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Embrace the unpredictability of adolescence

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 27, 2019
    • | CYP Now
In 1802, Wordsworth wrote: "The child is father to the man." In 2019, the phrase has added meaning: Greta Thunberg, at 16, has shown us a clarity of thought and purpose that puts world leaders to shame and she has inspired young people to speak out and to take action through school strikes.

Let practitioners solve today's challenges

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 26, 2019
    • | CYP Now
In 1939, George Orwell wrote: "We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." Orwell was reflecting on the nature of power at the end of a decade that had witnessed widespread human misery.

Fears over universal credit demand action

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 28, 2017
    • | CYP Now
The impact on poor people of the rollout of universal credit - the minimum six-week delay in receiving the first payment, the reduced amount that most claimants receive, the frequent slide into debt - is well known. But its impact on child protection has been largely overlooked.

End service barriers to give families a boost

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 19, 2011
    • | CYP Now
There have been numerous government-sponsored reviews over the past few months: Graham Allen on early intervention, Frank Field on social mobility, Dame Clare Tickell on the early years and Eileen Munro on child protection.

We must pull together for deprived children

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 22, 2011
    • | CYP Now
This week is the first week of the school break. It's a time for a holiday, time to play sport, time to take part in new challenges. But research has shown that disadvantaged children are more likely to fall behind their peers during this long summer holiday.

Fight against poverty must stay in spotlight

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 8, 2011
    • | CYP Now
Anyone who watched the BBC documentary Poor Kids last month will have been horrified to hear the stories, told by children themselves, about what it's like to be one of the 3.5 million children in this country who are growing up in poverty.

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