Sebastian Moore

Sebastian Moore

Writing, Research & Press

Essays, published research and the GOVBRM newsletter, plus coverage of my work in AI, business relationship management and the civil service.

Research

SSRN · Policy briefing · Posted 4 June 2026

How Apprenticeship Providers Underrepresent Care Leaver Eligibility: A Systematic Audit of Funding Exemption Guidance Across the APAR Register

A systematic audit of 107 apprenticeship training providers across universities, further education colleges and independent training providers. 64% made no reference to care leaver or EHC-related funding support on eligibility pages, and a further 24% referenced it only partially: a systemic communication failure with material implications for equitable access. The briefing sets out five policy recommendations, including a mandatory eligibility wording standard and an annual monitoring cycle. Written in a personal capacity under my Henley Business School affiliation, with the full dataset published openly.

GOVBRM

Writing

Apolitical · 5 September 2026

Why Public Sector AI Fails Before the Build

Why public sector AI money leaks before a line of code is written: unexamined assumptions, hollow vendor vocabulary and a missing orchestration layer turn technological power into dispersed energy.

Children's Social Care Blog, GOV.UK · 21 July 2025

My Path to the Civil Service: A Care Leaver's Perspective

For the Department for Education's blog for children's social care professionals: on the Civil Service Care Leavers Internship Scheme and the route from care into government.

Essay

From Care to Career: Social Mobility in the UK Civil Service

On the Care Leaver Internship Scheme, and what genuine social mobility looks like inside the public service.

Press & features

Universities UK · 2026

Contextual Admissions Guidance: Case Study

Universities UK published Sebastian's case study alongside its joint guidance on contextual offers, illustrating what contextual admissions make possible.

Northumbria University · The North Edit · 2026/27 edition

Featured in The North Edit

Northumbria University's flagship magazine, profiling the journey from County Durham care leaver to government AI leadership.

Also featured by Apolitical, Digital Leaders, ThinkDigital, ChronicleLive and Government Transformation Magazine.