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Hello and welcome to our new look GSS newsletter!
To respond to the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown we have shaken up the format of our newsletters and are aiming to make them shorter and more frequent. Please let us know what you think by emailing gssnet@statistics.gov.uk.
What's new?
For the past few weeks people have been busy publishing content related to the coronavirus pandemic - here are some links you might find helpful.
Guidance
On the GSS website we have added a couple of pieces of "top tips" guidance and some information on tools you might make use of when working from home (particularly if you have to do a presentation over a conference call):
The Office for Statistics Regulation have also published guidance on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the regulation of statistics which we have linked to from the GSS website.
The Office for National Statistics have put together style guide guidance to use when writing about the coronavirus pandemic - scroll down until you find "Coronavirus and COVID-19". If you've not seen the Style.ONS website before, it is an online style guide informed by user research that can be used by all government departments to maintain consistency in communication.
Blog
We have published a few blog posts on the GSS website related to the changing circumstances the coronavirus pandemic has brought:
And finally,
If you're home schooling or looking for some quizzes to do over video call Hannah Thomas has also set up her own blog to share this kind of stuff.
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