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Sebastian Moore
Writing, Research & Press
Essays, published research and the BRM Diaries 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.
Newsletter
Writing
Apolitical · 13 September 2026
Mind the Delivery Gap
How strategic BRM translates fast-moving tech into lasting public value: the delivery gap between what an institution intends and what it buys, and why the capability to close it keeps failing to find a home.
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.
TechUP · 2 July 2026
The Systems We Live In and the Systems We Build: AI Journey of a TechUP Learner
On moving from the care system to AI governance work, why rigorous understanding matters more than credentials, and a capstone workshop on ethical AI in the public sector.
Apolitical · 18 November 2025
HM Treasury's Innovation Day 2025: Highlights
What happened when the Treasury opened its doors to cross-government and industry innovation, and what other departments can take from it.
BRM Institute · 6 August 2025
Versatile by Design: BRM in UK Government
On why business relationship management is the connective tissue of government digital delivery.
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.
ICS Digital Blog, GOV.UK · 11 September 2024
Empowering the Digital Journey: Building Digital Proficiency in the Public Sector
On the cross-departmental upskilling sessions run through 2024, bringing generative AI, Power Automate and digital inclusion to thousands of civil servants.
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.
Northumbria University · 2026
From care leaver to government AI leader: Northumbria graduate's extraordinary journey
BRM Institute · 2026
Top BRMs 2026
Civil Service LGBT+ Network · March 2025
The Northern Echo BUSINESSiQ Award Finalist
Also featured by Apolitical, Digital Leaders, ThinkDigital, ChronicleLive and Government Transformation Magazine.
Photos
Press-ready photography. Free to use for editorial and press purposes with credit to Gavin Forster Photography · high-resolution downloads below each image.
