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Tackle child poverty to secure future of NHS

    Opinion
  • Thursday, July 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Following the NHS’s 75th Birthday in July, commentators from across the political spectrum have been contemplating its future – with some concluding that the challenges are so significant that the patient has been admitted to hospital with the crash team on standby.

Charities collaborate to speak truth to power

    Opinion
  • Thursday, July 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The thorough reworking of the Illegal Migration Bill [now Act] as it made its way through parliament is an important reminder of how the charity and community sector speaks truth to power in ways that make policymakers sit up and listen.

Protect women in pre-birth care proceedings

    Opinion
  • Thursday, July 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
The number of newborn babies subject to care proceedings has more than doubled since 2007, and every year tens of thousands of women have involvement from children’s social care teams during pregnancy and early motherhood.

Keep children in custody at the front of our minds

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
A Child in Mind was the haunting title chosen by Lord Louis Blom-Cooper for his report into the murder of four-year-old Kimberley Carlile in Greenwich in 1986. The challenge of keeping the fate of children in custody in all our minds comes back to me regularly.

Make schools part of wider support system

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
You can understand if school leaders feel a little put upon. Not content with being tasked to prepare the next generation for the challenges of a rapidly changing world, policymakers are increasingly turning to schools to solve some of society's wider problems.

Lack of access, not technology, is enemy of play

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
    • | CYP Now
I often hear that “youngsters nowadays have had their imaginations ruined by technology – when I was young, all we needed was a Raleigh Chopper, a Rubik's cube, roller skates, the street”. I don't believe that children today have less appetite to play – it's a lack of opportunities to access play that is the key issue.

Asylum reforms are a gamble with young lives

    Opinion
  • Thursday, May 25, 2023
    • | CYP Now
At The Children's Society, we’re not just advocates. We’re a shield, a beacon, and a voice for children and young people needing safety and protection. That's why the government's asylum proposals are furiously ringing our alarm bells.

Reform Ofsted to focus on improving outcomes

    Opinion
  • Thursday, May 25, 2023
    • | CYP Now
In its Short Guide to Regulation the National Audit Office states: “Regulation is used to protect and benefit people, businesses and the environment and to support economic growth.” So, when there are calls for the abolition of Ofsted, I fall into the “be careful what you wish for” camp.

Help parents tackle risks of radicalisation

    Opinion
  • Thursday, April 20, 2023
    • | CYP Now
Parents have a vital role to play in efforts to tackle radicalisation and extremism among young people being both a source of advice in navigating online risks and an early warning system when problems arise.

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