About Nesta

Nesta is a research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time, working across the innovation lifecycle.

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Education

We use bold ideas to help all learners make the most of the opportunities presented by our fast-changing future.

Maths Mission

Maths Mission was a series of pilots aiming to find innovative new ways to improve problem-solving and maths skills.

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Jed Cinnamon

Senior Programme Manager, A Fairer Start

Jed was a senior programme manager in the fairer start mission at Nesta.

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Kate Bower

Assistant Programme Manager, Education

Kate worked on the Maths Mission programme series of projects that run in partnership between Nesta and Tata.

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Omolara Olusola

Partnerships Coordinator, Education

Omolara was the Partnerships Coordinator in the Education team.

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Joysy John

Director of Education

Joysy was the Director of Education and led Nesta's work in education across innovation programmes, research and investment.

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Future skills

When today’s schoolchildren enter the workplace, many will be faced with roles that do not exist today. We want to equip these children with skills that are more resilient in the changing job market

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Harry Armstrong

Head of Technology Futures

Harry led Nesta’s futures and emerging technology work.

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Hasan Bakhshi

Director, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre

Hasan oversaw Nesta's creative economy policy, research and practical work.

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Cath Sleeman

Head of Data Science, Data Science Practice

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Dr Cath Sleeman was the Head of Data Science.

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Emma Sutherland

Assistant Programme Manager

Emma was an Assistant Programme Manager in Nesta’s Education team.

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Jed Cinnamon

Senior Programme Manager, A Fairer Start

Jed was a senior programme manager in the fairer start mission at Nesta.

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Toby Baker

Mission Manager, A Fairer Start

Toby worked with local governments to develop and pilot improvements to services that support young children and families.

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Nancy Wilkinson

Chief of Staff

Nancy works in the office of the CEO supporting Nesta's strategy, EDI goals, leadership team and thought leadership.

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Joysy John

Director of Education

Joysy was the Director of Education and led Nesta's work in education across innovation programmes, research and investment.

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EdTech Innovation Fund

Find out more about the EdTech Innovation Fund, part of a new £4.6 million programme to support more effective use of technology in education.

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Joysy John

Director of Education

Joysy was the Director of Education and led Nesta's work in education across innovation programmes, research and investment.

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Nancy Wilkinson

Chief of Staff

Nancy works in the office of the CEO supporting Nesta's strategy, EDI goals, leadership team and thought leadership.

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Toby Baker

Mission Manager, A Fairer Start

Toby worked with local governments to develop and pilot improvements to services that support young children and families.

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Lucy Turner-Harris

Senior Analyst, healthy life mission

Lucy is a senior analyst on the healthy life mission team.

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Solving Together Fund

A £40,000 fund to support two high-potential, early-stage interventions which aim to improve parental engagement in maths and maths outcomes for secondary students (11-16 years old), using digital technology.

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Kate Bower

Assistant Programme Manager, Education

Kate worked on the Maths Mission programme series of projects that run in partnership between Nesta and Tata.

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Jed Cinnamon

Senior Programme Manager, A Fairer Start

Jed was a senior programme manager in the fairer start mission at Nesta.

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We extend our impact through two specialised units that help people and organisations to solve complex problems and achieve their goals.

BIT

BIT helps clients from government, nonprofits and the private sector to improve people’s lives through our empirical problem solving and deep understanding of human behaviour.

Challenge Works

Challenge Works designs and runs challenge prizes to spark innovation in science, technology and society.

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About Nesta

Education

Maths Mission

Team

Jed Cinnamon

Jed Cinnamon

Kate Bower

Kate Bower

Omolara Olusola

Omolara Olusola

Joysy John

Joysy John

Future skills

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Harry Armstrong

Harry Armstrong

Hasan Bakhshi

Hasan Bakhshi

Cath Sleeman

Cath Sleeman

Emma Sutherland

Emma Sutherland

Jed Cinnamon

Jed Cinnamon

Toby Baker

Toby Baker

Nancy Wilkinson

Nancy Wilkinson

Joysy John

Joysy John

EdTech Innovation Fund

Team

Joysy John

Joysy John

Nancy Wilkinson

Nancy Wilkinson

Toby Baker

Toby Baker

Lucy Turner-Harris

Lucy Turner-Harris

Solving Together Fund

Team

Kate Bower

Kate Bower

Jed Cinnamon

Jed Cinnamon

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