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News & opinion — 21 Jul 2025

Valuing and celebrating South Asian heritage

Lauren Archer, NCB's Senior DEI Lead, reflects on how important representation is to ensuring that future generations of young South Asian children and young people can see themselves reflected in the charity sector.

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News & opinion — 11 Jul 2025

Vision, compassion and innovation: Laura's lasting legacy for children and families

In loving memory of Laura McFarlane 1960 - 2025.

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Policy — 7 Jul 2025

NCB response to the Best Start in Life strategy

We welcome the ambition - now we must ensure it is matched by the investment needed to deliver the best start in life for every child.

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Policy — 3 Jul 2025

NCB reaction to 10 Year Health Plan for England

We welcome the clear vision for children outlined in the 10 Year Health Plan and now await details on how the government will work with children and families to implement its ambition to create the healthiest generation of children ever.

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The early years — 27 Jun 2025

Evaluation shows Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme is improving outcomes for young children

An independent evaluation of the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme supports the case for a Hub model for the early years sector and finds positive responses from settings and concludes changes made to practice will benefit children across all outcomes.

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News & opinion — 26 Jun 2025

Early findings show promise in new whole-school approach to pupil belonging

NCB has published its interim findings from its Belonging Matters programme, a whole-school initiative developed to improve pupils' sense of belonging.

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Policy — 23 Jun 2025

Collaborating to create evidence-informed insights to shape policy and improve outcomes for children

Collaboration is central to the way we work at NCB and a great example of that is our award-winning work with the University of Cambridge.

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Policy — 12 Jun 2025

NCB reaction to Spending Review: A plan for children that still hangs in the balance

We welcome extra funding to support children and families in the 2025 Spending Review, but urge the Prime Minister to hold true to his commitment to lead a child-centred government.

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Policy — 11 Jun 2025

Children's Charities Coalition responds to Spending Review

The Children's Charities Coalition, which includes NCB, welcomes the 2025 Spending Review's commitment to early intervention, but says investment in children's social care is short of what is urgently required.

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The early years — 9 Jun 2025

A Better Start's NCB-led learning and evidence programme extended

An ambitious programme of shared early years learning and development led by NCB will be extended, with continued funding from The National Lottery Community Fund.

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The early years — 5 Jun 2025

Reflections on the NCB Summit: How neighbourhoods help support better starts for children

NCB Trustee Steve Crocker reflects on last month's NCB Summit: A shared vision from conception to reception and underlines the importance of local partnerships in creating better outcomes for babies and young children.

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Inequality & poverty — 5 Jun 2025

NCB CEO responds to expansion of free school meals for families on Universal Credit

Giving every child on Universal Credit access to free schools meals is a clear sign the Government is recognising the scale of child poverty and the action needed to address it.

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Valuing and celebrating South Asian heritage

Vision, compassion and innovation: Laura's lasting legacy for children and families

NCB response to the Best Start in Life strategy

NCB reaction to 10 Year Health Plan for England

Evaluation shows Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme is improving outcomes for young children

Early findings show promise in new whole-school approach to pupil belonging

Collaborating to create evidence-informed insights to shape policy and improve outcomes for children

NCB reaction to Spending Review: A plan for children that still hangs in the balance

Children's Charities Coalition responds to Spending Review

A Better Start's NCB-led learning and evidence programme extended

Reflections on the NCB Summit: How neighbourhoods help support better starts for children

NCB CEO responds to expansion of free school meals for families on Universal Credit

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