
Pete Ward
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Pete Ward
@PJTWard
Digital delivery @ NHS England + cycling aficionado. Views all my own









The team at @DfE_DigitalTech are obviously fans of lifelong learning, so it's no wonder they sought out a new incident-response process when their old one stopped being effective. 👨🏫 bit.ly/3DlVhTG

I believe in the power of education to make some difference to social inequalities, but I also recognise that wider social factors can trump schooling. The @ONS reveals FSM pupils can get the same grades as their peers but still go on to earn less: bit.ly/3zSgwJq





Ever had this message when trying to use a service: “Sorry, there’s a problem with the service”? Well our developers have created a Slack bot, a way to reduce incident times. And they've put the source code on @github. dfedigital.blog.gov.uk/2022/02/03/inc… #SoftwareDeveloper. @SlackHQ.






The link from Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution. The monasteries dissolved in 1536 did not have feudal lords, so the farmers that occupied them became the gentry who led to innovation & reform. More monasteries in an area= more factories 3 centuries later (Tawney was right)














