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News & opinion — 19 May 2025

Reflecting on the NCB Summit and creating a shared vision from conception to reception

Alice Jones Bartoli, NCB Deputy Director Education and Early Years, reflects on the NCB Summit which brought together around 100 senior leaders from across the sector.

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News & opinion — 15 May 2025

NCB urges Govt to go further, as DfE announces expansion of mental health support for schools

DfE has pledged to expand Mental Health Support Teams to reach 900,000 more pupils by March 2026. NCB has welcomed the move, outlining where further work is needed.

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News & opinion — 14 May 2025

NCB convenes summit to shape shared vision for early years

NCB brought together senior representatives from across the sector and government to discuss a shared vision to improve outcomes for babies, young children and families.

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News & opinion — 8 May 2025

Anti-Bullying Week 2025 Launches with ‘Power for Good’ Theme and support from a Host of Stars

The Anti-Bullying Alliance is pleased to announce that this year’s Anti-Bullying Week will take place from Monday 10 to Friday 14 November 2025, beginning with the much-loved Odd Socks Day on Monday 10 November. The theme for this year’s campaign is Power for Good and it has already garnered support from a host of stars wanting to use their Power for Good to support the campaign.

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Policy — 25 Apr 2025

NCB convenes APPG for Children meeting to highlight priorities for Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

On 23 April, NCB convened a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children to discuss the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill before it enters the House of Lords for its second reading on 1 May.

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News & opinion — 3 Apr 2025

Children’s Charities Coalition urges the Chancellor to turbocharge long-term investment in children’s social care

The Children’s Charities Coalition is urging the Chancellor to turbocharge long-term investment in children’s social care to enable local authorities to rebuild early intervention services, preventing more children and families reaching crisis point.

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News & opinion — 27 Mar 2025

NCB response to new child poverty stats

These new figures are a shameful reminder of what happens when Government leaves gaping holes in the social safety net. Millions of children and families continue to live in poverty in the world's sixth largest economy.

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News & opinion — 26 Mar 2025

NCB response to spring statement

While there is much to commend in the government’s vision for childhood, we must never return to the misguided drive towards austerity, which disproportionately impacted children in the most deprived areas, sweeping increasing numbers of families into poverty.

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News & opinion — 20 Mar 2025

NCB’s response to new Families First Partnership Programme

The Department for Education has launched a new programme to drive forward changes in children's social care services across every local authority in England. In response, NCB has welcomed the news and called for the learning from pathfinders to be drawn on, so that all children - including those with disabilities - benefit.

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Social care & looked after children — 18 Mar 2025

Celebrating World Social Work Day and connections across generations

Susannah Bowyer and Lisa Smith, from NCB family member Research in Practice, outline the value of sharing practice and wisdom across teams and generations.

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Health — 13 Mar 2025

NCB statement on the abolition of NHS England

We recognise the Prime Minister's desire to reduce duplication and increase the responsiveness of the NHS. Nevertheless, it is critical we do not lose sight of the diverse but essential functions that NHS England carries out for children and families.

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News & opinion — 11 Mar 2025

A.I. analysis of ‘expressed emotion’

We spoke to Zoë Firth – an Early Career Researcher working on Five Minute Speech Samples and ‘expressed emotion’ – about her background, her project, and how she is disseminating her findings in an engaging and informative way

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Reflecting on the NCB Summit and creating a shared vision from conception to reception

NCB urges Govt to go further, as DfE announces expansion of mental health support for schools

NCB convenes summit to shape shared vision for early years

Anti-Bullying Week 2025 Launches with ‘Power for Good’ Theme and support from a Host of Stars

NCB convenes APPG for Children meeting to highlight priorities for Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Children’s Charities Coalition urges the Chancellor to turbocharge long-term investment in children’s social care

NCB response to new child poverty stats

NCB response to spring statement

NCB’s response to new Families First Partnership Programme

NCB statement on the abolition of NHS England

A.I. analysis of ‘expressed emotion’

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