The Autumn 2021 Cohort worked in their placements between October 2021 to October 2022. They joined the public sector at a time of Covid-recovery, an emerging cost of living crisis, and the unrelenting urgency of climate change. What is it like to navigate your first year of working in the public sector in this context?

Take a look at the collection of their reflections to learn about the diverse challenges they faced and how they learned to overcome them in their own ways.