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Home > About us > NAO Alumni Group

NAO Alumni Group

Welcome to the Alumni page of the NAO’s website – whether you are already a member or have just looked out of interest.

 

The Group is an informal network supported by the NAO and organised by Sarah Threapleton, Laura Jones, Karen Heard, Santosh Gora, Johanne Penney and Joanna Carabott that offers previous employees of the NAO the opportunity to stay in touch – for personal and professional matters.

 

The Group offers the opportunity to share knowledge of developments in Government and Public Accountability as well as the more fun social aspects and helps you keep up to date with happenings at the NAO through:

• this website
• a magazine (In Touch)
• a twice-yearly social/networking event with supplementary events if there is demand

 

We’ll also be setting up lists of members who have told us of specific areas they are interested in so we can inform them of events/ publications that might be of interest.

 

In Touch Magazine

 

"In Touch" is our magazine for Alumni members. It aims to keep you up to date with developments at the NAO and how the organisation has changed since you left.

 

An electronic version of the December 2009 issue is available for download (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format).

 

Issue 4, Issue 5, Issue 6 and Issue 7 are also available.

 

Social events

 

Our most recent alumni networking evening was held at the Science Museum on Thursday 12 November 2009.

 

Previous events have included:

• A networking evening at the Magic Circle Headquarters
• Portcullis House with speakers including broadcaster Jeremy Vine and ex-head of Ofcom, Stephen Carter.
• A tour of the Cabinet War Rooms.

 

Future events will be advertised here.

 

Vacancies at the NAO

 

If you are interested in returning to NAO, please check our latest vacancies.

 

In addition, our portfolio of international work is increasing and we do sometimes recruit from outside for certain posts.

 

If this is an area you’d be interested in, please email David Goldsworthy. Send emails to the NAO enquiries desk, marked for David's attention.

 

Conferences – forthcoming and past

 

The NAO hosts conferences from time to time that you may be interested in.
Details of forthcoming conferences and reviews of previous events are available on our conferences page.

 

Joining

 

If you aren’t already a member of the Alumni but are interested in joining, please download the Alumni form in Word format.

 

Return completed forms to Joanna Carabott

(Email Joanna through our NAO enquiries desk, please mark your email for her attention)

 

Contact us

 

Please remember that this is your group - feel free to let Sarah Threapleton, Laura Jones, Karen Heard, Santosh Gora, Johanne Penney or Jo Carabott know about anything you feel the Alumni Group could help you with.

 

We are particularly interested in hearing from alumni who would like to be profiled in "In Touch" – if you’re interested, please do get in touch.

 

Contact details:

 

Sarah Threaplton

Laura Jones

Karen Heard

Santosh Gora

Johanne Penney

Jo Carabott

NAO Alumni Group

 

(Email Sarah, Laura, Karen, Santosh or Jo using our NAO enquiries desk address. Please mark your email for their attention)