News & opinion

Our latest news, and opinions from across the sector.

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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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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Bereavement & loss — 17 Nov 2021

Off the radar: the children who lost a parent during Covid

Campaigners are calling for a renewed focus on the children who have lost their parent or carer during Covid-19, warning their plight has dwindled in the public consciousness as the pandemic desensitises us to loss and grief.

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News & opinion — 15 Nov 2021

‘One Kind Word’ vital to counter the bullying suffered by one in five children

As three-quarters of schools in the UK - over 7 million children and young people - celebrate Anti-Bullying Week and Odd Socks Day, campaigners are asking young and old alike to focus on the importance of acts of kindness, starting with ‘One Kind Word’.

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News & opinion — 27 Oct 2021

Rishi Sunak’s promise of new direction for children and families requires sustained investment

STATEMENT ON THE BUDGET AND SPENDING REVIEW BY NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BUREAU

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News & opinion — 26 Oct 2021

New funding announced for 30,000 special school places must be accompanied by investment in early intervention

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