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Mobilise podcast from the Centre for Research on Play and Education, Development and Learning (PEDAL) at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. Mobilise is a mini -series in which Sally Hogg, Senior Policy Fellow at University of Cambridge, talks to leading policymakers and politicians from across the UK about how research can be used in policy to improve children's lives. We'll be finding out about the things our guests have achieved for children and about the challenges that ar ...
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Tim Loughton, former Children's Minister, talks to Sally about the importance of listening directly to children when making policy. Tim also reflects on what makes research relevant, and of the value of Ministers getting out on the "front line" to see things for themselves. We talk about why children are not enough of a priority, the frustration of…
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Professor Sir Harry Burns, Former Chief Medical Officer in Scotland, talks to Sally about how he gave up surgery to work in Public Health because he saw that his patients needed better wellbeing, not more surgery. Harry reflects on the science that led him to advocate for investment in early childhood, the importance of collecting data, and the val…
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Sir Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, talks to Sally about the role that charities can play in supporting research, development and innovation in public services. Peter also reflects on his time in the civil service, and the role of evidence, data and insight in driving up the quality of schools and children's services. We discuss the importance of …
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Baroness Beverley Hughes, Former Children's Minister talks to Sally about the "what works" culture in the last Labour Government. We hear Beverley's memories on the role of evidence in policies including Sure Start; tackling teenage pregnancy and the smoking ban; reflections on how evidence can help politicians make the case for change, and the cha…
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Carey Oppenheim, Early Years and Child Poverty expert, talks to Sally about her time in Government, establishing the Early Intervention Foundation and the lessons she has learned through her career. We discuss the early development and expansion of Sure Start; what we've learned about using evidence-based programmes, and the need to combine local c…
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Sir David Bell, Former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, talks to Sally about research, politics and the critical role that civil servants play in helping Ministers to navigate evidence. This is a journey through more than twenty years of children's policy from Every Child Matters, through raising the school leaving age, the Acad…
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Welcome to the Mobilise Podcast, a new mini -series from the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. This podcast was developed to help people who are trying to harness the power of research to improve children's lives and life chances. Through six episodes, we'll delve into the relationship between research, evidence and children's po…
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