional development programmes to build capacity to transform public services.

We have taken over the running of the Cabinet Office’s Commissioning Academy, the government’s acclaimed suite of leadership development programmes for commissioners of public services.

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WATCH THE VIDEO

Watch the video to discover

Recorded at the Public Sector Show 2017, Benjamin Taylor talks about the PSTA and his consultancy RedQuadrant. Their mission is to help the public sector build its commissioning and transformation capability so well that consultants are no longer needed.

  • Five key questions to help you evaluate and improve your services using a systems leadership approach.
  • Five principles for the future of commissioning and transformation and how they apply to the different “worlds” of public services – citizen world, service world, management world, leadership world and learning world.
  • Why we should move beyond the idea of demand and need and instead focus on outcomes, allowing us to help people to achieve their life goals and purposes.
  • How triple loop transformational learning can help to change the identity of public services so that they are based on outcomes and not just the provision of services
  • Five tips to stop things turning out badly.

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