The National School of Government (previously known as the Civil Service College and the Centre for Management and Policy Studies, or CMPS) is a part of the Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....

 that runs training, organisational development and consultancy courses for UK civil servants

British Civil Service

Her Majesty's Home Civil Service, also known as the Home Civil Service, is the permanent bureaucracy of Crown employees that supports Her Majesty's Government - the government of the United Kingdom, composed of a Cabinet of ministers chosen by the prime minister, as well as the devolved...

 and private individual learners. It is based at Sunningdale Park

Sunningdale Park

Sunningdale Park is a meeting and conference venue in Sunningdale, Berkshire that is run by De Vere Venues.In grounds of there is a Grade II listed neo-georgian mansion called Northcote House which was built in 1930 and in which notable features include the grand staircase and front portico...

, near Ascot

Ascot, Berkshire

Ascot is a village within the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting...

 in Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, but has other centres in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

 and London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

.

National School of Government also manages Sunningdale Institute

Sunningdale Institute

The Sunningdale Institute is an academy managed by the United Kingdom's National School of Government, described as "a virtual academy of leading thinkers on management, organisation and governance."- External links :*...

– a virtual academy of leading thinkers on management, organisation and governance.

External links

• National School of Government