9 GRADE 7 POLICY CIVIL SERVICE BEHAVIOUR STATEMENTS

Grade 7 policy applications require more than a well-written example. Your evidence must show strategic ownership, difficult judgement, leadership through others and the ability to deliver across organisational boundaries.

This guide gives you nine complete Grade 7 Policy behaviour statements, with one full 250-word example for every Civil Service behaviour.

Each example is built around a realistic policy challenge and shows the level of responsibility, influence and decision-making expected from a strong Grade 7 candidate.

Who Is This Guide For?

This guide is designed for candidates applying for roles such as:

• Grade 7 Policy Lead
• Grade 7 Policy Adviser
• Senior Policy Manager
• Policy Lead roles assessed at Grade 7 level

The examples cover different forms of policy work, allowing the guide to remain useful across government departments and policy areas.

What Is Included?

• Nine complete 250-word behaviour statements
• One example for every Civil Service behaviour
• Grade-specific guidance explaining what each behaviour looks like in senior policy work
• A clear explanation of why every example works
• A full B-STAR breakdown for each statement
• A final quality checklist for reviewing your own application evidence

All Nine Civil Service Behaviours

1. Seeing the Big Picture
2. Changing and Improving
3. Making Effective Decisions
4. Leadership
5. Communicating and Influencing
6. Working Together
7. Developing Self and Others
8. Managing a Quality Service
9. Delivering at Pace

Built Around Realistic Grade 7 Policy Work

The examples cover credible senior policy situations, including:

• Redesigning a national scheme to address unequal regional access
• Improving policy development and assurance across a directorate
• Advising ministers on regulatory reform with incomplete evidence
• Leading a policy division through reduced capacity and new priorities
• Managing difficult communication around ending a grant arrangement
• Building agreement between departments, regulators and local government
• Developing policy managers and reducing reliance on specialist staff
• Improving consistency across a nationally delivered decision service
• Leading an urgent policy response following a court judgment

See What Strong Grade 7 Evidence Looks Like

Each chapter explains how the example demonstrates the behaviour, where the candidate shows Grade 7 ownership and why the actions meet the expected level.

The examples show how a Grade 7 candidate can:

• Connect policy decisions to wider government outcomes
• Provide clear recommendations when evidence is incomplete
• Lead through teams, specialists and senior stakeholders
• Manage complex risks and dependencies
• Work across departmental and organisational boundaries
• Deliver through others while remaining accountable for the outcome

Clear B-STAR Breakdowns

Every statement is followed by a breakdown showing how the evidence is structured through:

• Belief
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result

This allows you to compare your own evidence against a complete Grade 7 example and understand where the strongest scoring material sits.

What You Receive

• One downloadable PDF guide
• Nine full Grade 7 Policy behaviour examples
• Immediate digital access after purchase
• No physical product will be posted