team development for Policy & Governance teams
you are
A policy, governance or compliance team in a public sector organisation. You turn political or strategic intent into workable policy, guidance and assurance. You gather evidence, consult stakeholders and draft documents that shape decisions, governance and public accountability. You ensure processes, risks and standards are understood, followed and properly recorded. You may write or review policies, board papers, strategies, briefings or reports, manage audits or coordinate responses to regulators and inspectors. You work closely with delivery, finance, legal and communications colleagues to make sure decisions are informed, compliant and defensible. You help your organisation act with integrity, meet its statutory duties and maintain public confidence in how it governs and delivers.
we are
A collective of experienced trainers and coaches who design and deliver team-based professional development programmes for public sector organisations.
We build CPD-accredited programmes around your team’s live work and priorities, helping strengthen collaboration, raise standards, improve team dynamics and re-energise people around shared goals.
what is it that we do for policy and governance teams
We provide team-based training for policy, governance and compliance teams across public sector organisations, including government departments, regulators, NDPBs, local authorities, NHS bodies, housing associations and emergency services. Each programme is built around your team’s live policy, assurance or governance challenges - real documents, decisions and coordination processes. We blend practical training, facilitated reflection and structured follow-up so that learning strengthens how your team analyses information, writes clearly, collaborates across functions and supports good decision-making. The result is sharper thinking, clearer communication and stronger collective confidence in how your organisation governs, assures and delivers.
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clarify purpose and outcomes
Refocus the team on what each policy, framework or assurance process is there to achieve. Strengthen shared understanding so effort is targeted on outcomes that make a measurable difference. -
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write with clarity and authority
Develop the ability to produce briefings, reports and papers that are concise, evidence-based and readable. Replace dense drafting with confident writing that informs decisions and stands up to scrutiny. -
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strengthen collaboration and influence as a team
Clarify how the team works together and represents itself externally. Align roles, messages and ways of working so your collective advice is consistent, credible and trusted across the organisation. -
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communicate assurance and risk clearly
Turn risk registers, audit findings and assurance papers into information people can act on. Present evidence, exceptions and recommendations in plain language that drives improvement rather than defensiveness. -
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manage stakeholders and exert influence
Build confidence to engage senior leaders, auditors and delivery partners constructively. Learn to frame challenge as support, negotiate priorities and influence without formal authority. -
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build integrity, resilience and culture
Foster openness, trust and professional pride. Create a calm, ethical team culture that supports wellbeing and sustains performance under public and regulatory scrutiny. -
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unleash innovation and intelligent automation
Explore smarter ways to work, from automating routine reporting to using AI tools for drafting, analysis or consultation insight. Build confidence to innovate within governance boundaries and free time for higher-value thinking. -
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embed learning and continuous improvement
Use audits, reviews and lessons learned to refine processes and prevent repeat issues. Build simple feedback loops so governance adds value rather than bureaucracy.
examples of some programmes we designed
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Writing Policy Submissions & Briefings
Give policy teams the skills to write concise, confident submissions and briefings that help leaders make faster, better-informed decisions.
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AI-Ready Teams
Equip your team to integrate AI confidently and safely. Map workflows, build prompt libraries and create practical processes that boost efficiency and quality.
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Resilient Teams through Change
Strengthen resilience and stability through uncertainty. Give teams practical tools to stay steady, connected and productive during organisational transformation.
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Project & Delivery for Non-Project Teams
Give operational teams project-delivery confidence. Apply clear, accessible tools and routines that improve planning, accountability and results without bureaucracy.
some content you may find useful
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Rethinking Value for Money in Public Service Delivery
Value for money isn’t a number or a slogan, it’s a way of thinking about how resources - money, time, people, data, partnerships - are turned into outcomes that matter.
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Team Resilience as Insurance against Uncertainty Fatigue
Uncertainty is one of the main causes of strain in the workplace.
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How to tell whether the public service message you’re reading was written by a machine - and why it matters
Let’s face it, we’re all using AI to write now.
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Why Digital ID Could Transform Public Services - and How
Digital ID is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. With the right ambition, the right safeguards and the right delivery, it can become a genuine breakthrough in how the UK serves its citizens.
how we add value
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training that drives delivery
We use your team’s live procedures as training material, so learning time advances real work and leaves you with habits and templates that repay the time invested.
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alignment with your agenda
Programmes are built around what your team is working to achieve, creating focus on priorities and follow-through on delivery.
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impact you can see
We assess your team and agree outcomes at the start, reporting back at the end. This helps you evidence the impact of the work you’ve invested in.
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expertise you can trust
Specialists with deep public sector experience who understand your pressures and priorities, sharing insight and best practice from elsewhere.
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continuity across programmes
Our associates work as one integrated team, sharing insight and context from every engagement so learning connects, progress builds and impact strengthens over time.
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more for your budget
Our collective model gives you specialists without corporate overheads, and transparent pricing for design and delivery, helping resources stretch further.
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expert partners who listen
We take the time to understand your team’s goals, challenges and realities, designing programmes that fit your needs and deliver lasting results, rather than forcing you into ours.
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energy that endures
Teams leave with shared tools, language and habits that raise standards, strengthen dynamics and keep people energised long after the programme ends.
What is the GC Index
Every Teamshaper programme starts with understanding how a team works. The GC Index is one way of gaining that insight. It’s a simple but powerful framework that shows how people make their greatest impact at work. Rather than analysing personality or job title, it highlights the distinct ways individuals naturally contribute to a team’s success: by generating ideas, shaping strategy, driving delivery, refining outputs or connecting people.
For public sector policy and governance teams, it provides a shared practical language for understanding how each member leads, collaborates and adds value. Seeing the collective profile helps identify strengths, gaps and where energy is concentrated or missing, insight that can make any development programme more targeted and effective.
The GC Index is an optional add-on to Teamshaper programmes, used where it adds clear value.
To help you experience its benefit, we’re offering a free no-commitment individual GC Index assessment and review for leaders or members of public sector or third sector policy and governance teams in the UK (organisations with more than 50 staff, one free assessment per organisation).
Click below to book your session and see how this simple framework can help shape your team’s growth.
how we work
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step 1: booking your consultation - FREE
Once you reach out, whether via email, phone, website form or LinkedIn, we’ll schedule your consultation. Alternatively, you can book it directly using our calendar tool for added convenience.
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step 2: initial call - FREE
Your first call with us is all about fact-finding, which is why we call it a Discovery Call. We'll take the time to understand your team or organisation, your specific needs and the objectives you’re aiming to achieve.
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step 3: in-depth consultation - FREE
We’ll then arrange a more detailed follow-up consultation, which may involve one of our associate trainers and relevant stakeholders from your organisation. This allows us to tailor our recommendations more precisely.
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step 4: proposal and refinement - FREE
Following our discussions, we’ll provide you with a detailed proposal. There may be some back-and-forth to fine-tune the details, ensuring everything aligns perfectly with your goals. Once agreed, we’ll send you an order form to formalise the engagement.
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step 5: programme development
With the order confirmed, we’ll start developing your bespoke training programme. This may involve refining existing materials or creating entirely new modules from scratch. We’ll collaborate with you throughout this process to ensure it meets your expectations.
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step 6: programme delivery
Once everything is ready, and based on the agreed delivery schedule, we roll out the training. We can handle as much or as little of the logistics and administration as you prefer, including: sending invitations and managing attendance, organising venues (if applicable) and handling pre-course communication. If your training is delivered virtually, we also provide a fully supported platform.
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step 7: post-delivery and impact reporting
After each session we’ll share feedback, highlight any issues and offer suggestions for improvement. Once a programme is completed, or at agreed intervals for ongoing training, we’ll provide a comprehensive impact and value report, including follow-up recommendations to maximise long-term benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Teamshaper specialises in bespoke team-based training for public sector organisations. Our programmes are built using 7 CPD-accredited modules that capture and distil many years of experience working with public sector teams. They provide a proven foundation while allowing each programme to be shaped around the organisation’s objectives and context.
We start by agreeing clear outcomes with the client, then design a programme that uses the team’s real work as the learning material, builds shared commitment within the team, and ends with documented actions and practical next steps. Where possible, programmes include a follow-up session to revisit those commitments, embed learning and refine what happens next. The result is training that creates habits teams continue to use in day-to-day work, making a lasting impact on how the team works.
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Teamshaper specialises in training for intact teams, because working with a team as a team can strengthen shared commitment and ongoing support.
We also deliver training for individuals and groups, including leadership cohorts and cross organisational groups, where that is the right approach. All learning has an individual component, and programme design always includes personal reflection and practical application. The format is chosen based on what the client is trying to achieve.
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Working with Teamshaper is collaborative, attentive and refreshingly straightforward. We take the time to really understand what your team is experiencing and what you want to achieve, then shape the right programme based on that conversation, our experience, and what we are seeing work with similar teams across the public sector.
You can be as involved as you want to be. Some clients like to stay close to the design, others prefer us to take the lead. We ask the right questions, propose a clear approach, and make it easy for you to influence the programme without having to manage it. Where helpful, we can also support with practicalities such as internal communications, attendance and delivery logistics.
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Yes. Teamshaper programmes are CPD accredited.
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Most Teamshaper workshops run as a full day (typically 7 hours including breaks), and some are designed as a half day format where that better suits the objectives and operational constraints. We also use our Teamshaper in Minutes micro-learning model to deliver short bursts of training at regular intervals over time.
Programme length is shaped by what the client wants to achieve. When organisations commission a single focused workshop, we often recommend an optional follow-up session several weeks later to help embed learning and revisit commitments.
We also design longer modular programmes delivered over time. In all cases, the structure is designed to support the outcome, rather than impose a fixed format.
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Impact is defined before any design work begins. At the outset of each team training programme, we work with the client to define the outcomes that matter and to agree what evidence will demonstrate progress. These outcomes might relate to confidence, behaviours, ways of working, decision making or delivery.
Our approach to measuring training impact is structured and explicit. We establish a baseline, capture the commitments and actions agreed during the programme, and gather structured feedback at the end of delivery against the agreed outcomes. This forms the basis of a post-programme Impact and Value Report, with clear data, summaries and visualisations that can be shared internally.
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Teamshaper meets public sector compliance requirements and is an approved supplier on the Crown Commercial Service Learning and Training DPS (RM6219 and RM6124) and the YPO Training Solutions DPS (000999).
We comply with the Procurement Act 2023 and hold Cyber Essentials certification, appropriate insurance and ICO registration. Full details are available on our Public Sector page.
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Teamshaper uses a transparent pricing structure based on the time spent designing and delivering your programme. Work is charged at a day rate, with any additional costs, such as travel or materials, agreed in advance and billed at cost.
Because Teamshaper operates as a collective of experienced trainers rather than a large agency, overheads are kept low. This means clients get specialised facilitation and programme design without paying for layers of account management or unnecessary infrastructure. Pricing is straightforward, predictable and proportionate to the work being delivered.