1. A Better Start Finishing Your Application 5 February 2014

2. Aim of the day To help you submit a great application

3. Structure of the day 11.00Welcome and introduction 11.15Finishing your application: key messages 11.30Decision-making 11.45Best Beginnings – Baby Buddy App 12:00Workshops 13:00Lunch, networking, market stalls 13:30Surgeries, networking and market stalls 15:45Final words 16:00 Close

4. Twitter @BIGFirstYears #ABetterStart Wifi password: 4spireLS1

5. A Better Start film

6. Finishing your application: key messages 1 Make the 3 ABS outcomes clear 2 Balance evidence, science and innovation 3 Balance local provision 4 Leverage – show us the money 5 Plans with progressively less detail 6 Diversity and equalities considerations 7 Committed and continuous leadership

7. Decision-making

8. Who makes the decision? Scott Greenhalgh, Chair of A Better Start steering group Private equity investor and banker Nalini Varma Member of the Big Lottery Fund’s England Committee Lay member of General Medical Council Nat Sloane Chair of Big Lottery Fund’s England Committee Co-founder and Vice Chair of Impetus Trust Steve Richards Member of the Big Lottery Fund’s England Committee Chair of Quality Solicitors and former CEO of Interflora

9. Who makes the decision? George Hosking Chief Executive of the Wave Trust Author of ‘Age of Opportunity’ Naomi Eisenstadt First Director of Sure Start Unit Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University Kate Billingham Former Director of Family Nurse Partnership and Deputy Chief Nurse for England International advisor on children’s health

10. How will they make the decision? Decision Application and assessment report Social Research Unit readiness assessment Warwick University assessment of evaluation potential Presentation and interview

11. How will they make the decision? Decision Application and assessment report Social Research Unit readiness assessment Warwick University assessment of evaluation potential Presentation and interview

12. Application and assessment report NeedOutcomesApproachCapability

13. How will they make the decision? Decision Application and assessment report Social Research Unit readiness assessment Warwick University assessment of evaluation potential Presentation and interview

14. SRU readiness assessment LeadershipPartnershipLogicRisks

15. How will they make the decision? Decision Application and assessment report Social Research Unit readiness assessment Warwick University assessment of evaluation potential Presentation and interview

16. Warwick assessment of evaluation potential Measuring Impact Testing particular interventions Working with Warwick Other evaluations

17. How will they make the decision? Decision Application and assessment report Social Research Unit readiness assessment Warwick University assessment of evaluation potential Presentation and interview

18. 20 minute presentation 70 minute interview No more than 5 people from your partnership No powerpoint, slideshow, film, digital media or any other technology You may bring handouts Assume we’ve read and understood your bid

19. What happens next 28 February Deadline March - April Assessment 6-9 May Presentations 12 May Decision-day Early June Communication June – Nov Set-up December Projects start

20. Baby Buddy app

21. Workshops 1 Partnership agreements Reena Roojam, Solicitor, Big Lottery Fund 2 Capital support Alex Edwards, Capital Advisor, Big Lottery Fund 3 Outcomes Gill Hart, Matt Riddell, Angela Brecknell, Big Lottery Fund and Tim Hobbs, Social Research Unit

22. Lunch

23. Surgeries 13:30 – 14:1514:15 – 15:0015:00 – 15:45 Sam BakerBlackpoolLutonManchester Angela BrecknellMiddlesbroughSouthend Nicola BrownLambethNorthumberlandSheffield Abbie RedpathLewishamNewcastle Matthew RiddellHaringeyMedwayNottingham Alison ListerBradford Catherine PritchardLeicester

24. Market stalls Organisations Family Links Family Nurse Partnership Best Beginnings Media Trust Children’s Food Trust Fatherhood Institute Foundation of Light Maternal Mental Health Alliance Wave Trust WY-FI project Warwick Partnership PSSRU at LSE Food for Life Partnership National Literacy Trust Tommy’s Social Research Unit Big Lottery Fund

25. Aim of the day: was it met? To help you submit a great application