Children
How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question

How did you keep safe when you were a child? Why I ask every podcast guest that question
A new podcast is asking why so many children experience danger and violence across the UK – and what can be done to keep them safe
Playrise: Even in a war zone, children need the chance to play. We’re making it possible

Playrise: Even in a war zone, children need the chance to play. We’re making it possible
Play is just as necessary – if not more so – for children affected by humanitarian crises
Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Out of hundreds of entries we received for this year’s Spring Kids Cover Competition, six-year-old April Floyer from Northampton has been chosen as our winner.
This is the reality of life for millions of children facing war in the Middle East
This is the reality of life for millions of children facing war in the Middle East
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
There’s a blind spot with the SEND reforms which could push more families into poverty
Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children

Kinship carers forced to turn to food banks after taking in vulnerable children
Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works

Labour’s SEND reforms will live or die in classrooms. Families know what works
I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms

I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children

Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?

Letters: A free bus pass for homeless kids is good, but wouldn’t a permanent home be better?
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
Adoption is like ethnicity. It arrives as a plot point before we enter the story
I’m a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need

I’m a volunteer at Childline. Our calls matter to children in times of need
If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different 

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different
Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?

Can Labour’s new code help child victims of crime get justice?
They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened

They warned free school meals would hurt school budgets. Something much more interesting happened
Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year

Peace, AI and ‘six-seven’: Oxford reveals children’s words of the year
How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’

How family hubs are helping families in poverty when they need it most: ‘Money is never enough’
HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’

HMRC mistakenly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: ‘The impact of these errors is brutal’
While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza

While we celebrate Christmas in the UK, this is the harsh reality of life for children in Gaza
I’m a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe

