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News & opinion — 7 Jan 2025

NCB welcomes two new Trustees

We’re happy to welcome two Trustees! Tayo Leigh and Onder Beter both joined the NCB Board of Trustees on 1 January.

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News & opinion — 6 Jan 2025

NCB statement on Govt. plans to reduce NHS waiting lists and improve elective care

The National Children’s Bureau fully supports the government’s manifesto commitment to raise the healthiest generation of children ever. The Prime Minister’s focus on reducing waiting lists, and the Elective Care Reform Plan published today, are crucial parts of delivering this ambition.

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News & opinion — 2 Jan 2025

Research in Practice Director Dez Holmes awarded MBE

NCB Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes and Director of Research in Practice Dez Holmes reveals her pride but also mixed emotions at being awarded an MBE in the King's New Year Honours List.

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News & opinion — 17 Dec 2024

NCB responds to Children's Wellbeing Bill announcement

Following the announcement of a new Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, the National Children's Bureau has issued the following statement:

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News & opinion — 11 Dec 2024

Statement on boost to early years funding

The Government’s mission to ensure that more children finish early education with a good level of development, has this week been backed by substantial extra funding. But it falls short in terms of the workforce.

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News & opinion — 9 Dec 2024

Now it's time to turn ambition into reality: NCB response to the government's Plan for Change

NCB welcomes the government's focus on children and young people within its Plan for Change and we look forward to hearing more detail in a number of key areas.

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SEND & inclusion — 4 Dec 2024

NCB and CDC response to introduction of new specialist places in mainstream schools

Amanda Allard, NCB Strategic Director of Practice and Programmes and Director of the Council for Disabled Children (CDC), responds to the announcement of extra funding to mainstream schools to support disabled children and children with special educational needs.

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News & opinion — 27 Nov 2024

Statement on video footage from Whitefield Special School

In response to the emerging evidence of abusive practices at a London special school between 2014 and 2017, we have highlighted the need for urgent action to implement recommendations for the separate review by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

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News & opinion — 22 Nov 2024

Young NCB members speak at Doughty Street Chambers event on child poverty and children's rights

Anna Feuchtwang, NCB Chief Executive, and two young people, Amir and Sam, attended and spoke at the Doughty Street Chambers seminar on child poverty and children's rights on 21 November.

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News & opinion — 18 Nov 2024

NCB reacts to Govt. announcement on children’s social care

We welcome the Government’s commitment to rebalancing the children’s social care system with a renewed focus on early intervention, accountability, and oversight. To achieve these goals, it is crucial that this ambitious rhetoric is supported by adequate funding.

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Policy — 15 Nov 2024

Government to tackle poverty affecting “children now and in future generations”, says head of Child Poverty Unit

The government is looking to take urgent action to improve the lives of children growing up in the deepest poverty, parliamentarians and senior civil servants heard at the first All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children (APPGC) meeting since the appointment of its two new Chairs.

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Participation — 7 Nov 2024

Finding true inclusion at Chickenshed Theatre

Hannah, who has been taking part in Chickenshed’s theatre workshops as part of NCB’s Changing Narratives project, writes about how this experience has allowed her to combine two of her passions and find a place where she feels feel truly at home.

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NCB welcomes two new Trustees

NCB statement on Govt. plans to reduce NHS waiting lists and improve elective care

Research in Practice Director Dez Holmes awarded MBE

NCB responds to Children's Wellbeing Bill announcement

Statement on boost to early years funding

Now it's time to turn ambition into reality: NCB response to the government's Plan for Change

NCB and CDC response to introduction of new specialist places in mainstream schools

Statement on video footage from Whitefield Special School

Young NCB members speak at Doughty Street Chambers event on child poverty and children's rights

Government to tackle poverty affecting “children now and in future generations”, says head of Child Poverty Unit

Finding true inclusion at Chickenshed Theatre

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