Children
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
Toucan Theatre is using Jellycat toys, gadgets and communication tools to make its productions accessible for everyone
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) highlights how soaring rates of secondary school absence in England have led to disadvantaged pupils falling further behind their peers since the Covid-19 pandemic. Martin Hodge, head of education policy for Community trade union, outlines how the debate around what can be done to drive up attendance levels requires nuance and empathy
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
New government figures confirm that single parents are far more likely to be living in poverty than couples. Ruth Talbot, founder of Single Parent Rights, calls for change
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
36 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in February half term
36 places where kids can eat free or for £1 in February half term
Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
James O’Brien on being adopted and why he hasn’t met his birth mum: ‘So much of life is luck’
James O’Brien on being adopted and why he hasn’t met his birth mum: ‘So much of life is luck’
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I’ll work to change that
Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I’ll work to change that
These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope
These domestic abuse survivors are learning how to cycle. It helps them find freedom and hope
My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
‘It’s heartbreaking’: More than 56,000 primary school children homeless in England this Christmas
‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
‘We all deserve magic’: Meet the teachers working to bring Christmas joy to children in poverty
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
We run free football sessions for kids – but the impact of our work goes well beyond the pitch
‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
‘Turning trauma into triumph’: This is the truth about growing up Black in the care system
‘I’m sorry’: London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels
