The National School of Government (previously known as the Civil Service College and the Centre for Management and Policy Studies, or CMPS) was the part of the

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that ran training, organisational development and consultancy courses for UK civil servants and private individual learners. It was mostly based at

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, near

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, but had other centres on Belgrave Road in

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, and later in

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History

The Civil Service College was established at

in June 1970. It evolved to become the National School of Government which also managed

Sunningdale Institute The National School of Government (previously known as the Civil Service College and the Centre for Management and Policy Studies, or CMPS) was the part of the Cabinet Office that ran training, organisational development and consultancy courses ...

– a virtual academy of leading thinkers on management, organisation and governance. The National School of Government closed on 31 March 2012, with only a few of its main functions being taken on by a new body, Civil Service Learning, which is part of the

.Civil Service Learning - Gov.UK
/ref> In 2021, it was announced by the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit (GSCU) that the Government Campus will be formed, to unite all government training, whether provided centrally, or designed and delivered by professions, functions, and departments.

Sunningdale Institute

The Sunningdale Institute was an academy managed by the National School of Government, described as "a virtual academy of leading thinkers on management, organisation and governance".

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External links

National School of GovernmentNational School of Government, Sunningdale Institute
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