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Families need urgent action on cost of living

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
    • | CYP Now
The UK will enter what is tipped to be, in economic terms, the toughest winter in the post-war era amid warnings from organisations like Barnardo’s and Action for Children that vulnerable families will be hit hardest.

New Prime Minister’s key priorities for children

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
    • | CYP Now
Children’s happiness was already at a deeply worrying 10-year low when lockdown hit, according to our Good Childhood research, isolating them from friends, family and vital support. Now, families face another major shock as soaring inflation looks set to plunge more households and children into poverty. Yes, we are facing a cost-of-living crisis – but we are also facing a crisis in our children’s wellbeing.

New term target: more collaboration in education

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
    • | CYP Now
September is a bittersweet month for many in England and Wales, forever connected with the end of the summer holidays and the start of a new school year. To embrace the spirit of a fresh start, I’ve been thinking about what I’d like to see change this coming academic year.

Adoption system failings harm children’s life chances

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 26, 2022
    • | CYP Now
The adoption system in England is not working for children. There is overwhelming evidence that adoption is an excellent permanence option for children who had the toughest of starts in life. Yet, despite record numbers of looked-after children, only 2,870 adoptions were made in 2020/21 compared with 5,360 in 2015.

Ratios change not the solution to crisis in childcare

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 21, 2022
    • | CYP Now
In July 2021, I wrote about the challenges facing early years education, and issued a plea to the government to supercharge a system that is creaking when it should be thriving. One year on, what is the state of the sector?

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