It describes an ambition for a system built on love, supporting families to thrive, and challenging systems and structures that do not work well enough for children. As directors of children and family services, this is the space we occupy day in and day out for the children living in our local areas.
Positively, recognition of the impact of poverty on children is embedded in the Department for Education’s policy paper, Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive and includes the ambition that children must have the best start in life, irrespective of their family’s financial situation. The establishment of a new cross government Child Poverty Taskforce is a welcome start to tackling this issue that has long affected far too many children.
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