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Timeline

Kick-off workshop

Winter 2022

Identify and test improvements

Spring 2023

End of phase one wrap-up workshop

Spring 2023

Phase two pre-delivery

Autumn 2023

End of phase two

Autumn 2024

Improving access to book-sharing programmes for families.

Book-sharing programmes, such as the Murray and Cooper shared picture book intervention have shown positive effects on children’s language development. However, there is a lack of effective book-sharing interventions developed for delivery in the UK, especially for younger children aged 0 - 2. There is also a general challenge with the accessibility for parents who find it hard to access in-person services. Playtime with Books is a promising digital book-sharing programme programme, developed by the Centre for Research on Play in Education, Development & Learning (PEDAL) at the University of Cambridge. It has been developed to help overcome some accessibility issues. The fairer start team at Nesta will partner with PEDAL to explore this programme’s feasibility for delivery at a wider scale across the UK.

Team

Pankhuri Anand

Pankhuri Anand

Pankhuri Anand

Analyst, fairer start mission

Pankhuri is an analyst in the fairer start team.

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Louise Bazalgette

Louise Bazalgette

Louise Bazalgette

Deputy Director, fairer start mission

Louise works as part of a multi-disciplinary innovation team focused on narrowing the outcome gap for disadvantaged children.

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Lauren Liotti

Lauren Liotti

Lauren Liotti

Mission Manager, fairer start mission

Lauren works as a mission manager for a fairer start, helping to narrow the outcome gap for disadvantaged children.

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Imran Nazerali

Imran Nazerali

Imran Nazerali

Designer, Design and Technology

Imran Nazerali is a designer who cares about people.

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Zhen Rao

Zhen Rao

Zhen Rao

Senior Researcher, fairer start mission

Zhen works as senior researcher for Nesta’s a fairer start mission.

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Suraj Vadgama

Suraj Vadgama

Suraj Vadgama

Director of Design, Design & Technology

Suraj leads the Design & Technology practice at Nesta.

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