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07/02/2012
Children and young people must have voice on health services

As the Health and Social Care Bill enters its final stages in the House of Lords on 8 February, children and young people's organisations have come together to urge Peers to make sure that children and young people themselves have a voice in shaping the health service.
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03/02/2012
Urge your council to support family and friends who are carers

Every year, thousands of relatives and friends step in to bring up vulnerable children who cannot live with their parents. The Grandparents Plus campaign, supported by NCB, is urging councils to support this invaluable work.
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26/01/2012
NCB welcomes 'landmark opportunity' to create an NHS for children and young people

NCB welcomes the launch of the Government's new Children's and Young People's Forum, which has been set up to 'maximise health outcomes for all children and young people'.
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20/01/2012
Play England calls for community action to help children missing out on outdoor play

More local support to help children play outside is being called for by Play England, part of leading children’s charity the National Children’s Bureau, as it launches the ‘Love Outdoor Play’ campaign.
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16/01/2012
NCB supports new guidelines on food and drink in early years launched by School Food Trust

Nurseries, childminders and other providers of early years services now have extra support on providing healthy meals for young children and to help reduce obesity in under-fives, thanks to new national, voluntary guidelines launched today.
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20/12/2011
Partnership Made Easy – Government funds a new £320k initiative to bring business together with the voluntary youth sector

Following yesterday’s announcement of new government youth policy ‘Positive for Youth’ a group of national charities are coming together to help broker relationships between businesses and organisations that support young people in England.
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16/12/2011
NCB's response to government plans to reduce ‘NEETS'

As youth unemployment soars to record highs, NCB welcomes government proposals to reduce the number of ‘NEETS’outlined in 'Building Engagement: Building Futures', but believes that the proposals fall short in several aspects: such as in supporting effective careers advice and tackling the root causes of challenging behaviour.
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16/12/2011
Children's footprints make their way to Downing Street

NCB supports the thousands of children across the country who have sent messages to the Prime Minister on cardboard and paper footprints, to mark the start of a year of action on children's rights.
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13/12/2011
Strong opposition to cuts to disabled children’s benefits

On the 12th December, the House of Lords voted on whether a 50% cut to disabled children’s benefits should go ahead. In the last 24 hours over 1700 families with disabled children have joined Peers in opposing this cut by writing to the Prime Minister calling on the Government not to target cuts at disabled children.
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08/12/2011
Care - a stepping stone to custody?

New research from the Prison Reform Trust and National Children’s Bureau (NCB), indicates that “looked after” may be a misnomer when it comes to some children in care. Most children are taken into care because they have been abused, neglected or experienced family breakdown.
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29/11/2011
Chancellor's statement must recognise and address children as the biggest losers in the current recession

Ahead of today's autumn statement from the Chancellor, George Osborne, leading children's charity the National Children's Bureau is calling for action to address the fact that children and young people are disproportionately affected by austerity m...
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25/11/2011
Youth Contract overlooks role of charity sector in improving young people’s employment prospects

Leading children's charity the National Children's Bureau, while welcoming today's announcement of the government's Youth Contract, believes it does not clearly recognise and support the vital role of the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in wor...
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24/11/2011
The ES Trust Consortium Celebrate Extension of Early Support

The ES Trust Consortium, comprising more than 50 voluntary, community and private sector organisations, is celebrating today's announcement from the Department for Education that they have been awarded the contract to extend Early Support, the succ...
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15/11/2011
Media Statement in Response to ‘Project Sharon’

The Anti-Bullying Alliance has been targeted by a bogus social media campaign dubbed 'Project Sharon'.
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14/11/2011
Bullying rife in schools with 1 in 4 kids saying they’ve been bullied in the last year

One in four children have been verbally bullied in the past year, according to figures released today by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, part of leading children's charity the National Children's Bureau.
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11/11/2011
EDCM calls on Government to include disabled children in extended free childcare

Proposals restrict access to free childcare and abandon requirement for Government scrutiny
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09/11/2011
Shiremoor kids needed for mammoth tree planting event

Play England, part of leading children's charity NCB, is asking children, parents and carers from North Tyneside to get their hands dirty onSaturday 19 Novemberto plant over 400 trees as part of the Exploring Nature Play project.
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08/11/2011
The coalition has betrayed a generation of children

'The coalition has betrayed a generation of children' says former Director of Play England.
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31/10/2011
Putting analysis into assessment

Following the Munroe Review of Child Protection, leading children's charity, the National Children's Bureau (NCB), is today (Monday 31 October) launching its latest book - Putting Analysis into Assessment.
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31/10/2011
Winning school stands tall

The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) - based at leading children's charity the National Children's Bureau - has joined forces with 'Stand Tall: A Rock Musical' to offer one lucky school the chance to work with the show's producers and record a song fro...
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28/10/2011
NCB launches new website

Leading children's charity, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has today unveiled its new website.
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20/10/2011
Confusion over NHS reform puts disabled children at risk

Every Disabled Child Matters and The Children's Trust at Tadworth have today (Monday 24th October) launched a new report - Disabled Children and Health Reform: Question, Challenges and Opportunities. To mark this launch charities, health organisati...
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20/10/2011
New NCB chief exec calls for action on life skills for young people

Today new Chief Executive for leading children's charity, the National Children's Bureau (NCB), Dr Hilary Emery, will lead a cry to action at the NCB Annual General Meeting, to help the most disadvantaged young people in our society.
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17/10/2011
Another austerity hit for families as children's centres face closure

Leading children's charity the National Children's Bureau (NCB) is today warning of further hits to working families and children most in need, as a new report reveals 47 Sure Start children's centres across the country are facing closure, thanks t...
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12/10/2011
Austerity measures are hitting children's charities hardest

New research published today by leading children's charity the National Children's Bureau with input from NCVO, finds that the children and young people's voluntary sector is amongst the hardest hit by government funding cuts and local authority au...
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10/10/2011
Health Bill must do more for children and young people

As the Health and Social Care Bill has its first debate in the House of Lords on 11 October, children and young people's organisations have come together to urge Peers to make sure that health reforms result in improved services for children and yo...
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04/10/2011
Are you ready for Anti-Bullying Week 2011?

The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), part of leading charity the National Children's Bureau (NCB), is calling on all schools in England to start preparing for Anti-Bullying Week 2011, which takes place this year from 14-18 November.
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05/09/2011
NCB publishes a new book

Leading children's charity, the National Children's Bureau (NCB), is today (Monday 5 September) launching its latest book - Listening to Young Children: The Mosaic Approach.
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