Celebrating analysis in government
What better way to spend a morning than celebrating our esteemed Analysis in Government (AiG) Award winners?! The annual AiG Award winners’ event was a highlight in Analysis Function calendars last week with short presentations from all winning teams and accolades from their management teams.
One of the messages that resonated most was from Gill Churchill, Head of Research and Evaluation at Ofsted who celebrated her team’s “research that agitates”. Talking about the joint Inclusion award winners, Gill said the project successfully “agitates the system in a way that helps children, the most vulnerable who sometimes don’t have a voice”.
Also winning the Inclusion Award, Rhydian McCandless from UK Health Security Agency said this was the “best Teams meeting I’ve been to! What makes me proudest is the impact the work has had. Couldn’t be prouder of the team.”
Coincidentally marking her third year in the civil service this week, our Rising Star winner Delyth James said the event was a “lovely way to celebrate – being nominated for the Rising Star Award is the cherry on the cake”. Praising her work as the only statistician in her team, Stephanie Howarth, Welsh Government Chief Statistician applauded Delyth’s “impact on people’s lives policy making in Wales” and remarked that they are “proud and lucky” to have Delyth in the team.
Rounding off the event, our senior sponsors Jess Mitchell and Alison Woodhouse extended their congratulations to everyone, reiterating how “hearing about your fantastic achievements makes us feel very proud to be part of the Analysis Function…the standard was incredibly high so you should justifiably be very proud”.
Above anything else, attendees agreed that winning an award made them feel proud, also giving validation, making them feel elated and uplifted. Remember the awards will open for nominations again this autumn if you’d like to help your team to experience the ultimate celebration!
Continue the celebration during Analysis in Government (AiG) Month
Many of our award winners will be presenting live events or writing blogs about their work during Analysis in Government (AiG) Month which is coming up in May. We look forward to finding out much more from these exceptional individuals and inspiring teams so make sure to join us.
There are multiple ways for all Analysis Function members to join your award-winning colleagues by getting involved with AiG Month, including writing a blog or hosting a live event about your work. You’ll need to be quick if you want to present at this year’s event however as there are only limited spaces remaining… Find out how to secure your space to present on the AiG Month Hub.
To learn more, check out the AiG Month Hub (which has loads of information and resources) and make sure to follow us on Eventbrite to be the first to find out about AiG Month events as they start going live.