Anna Heuschkel

Policy Researcher

Anna is Policy Researcher at the Centre for Young Lives. Previously, she worked as Researcher for a former Shadow Minister working on policy on fraud, cohabitation reform and whistleblowing and sexual harassment in the workplace. Prior to that she studied Politics and International relations at the London School of Economics before working for an MP as a Parliamentary Assistant.

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Anna

Funding the future of girls and young women's mental health

Turning the Tide on Rising Young NEETs: New report from Centre for Young Lives sets out a new vision for a system-wide approach to shifting the dial on young people not in education, employment or training

What does the first set of guidance for the Government’s new network of Best Start Family Hubs tell us?

What do the Government’s latest Early Years statistics tell us about the prospect of Ministers meeting their pledge to boost the number of five-year-olds reaching a good level of development?

The Centre for Young Lives responds to the Government's Early Years Strategy

This week, the Department for Education launched the government’s plans for reforming early years support, Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life. In a strategy reminiscent of the launch of Sure Start by the previous Labour government over two decades ago, Education Secretary Bridget Philipson announced plans which, if delivered and funded effectively, should have a transformational, long-lasting positive impact on children in their early years.

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Sophie Poll

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Ben Firth

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Kelly Pickard

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Anna Heuschkel

Policy Researcher

Anna is Policy Researcher at the Centre for Young Lives. Previously, she worked as Researcher for a former Shadow Minister working on policy on fraud, cohabitation reform and whistleblowing and sexual harassment in the workplace. Prior to that she studied Politics and International relations at the London School of Economics before working for an MP as a Parliamentary Assistant.

Articles by

Anna

Turning the Tide on Rising Young NEETs: New report from Centre for Young Lives sets out a new vision for a system-wide approach to shifting the dial on young people not in education, employment or training

What does the first set of guidance for the Government’s new network of Best Start Family Hubs tell us?

December 17, 2025

What do the Government’s latest Early Years statistics tell us about the prospect of Ministers meeting their pledge to boost the number of five-year-olds reaching a good level of development?

December 1, 2025

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Dr Amanda Gummer

CEO, FUNdamentally Children, Chair API

Arti Sharma

CEO, nutureuk

Dr Naomi Lott

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Law | Deputy Director of Careers (International), School of Law, University of Reading

Prof. Mark Mon Williams

Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Leeds & Prof of Psychology, Bradford Institute of Health Research