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News & opinion — 11 Jun 2017

Award scheme recognises schools building better mental health

Since its launch in 2017, over a thousand schools have signed up for the Wellbeing Award for Schools. Their work has improved the mental health of tens of thousands of children, young people and staff members across the UK.

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News & opinion — 2 Jun 2017

Banter or bullying?

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News & opinion — 30 May 2017

Rewriting the Election Rules

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News & opinion — 19 May 2017

What are the party manifestos offering children?

Schools and mental health take centre stage, but the crisis facing children’s social care still isn’t registering on the political radar.

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News & opinion — 17 May 2017

Time to turn up the volume on the plight of children's social care

Under the radar of the daily noise of the election campaign the country’s council leaders have sent out the starkest warning yet about the state of services for vulnerable children.

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News & opinion — 14 May 2017

Next Govt must break the link between childhood poverty and poor health

There is a public health crisis in this country and it’s leaving our most disadvantaged children at risk of lifelong poor health.

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News & opinion — 4 May 2017

MPs back “whole school” approach to mental health and wellbeing

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News & opinion — 26 Apr 2017

Party Leaders must Wise Up to wellbeing in schools

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News & opinion — 24 Apr 2017

A manifesto for children

With the election campaign under way all the political parties will be working hard to identify the different groups of voters to target across the country. Whether it is the so called Worcester woman or the Labour voters who supported Brexit, vast resources will be used to win their hearts and minds.

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News & opinion — 29 Mar 2017

Government failing to account for children missing education

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News & opinion — 27 Mar 2017

Shedding light on the thousands of children missing education

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News & opinion — 20 Mar 2017

Failure to invest in children’s social care services ignores rising demand

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