Children

‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’
Food

‘I’m a single mum. Summer school holidays mean a bigger food bill’

School holidays mean bigger food bills for families, but London mum Kylie says her local food bank helps ease the pressure

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday
Kids eat free

31 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holiday

Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap over the summer holidays, as families face tighter budgets in the school break

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’
Books

Patrice Lawrence: ‘My dad was homeless. I never felt seen in the books I read growing up’

The new Children’s Laureate takes us through the books that lifted her up – and the ones that didn’t

‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’
Employment rights

‘At your sick child’s bedside, the last thing you need is to not feel supported financially’

‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market
Ruth Talbot

‘Mummy, are we homeless?’: I’m a single parent and it’s locking me out of the housing market

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Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’
disability

Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: ‘They miss out’

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen
Social Justice

North of England hit hardest by ‘children’s mental health crisis’ as funding gaps widen

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece
Lizzie Kitto

Arts education is not an add-on for SEND education. It is the missing piece

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’
Homelessness

One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: ‘Nobody cares about us’

Ludovico Einaudi follows Coldplay in fundraiser to help boost kids’ creativity
Competition

Ludovico Einaudi follows Coldplay in fundraiser to help boost kids’ creativity

Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’
Music

Bluey composer Joff Bush: ‘We want to help tell the story as much as possible with the music’

104 children’s deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: ‘We should be outraged’
Homelessness

104 children’s deaths linked to living in temporary accommodation: ‘We should be outraged’

‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’
Juliea Morris

‘I’ve worked with children for 30 years. Things have never been so tough for families’

Playrise: Even in a war zone, children need the chance to play. We’re making it possible
Ariana Mouyiaris

Playrise: Even in a war zone, children need the chance to play. We’re making it possible

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Our legendary Kids Cover Competition!

This is the reality of life for millions of children facing war in the Middle East
Flutra Gorana

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
Lisa Mainwaring

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

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
Diane Johnson

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
SEND

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?
SEND

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?

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Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
SEND

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
SEND

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
SEND

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
SEND

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’