Rachel Wilcock
@rachelwilcock.bsky.social
👩💻 Data Science Lead @nestauk.bsky.social • interested in improving the use of data in the early years • PhD in 🌋 • quite often found talking about rugby or Taylor Swift • views my own
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Anyone interested in data and the early years should register for our upcoming event in Bradford, organised by the brilliant @rachelwilcock.bsky.social Register now! www.nesta.org.uk/event/using-...
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Anyone interested in data and the early years should register for our upcoming event in Bradford, organised by the brilliant @rachelwilcock.bsky.social Register now! www.nesta.org.uk/event/using-...
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📣 Calling early years professionals working with data.
We're hosting an in-person event on using data to improve outcomes in the early years.
Hear from senior leaders in policy and research, and connect with peers across the system to share insights and challenges.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45KIyIi
We're hosting an in-person event on using data to improve outcomes in the early years.
Hear from senior leaders in policy and research, and connect with peers across the system to share insights and challenges.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45KIyIi
June 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📣 Calling early years professionals working with data.
We're hosting an in-person event on using data to improve outcomes in the early years.
Hear from senior leaders in policy and research, and connect with peers across the system to share insights and challenges.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45KIyIi
We're hosting an in-person event on using data to improve outcomes in the early years.
Hear from senior leaders in policy and research, and connect with peers across the system to share insights and challenges.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/45KIyIi
On 17th June we’ll be hosting our “Using data in the early years” event 📊 I’m excited to share the agenda for the day including a session on “Using AI to improve early years data” and a keynote from Jonathan Slater, former Perm Sec at the DfE.
Register here 👉 www.nesta.org.uk/event/using-...
Register here 👉 www.nesta.org.uk/event/using-...
May 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
On 17th June we’ll be hosting our “Using data in the early years” event 📊 I’m excited to share the agenda for the day including a session on “Using AI to improve early years data” and a keynote from Jonathan Slater, former Perm Sec at the DfE.
Register here 👉 www.nesta.org.uk/event/using-...
Register here 👉 www.nesta.org.uk/event/using-...
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Hi BlueSky, we're looking for 3 policy comms leads (health, net zero, early years). @nestauk.bsky.social. Very open-minded on background. Drop me a line if you want to chat www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/
Jobs
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May 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hi BlueSky, we're looking for 3 policy comms leads (health, net zero, early years). @nestauk.bsky.social. Very open-minded on background. Drop me a line if you want to chat www.nesta.org.uk/jobs/
🚨 We’re hiring! My team at @nestauk.bsky.social are looking for a Quantitative Analyst 📊
If you’re interested in generating data-led insights which can have a real world impact, this may be the role for you.
More information in the job advert, but happy to answer any queries about the role!
If you’re interested in generating data-led insights which can have a real world impact, this may be the role for you.
More information in the job advert, but happy to answer any queries about the role!
Quantitative Analyst (A Fairer Start)
We are seeking a Quantitative Analyst to work in Nesta’s A Fairer Start mission.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! My team at @nestauk.bsky.social are looking for a Quantitative Analyst 📊
If you’re interested in generating data-led insights which can have a real world impact, this may be the role for you.
More information in the job advert, but happy to answer any queries about the role!
If you’re interested in generating data-led insights which can have a real world impact, this may be the role for you.
More information in the job advert, but happy to answer any queries about the role!
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Our innovation in the early years report shares what we've learned about how to innovate effectively in early years services www.nesta.org.uk/report/innov.... Read the report to see how we used a 'test and learn' approach to increase integration of health visiting and midwifery teams in Stockport
April 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Our innovation in the early years report shares what we've learned about how to innovate effectively in early years services www.nesta.org.uk/report/innov.... Read the report to see how we used a 'test and learn' approach to increase integration of health visiting and midwifery teams in Stockport
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4 years ago we launched Fairer Start Local – an innovation partnership with local authorities to test & scale new ideas for supporting early childhood development.
Our new report explores the findings from the programme and lessons on how to innovate in the early years. bit.ly/4jvjqsD
Our new report explores the findings from the programme and lessons on how to innovate in the early years. bit.ly/4jvjqsD
April 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
4 years ago we launched Fairer Start Local – an innovation partnership with local authorities to test & scale new ideas for supporting early childhood development.
Our new report explores the findings from the programme and lessons on how to innovate in the early years. bit.ly/4jvjqsD
Our new report explores the findings from the programme and lessons on how to innovate in the early years. bit.ly/4jvjqsD
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Today we launched the final report for A Fairer Start Local - innovation partnerships with the brilliant Leeds, York, Stockport & GMCA. I wrote this for the LGC on the lessons we learnt on innovating well, hopefully useful for the emerging Opportunity Mission!
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Tom Symons: Six lessons for early years innovation | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)
True partnership between families, communities, professionals, policy makers, funders, researchers and innovators is needed, writes the deputy director of
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April 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Today we launched the final report for A Fairer Start Local - innovation partnerships with the brilliant Leeds, York, Stockport & GMCA. I wrote this for the LGC on the lessons we learnt on innovating well, hopefully useful for the emerging Opportunity Mission!
www.lgcplus.com/services/chi...
www.lgcplus.com/services/chi...
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We have a great online event coming up on 24th April, showcasing our team’s brilliant work on A Fairer Start Local in collaboration with Leeds, Stockport and York local authorities. Free to sign up here: www.nesta.org.uk/event/a-fair....
A Fairer Start Local: how to support early years innovation in local authorities
Join us to discover how Nesta and three local authorities worked together to improve outcomes for children
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April 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We have a great online event coming up on 24th April, showcasing our team’s brilliant work on A Fairer Start Local in collaboration with Leeds, Stockport and York local authorities. Free to sign up here: www.nesta.org.uk/event/a-fair....
🧵 My team @nestauk.bsky.social recently did a really interesting piece of analysis comparing borrowing rates of library books to speech & language therapy referral rates in Leeds, showing that areas with high levels of re-referrals to SLT correspond with low borrowing of books 1/2
Using data to understand and improve book borrowing for children in Leeds
Working with Leeds City Council, we analysed library data to explore geographic and demographic differences in children's book borrowing and its correlation with NHS speech and language service referr...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🧵 My team @nestauk.bsky.social recently did a really interesting piece of analysis comparing borrowing rates of library books to speech & language therapy referral rates in Leeds, showing that areas with high levels of re-referrals to SLT correspond with low borrowing of books 1/2
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💡How can innovation work in practice to improve outcomes for young people?
We'll be sharing learnings from our Fairer Start Local programme on 24 April at an online webinar - exploring insights from our work with 3 local authorities.
Register to attend for free: bit.ly/41j24ZN
We'll be sharing learnings from our Fairer Start Local programme on 24 April at an online webinar - exploring insights from our work with 3 local authorities.
Register to attend for free: bit.ly/41j24ZN
March 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
💡How can innovation work in practice to improve outcomes for young people?
We'll be sharing learnings from our Fairer Start Local programme on 24 April at an online webinar - exploring insights from our work with 3 local authorities.
Register to attend for free: bit.ly/41j24ZN
We'll be sharing learnings from our Fairer Start Local programme on 24 April at an online webinar - exploring insights from our work with 3 local authorities.
Register to attend for free: bit.ly/41j24ZN
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I had a great time chatting with @danwuori.bsky.social last week about his daily videos and great book, The Daycare Myth. If you missed it, you can still watch our discussion here: vimeo.com/1067771392/8...
Thanks for stopping by Nesta, @danwuori.bsky.social! 🌟
Thanks for stopping by Nesta, @danwuori.bsky.social! 🌟
What we get wrong about early care and education with Dan Wuori
This is "What we get wrong about early care and education with Dan Wuori" by Nesta UK on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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March 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I had a great time chatting with @danwuori.bsky.social last week about his daily videos and great book, The Daycare Myth. If you missed it, you can still watch our discussion here: vimeo.com/1067771392/8...
Thanks for stopping by Nesta, @danwuori.bsky.social! 🌟
Thanks for stopping by Nesta, @danwuori.bsky.social! 🌟
Great piece by @nestauk.bsky.social head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Davina Majeethia, reflecting on why - despite recent events across the Atlantic - diversity of thought and experience has always been key to innovation.
Innovation needs diversity so how can EDI evolve?
EDI remains critical to organisational success in a global world
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February 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Great piece by @nestauk.bsky.social head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Davina Majeethia, reflecting on why - despite recent events across the Atlantic - diversity of thought and experience has always been key to innovation.
The government is putting integrated EY support at the top of the policy agenda in England, but getting the infrastructure for data collection and sharing right from the start is crucial.
I wrote a blog for @nestauk.bsky.social on lessons we can learn from Wales' Flying Start programme 🏴
I wrote a blog for @nestauk.bsky.social on lessons we can learn from Wales' Flying Start programme 🏴
Wales has valuable data lessons for England’s Family Hub rollout
We can learn from established programmes with data systems that help children, families and professionals.
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February 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The government is putting integrated EY support at the top of the policy agenda in England, but getting the infrastructure for data collection and sharing right from the start is crucial.
I wrote a blog for @nestauk.bsky.social on lessons we can learn from Wales' Flying Start programme 🏴
I wrote a blog for @nestauk.bsky.social on lessons we can learn from Wales' Flying Start programme 🏴
The wonders of the digitisation of the NHS never cease to amaze me. We have a new app but I can’t access it so I have to go in person to my GP in order for them to print off a letter containing a code so I can then login to the app 🙃
December 10, 2024 at 5:26 PM
The wonders of the digitisation of the NHS never cease to amaze me. We have a new app but I can’t access it so I have to go in person to my GP in order for them to print off a letter containing a code so I can then login to the app 🙃
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Sir Keir Starmer's Plan for Change speech includes ambitious targets for making more children "school-ready".
To achieve this, the UK government must focus on investing money where it delivers the most and scaling what already works, says Nesta's Sarah Cattan.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-pms...
To achieve this, the UK government must focus on investing money where it delivers the most and scaling what already works, says Nesta's Sarah Cattan.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-pms...
The PM's Plan for Change is a big moment for the early years
The new early years target creates urgency and accountability but needs laser focus and a clear plan.
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December 10, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Sir Keir Starmer's Plan for Change speech includes ambitious targets for making more children "school-ready".
To achieve this, the UK government must focus on investing money where it delivers the most and scaling what already works, says Nesta's Sarah Cattan.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-pms...
To achieve this, the UK government must focus on investing money where it delivers the most and scaling what already works, says Nesta's Sarah Cattan.
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-pms...
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How can we support pupils on free school meals to reach a good level of development? Colleagues from @nestauk.bsky.social worked with ACER on 7 case studies from Bexley to Warrington describing early-years delivery models that are particularly successful www.nesta.org.uk/feature/case...
From data to delivery: seven case studies on early-years practice in England
How seven English local authorities have supported disadvantaged children to achieve better early-years outcomes
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December 5, 2024 at 8:20 AM
How can we support pupils on free school meals to reach a good level of development? Colleagues from @nestauk.bsky.social worked with ACER on 7 case studies from Bexley to Warrington describing early-years delivery models that are particularly successful www.nesta.org.uk/feature/case...
Quick ask for LA/NHS people 🙏 If you work with ASQ-3 data or early years funding data and know which data system either of them sit on (e.g. SystmOne, EMIS, Synergy, Capita One) would you mind filling out this very very short form? forms.gle/jL7wranPu8Ko...
Thank you!! 🌟
Thank you!! 🌟
Early Years data systems
Quick poll collecting information on the systems that Early Years teams are using to record their ASQ-3 data and their funded childcare data (i.e. which system the setting attended by funded children ...
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December 4, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Quick ask for LA/NHS people 🙏 If you work with ASQ-3 data or early years funding data and know which data system either of them sit on (e.g. SystmOne, EMIS, Synergy, Capita One) would you mind filling out this very very short form? forms.gle/jL7wranPu8Ko...
Thank you!! 🌟
Thank you!! 🌟
New research from @unicef.org UK and @nspcc.bsky.social sets out how families experiencing poverty face barriers accessing early childhood services and how the UK Government can reform and rebuild these services so that they work for every child. Full report here: www.unicef.org.uk/policy/openi...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:52 AM
New research from @unicef.org UK and @nspcc.bsky.social sets out how families experiencing poverty face barriers accessing early childhood services and how the UK Government can reform and rebuild these services so that they work for every child. Full report here: www.unicef.org.uk/policy/openi...