News & opinion

Our latest news, and opinions from across the sector.

Policy — 23 Mar 2022

NCB's response to Spring Statement

Rampant inflation is driving us towards a child poverty catastrophe, and the impact could devastate the lives of this generation of children. This is NCB's response to the Spring Statement.

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Social care & looked after children — 11 Mar 2022

How my experience of the care system is informing work to improve outcomes

My name is Aimee and I’m a Scottish member of the Living Assessments project at NCB. This is part two of my blog about the work I have been doing as an Expert by Experience in children's social care.

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News & opinion — 10 Mar 2022

Evaluation of Jersey early years programme shows impressive impact despite challenges of the pandemic

The evaluation found the project is helping improve standards in nurseries and early years settings, and developing practitioners understanding and skills so they can support children to meet their early learning goals, especially in reading, writing, and numbers.

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Policy — 7 Mar 2022

Babies, children and young people to be integral part of Health and Care Bill

After nearly a year of collective effort by the children's sector - led by the Children and Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG) - NCB and Council for Disabled Children are delighted that babies, children and young people will now be an integral part of the Health and Care Bill.

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Participation — 4 Mar 2022

Our Turn to Talk Podcasts

Hear the views of young people on the issues that matter most to them in this series of podcasts.

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Policy — 18 Feb 2022

What needs to change in the children’s social care system - an Expert by Experience’s perspective

Aimee, a Scottish member of the Living Assessments project at the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), gives her perspective on what needs to change in the children’s social care system.

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News & opinion — 2 Feb 2022

Leading children’s charities warn of risks in Levelling Up plans

In response to Michael Gove's White Paper on Levelling Up, NCB, End Child Poverty, Barnardo’s, Save the Children, The Children’s Society and Action for Children have issued a joint statement.

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Policy — 14 Dec 2021

If integration is the aim, then every minister needs to be a minister for children

This point was powerfully brought home when the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children met to discuss putting children at the heart of Integrated Care Systems, the new structures being established by the forthcoming Health and Care Act.

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Inequality & poverty — 8 Dec 2021

Personalised care could ‘revolutionise’ mental health support for disadvantaged children and young people

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Wellbeing & mental health — 7 Dec 2021

Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in Young People - Insight Report

An insight report from the LINKS team

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News & opinion — 6 Dec 2021

Statement on the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

There are three important issues that underpin the context in which this appalling murder has occurred.

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SEND & inclusion — 25 Nov 2021

Anxious children, anxious adults and anxious me

Louise Davis is a Psychology student on placement with NCB’s Research and Policy team. In this blog she reflects on our report into the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Northern Ireland.

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