Dan Paskins2023 — Year in ReviewWorking for Save the Children this year has felt a bit like trying to run up the down escalator.Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 2023
Dan PaskinsRemoving barriers to help families get onI spoke earlier this week at a meeting at Conservative Party Conference organised with Bright Blue on the topic of Supporting the Family…Oct 5, 2023Oct 5, 2023
Dan PaskinsWhat’s next for childcare (continued)Three months on from the UK government’s budget, there continues to be lots of interest in, and debate about, childcare policy.Jun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
Dan PaskinsWhat’s next for childcare?Yesterday the UK Government announced the biggest ever expansion of childcare in England. With all the different challenges facing the…Mar 16, 2023Mar 16, 2023
Dan Paskins2022 — Year in ReviewLast year I wrote a review of what I’d learned from working at Save the Children UK. I thought it would be a good idea to do something…Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Dan PaskinsTips for successful place-based fundingLast week I spoke to a group of funders about place-based funding. There’s lots of great resources available about how funders can enable…Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022
Dan PaskinsWhat’s gone wrong with the Youth Investment Fund?The Youth Investment Fund (YIF) was originally announced in 2019 as a £500m programme. Bidding for the first £10m tranche of funding has…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Dan PaskinsYear (and a bit) in review: UK Impact at Save the ChildrenI joined Save the Children UK in May 2020 as their new Director of UK Impact. In that time, I’ve learned a lot. For example, “if you need…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
Dan PaskinsFrom the archives: A better Child Poverty BillThis weekend, Labour is gathering in Brighton to discuss how to help people in tough economic times and to grow the economy after Covid-19…Sep 24, 2021Sep 24, 2021
Dan PaskinsWhat each role does in a policy development teamJames Plunkett recently wrote an excellent blog on trying to apply the principles of software development to how to develop policy…Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021
