Stories

Welcome to our stories page - here you’ll find a collection of insights and learnings from place-based work, alongside our team and partners’ thoughts and reflections.
Illustration of Bronfenner's ecological systems model, a circular diagram of systems starting with the child.
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Scaling Deep for Wider Impact : Reach Foundation and Minderoo Foundation
Reflections on a study visit with Reach Foundation and Minderoo Foundation
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Tackling child poverty with place-based communities
Place Matters held a Collaborative Action Summit on Child Poverty, convening a diverse group of place-based leaders, funders, community organisations, residents, and policymakers from across the UK, Canada and Australia.
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Three Organisations, One Vision: What Sheffield Taught Us About Place-Based Partnership
A Place Matters reflection on our visit to Save the Children’s Early Learning Community in Shirecliffe Community
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Getting Mansfield's Children Ready: What Happens When a University Gets Involved
We visited Mansfield as part of our work to develop a practice framework for place-based approaches to early years. Nottingham Trent University is one of six organisations in our community of practice.
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