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News & opinion — 10 May 2022

Corrosive effects of child poverty could scupper policy programme set out in Queen’s Speech

The government says its reforms to education “will help every child fulfil their potential wherever they live”, yet poverty and discrimination will scupper these ambitions, as it will for many other policies included in the Queen’s Speech.

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Policy — 25 Apr 2022

New law puts children at the heart of NHS integrated care

The Health and Care Act 2022, given Royal Assent today, will fundamentally change the way services are planned and delivered by the NHS, local authorities, and other key agencies.

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SEND & inclusion — 1 Apr 2022

SEND Green paper does not avoid worrying problems in the system

The Green Paper does not shy away from the poor outcomes and experiences of many disabled children and those with special educational needs. All too often, we’ve heard of inconsistent levels of support, delay, and unmet need.

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Policy — 28 Mar 2022

NCB's response to Education White Paper

NCB supports a world-class education system that empowers every child to fulfil their potential. For decades we have known that children who are more vulnerable, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, children from poorer backgrounds, and those who are Looked After, do not do as well as they should.

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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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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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Corrosive effects of child poverty could scupper policy programme set out in Queen’s Speech

New law puts children at the heart of NHS integrated care

SEND Green paper does not avoid worrying problems in the system

NCB's response to Education White Paper

NCB's response to Spring Statement

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

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

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

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

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

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

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