Introduction
The Government School of Design builds public design capability across the UK’s Civil Service.
We help civil servants develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to make better public policies, services and spaces. Our learning brings together public purpose, evidence, people’s needs and the realities of delivery.
The school offers learning for civil servants, senior leaders, and existing and aspiring public design professionals.
Our learning offer
The school offers three programmes for different roles, levels of experience and development needs.
Design for Everyone
Practical courses for civil servants who contribute to making, improving or delivering public policies, services or spaces.
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Design for Leaders
Learning and consultancy services for Senior Civil Servants who commission, sponsor and create the conditions for effective public design.
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Design for Experts
Professional learning for existing and aspiring public designers, with routes to certification and Chartered Designer status.
Introductory Video
Watch: About the Government School of Design
Explore our mission, capability framework, and how we empower civil servants across the UK.
Our Partners
We work with national design institutions to strengthen public design research, learning and professional practice.
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Arts and Humanities Research Council are a research investment partner of the school.
Chartered Society of Designers
The Chartered Society of Designers provides professional certification and chartership routes for students completing Design for Experts learning.
Design Council
The Design Council is our research, advocacy and teaching partner. We work together to strengthen the evidence base for public design, promote its value and teach the Skills for Planet framework.
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is a research partner of the school.
University College London
The University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose is a research partner of the school.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford’s Circular Economy and Sustainability Lab are a teaching and research partner of the school.
University of the Arts London
The London College of Communication, part of University of the Arts London, is a teaching partner of the school.
Evidence & Faculty
Explore the evidence and professional practice that inform our curriculum, and meet the civil servants who teach at the school.
Evidence & foundations
Learn about the evidence, ideas and professional frameworks that underpin our approach to public design capability.
READ THE EVIDENCE
Our faculty
Our teachers are practising designers, policymakers and senior leaders from across the UK Civil Service.
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