National School of Government


The National School of Government was the part of the Cabinet Office that ran training, organisational development and consultancy courses for UK civil servants and private individual learners. It was mostly based at Sunningdale Park, near Ascot in Berkshire, but had other centres in Edinburgh and London.

History

The Civil Service College was established at Sunningdale Park in June 1970. It evolved to become the National School of Government which also managed Sunningdale Institute – a virtual academy of leading thinkers on management, organisation and governance. The National School of Government closed on 31 March 2012. Very few of its main functions have been taken on by a new body, Civil Service Learning, which is part of the Cabinet Office.

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."