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Learning lessons from the Grenfell tragedy

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, August 29, 2017
  • | CYP Now
When we think about our priorities for keeping vulnerable children safe, most of the time our minds turn to topics such as child protection services, thresholds, or child sexual exploitation.

Social mobility talk not matched by reality

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, July 26, 2017
  • | CYP Now
There is no doubt that the divide between the rich and the rest has become significantly greater over the past few years, with two seminal events along the way - the financial crash of 2007/08 and the election of the coalition government in 2010.

Domestic abuse needs national conversation

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 1, 2017
  • | CYP Now
According to the Office for National Statistics, seven women every month are killed by a current or former partner in England and Wales and 130,000 children live in homes where there is high risk domestic abuse.

Early help may fall foul of school staff cuts

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 1, 2017
  • | CYP Now
So here we are, racing headlong towards another election, paying attention to the different ideas being floated in the manifestos, while having a very strong suspicion as to what the result will be.

Social mobility and selection do not mix

    Opinion
  • Thursday, May 4, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Hard on the heels of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health report The State of Child Health, which showed the strong links between poverty and poor health outcomes, the Social Mobility Commission has done the same for education with low-income pupils' progress at secondary school.

Election will determine children's future

    Opinion
  • Thursday, May 4, 2017
  • | CYP Now
It may be a "snap" general election, but it would be a stretch to describe it as a shock - many people had expected one to follow even more swiftly from the political upheavals of last summer.