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Using Data to Support Better Place-Based Decisions: Mime talks with Future of London Charities & Social PurposeDashboards, Tableau & PowerBILocal & Regional GovernmentSchool ImprovementSEND & InclusionWho We Help

Using Data to Support Better Place-Based Decisions: Mime talks with Future of London

Mime recently joined Future of London’s From Data to Decisions workshop, alongside colleagues from London boroughs, housing associations, planning and regeneration.  Our presentation focused on a familiar challenge for many public sector organisations: there is a huge amount of useful data available, but it is often held across different systems, published in inconsistent formats or reported at different geographical levels.  We discussed how bringing this information together can help teams build a clearer picture of local needs and use evidence to inform planning and decision-making. The aim is not to replace professional judgement or local knowledge, but to give teams a stronger and more consistent evidence base.  We looked at public data…
Jamal Clement
August 7, 2026
A practical guide to using the Funding Futures dashboard & early years data Charities & Social PurposeDashboards, Tableau & PowerBILocal & Regional GovernmentMime Think PiecesSchool ImprovementSEND & Inclusion

A practical guide to using the Funding Futures dashboard & early years data

The Funding Futures dashboard brings together early years data and research in one place, helping charities, funders, local authorities and researchers compare areas, understand local patterns, and make better decisions for babies, children and families. This guide explains how to get the most from the dashboard and its supporting resources. Quick guide to using the Funding Futures Dashboard Compare your local authority with others across England. Explore early years data through maps, tables, and interactive filters. Understand the factors associated with children's outcomes. Support strategic planning, commissioning, evaluation, and funding decisions. Access research alongside the data for additional context. Every…
Jamal Clement
July 23, 2026
Funding Futures Launch Charities & Social PurposeCompany NewsEvaluation & SurveysMime Publications

Funding Futures Launch

Background Children from disadvantaged backgrounds too often start school already behind their peers, and these gaps frequently widen as they move through education and into adulthood. While this pattern is familiar nationally, some local areas are successfully bucking the trend and putting disadvantaged children on a much more positive trajectory. Launching the Funding Futures resources Over the past year, with funding from Collective Futures, the Henry Smith Foundation and the Ethos Foundation, we have worked with Isos Partnership and the Education Policy Institute on a major early years project: Funding Futures. This new set of research reports and online tools is designed…
Steve Preston
December 12, 2025
Funding Futures LA Webinar on our Early Years Research Analysis, Insight Reports & InfographicsCharities & Social PurposeLocal & Regional GovernmentSchool Improvement

Funding Futures LA Webinar on our Early Years Research

Together Mime, Isos Partnership and the Education Policy Institute recently launched Funding Futures – a set of research reports and tools to help funders, local authorities and policy makers target resources in early childhood at a local level for maximum impact on disadvantaged children. The project was funded by Collective Futures, Henry Smith Foundation and Ethos Foundation. On 6th November, Mime and Isos held a webinar for over 100 local authority professionals to share the findings of the research and demo the free interactive tools we built following the research. The workshop covered: ways of measuring gaps in outcomes in…
Steve Preston
November 7, 2025

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