Civil Service vacancies normally select only the behaviours relevant to the role. Each individual page below explains the official criteria and shows the type of strategic ownership, judgement and wider impact expected at Grade 7.
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The nine Grade 7 behaviour statement guides
Grade 7 Seeing the Big Picture Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Changing and Improving Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Making Effective Decisions Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Leadership Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Communicating and Influencing Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Working Together Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Developing Self and Others Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Managing a Quality Service Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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Grade 7 Delivering at Pace Behaviour Statements
Exact Grade 7 and Grade 6 criteria, scoring strategy and three full examples.
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What a strong Grade 7 behaviour statement needs
- A situation with genuine complexity, consequence or ambiguity.
- A clear Grade 7 responsibility and the authority you personally held.
- Decisions and reasoning, including evidence, options, challenge and risk.
- Influence across teams, professions, senior stakeholders or external partners.
- A result that demonstrates wider delivery, public value, service quality, capability or reduced risk.
Keep the action section dominant
For a 250-word statement, spend very little space introducing the background. The assessor scores the actions, judgements and result.
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