New year, new challenge!🏃 Are you ready to do something new this year AND help children across the UK feel less alone? Run a half marathon for The Children’s Society. With registration fee discounts, now is the perfect time to sign up. Join us: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/how-you-can-...

I am appalled - like many - that X’s AI assistant is still able to manipulate and create explicit images of people. Pleased the UK Government is talking about banning X. It is vital we take action to protect women and children. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#TheTraitors this week has been 🔥 As an entertainment show it is exceptional. But it’s also a compelling social experiment full of human psychology, relational and group dynamics and manipulation. Fiona is the epitome of a bad Traitor. But can Rachel survive? 🤔

Beep beep! We're proud to announce a new partnership with Kia UK 🚗 As part of the partnership, Kia UK will donate £1 for every card sold. Together, we’ll tackle some of the most urgent challenges facing young people today 🧡

I love @thetraitors.bsky.social - it’s exceptional TV. But it’s important to acknowledge the obvious racial bias - this article from @the-independent.com touches on this being a clear problem both for The Traitors and other reality TV shows. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

An excellent sub heading from @theguardian.com 👏🏻

The New Year is a good time for making changes, and we’ve decided the time is right to use BlueSky and LinkedIn as our main social media platforms, and to no longer post on X. Do give us a follow and please do share this post.

Well that's in my head for the rest of the day then.

An excellent sub heading from @theguardian.com 👏🏻

To say goodbye to 2025, we want to thank every single supporter, volunteer and member of staff. Thanks to you, our services were there for over 57,000 children and young people. Together, we're building a fairer society for all children. 🎉💛

Is the 28th December… and I’m yet to spot a single Easter Egg. Usually the shelves are full by now.

Lovely to spend time with our @childrenssociety.bsky.social West Hampstead charity shop team this morning - I arrived with lots of donations and chocolates.

The #VAWGStrategy published today is a step towards addressing the horrifying scale of serious harm faced by women and girls. We know that early action is vital, so we are pleased to see a focus on child sexual abuse and exploitation and the prioritisation of education.

Girls' mental health is getting worse. With gender norms, academic stress and social media comparisons, the pressures are building. Earlier this year, we held a workshop in Westminster to ask: What’s working? And what needs to change? Read our findings: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/information/...

The #ChildPovertyStrategy has been published 🔍 The commitments laid out have the potential to transform children’s lives. Now we must turn these promises into concrete action: food on tables, stability at home and hope for every child.

The #TwoChildLimit is finally gone. This decision will pull 450,000 children out of poverty. After years of tireless campaigning, persistence has paid off. Thank you to our colleagues, partners & supporters who made this happen!

Today’s #Budget comes at a time when families are facing some of the hardest pressures. We warmly welcome today’s decision to lift the two-child limit. It is the right thing to do and represents a significant course correction towards our system working for every child.

It was lovely to talk to @skentelbery.bsky.social yesterday about our @childrenssociety.bsky.social’s installation at our store in Newquay and what young people’s wishes are this Christmas.

It's #AntiBullyingWeek, and we're using our #PowerForGood! ⚡️ Let's empower young people to use their Power for Good to safely speak up and raise awareness when they see bullying, face to face or online. Share and show your support! bit.ly/4mN5Ous

A year ago, we opened Time for young people Newham. It’s a space for young people in Newham to pause and find support as soon as they need it. To celebrate, we spoke to staff to find out the difference it’s made to the local community: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/b...

We went along to a watch party last night for the #CelebrityTraitors final - and ended up being interviewed by BBC news. I correctly predicted Joe would be voted out and it would be win for the traitors 🎭 An excellent final - it’s been a great series!

What are we preventing and who got to decide what that is? Helpful provocation from today's chair @dezholmes1.bsky.social before we go into our first session on community development #LeadersF25

The #GoodChildhoodReport 2025 is here and one thing is clear: teenagers are under pressure from all angles. Children’s wellbeing is still in decline. We cannot allow this to be our normal, it is time for change. Read the full report on our website now: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/good-childhood

Are you looking to embed gender equality through your school? Join us on Thursday 20th November for our next online training day to enable you to lead the Lifting Limits programme in your school. For costs and more details, please email [email protected]

I was delighted to be at the launch of “Young Carers in Space” - Ana Graça’s latest picture book. Ana has worked closely with young carers to create this fanatastic book. The launch was at the iconic The Golden Hinde in London and the boat was filled with young carers who loved every moment.

Inspiring visit for @nickcookuk.bsky.social & I to hear more about the excellent work of our partners @childrenfirst.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who welcomed us so warmly

It was so good to be in Glasgow today with @nerys-a.bsky.social to meet with colleagues from @childrenfirst.bsky.social and hear about the amazing work they’re doing across Scotland to transform the lives of children, young people and families.

Last week, we welcomed the Baton of Hope, a national symbol of suicide prevention, to Time for young people in Torbay. We handed out wellbeing packs, offered advice, and wrote wellbeing wishes. Find access to early wellbeing support: batonofhopeuk.org

Fantastic to host our panel on the relationship between Government and civil society to improve children’s wellbeing. Thanks to our incredible young people, @ndironsmp.bsky.social, @joannemccartney.bsky.social & @thisismatthyde.bsky.social for their time and expertise!

Proud to win Charity Collaboration of the Year at the #CharityTimesAwards with our amazing partners in the #ChildrensCharitiesCoalition. A huge congratulations to all involved 👏 @barnardos.org.uk @nspcc.bsky.social @actionforchildren.bsky.social @ncb.org.uk

🎉 Delighted the Children’s Charities Coalition won Charity Collaboration of the Year at the Charity Times awards 🎉 @childrenssociety.bsky.social proud partner with @barnardos.org.uk @nspcc.bsky.social @actionforchildren.bsky.social & @ncb.org.uk @tcspolicypractice.bsky.social 🎉 fab work team 🎉

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

VERY excited for The Celebrity Traitors. However, it looks like the final clashes with my wedding. What’s the etiquette for interrupting your day so you and your guests can watch the final? 🤔 #CelebrityTraitors #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUk www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Top day in Nottingham for our Trustee Away. Hearing all about @childrenssociety.bsky.social services in the local area and thinking about how we frame our work to get more support !

💖 Every child deserves to feel included at school. We’re backing #InclusionForAll with The Difference and Impetus - Backing the best - calling on the UK government to: ✅ Embed inclusion in reforms ✅ Support children early ✅ Make inclusion everyone’s business

New blog: A Look Inside the New Connections Programme ✨ Do it Now Now , the Learning Partner for our New Connections Programme, has shared a new blog exploring the challenges smaller, community-led organisations face in accessing funding. 👉 Read more: www.doitnownow.com/news/feature...

We are honoured to welcome the Baton of Hope, a national symbol of suicide prevention, to Time for young people in Leeds 💫 Time for young people is a walk in service that offers a safe place to talk about whatever is on their minds. This early support can help prevent crisis.

📢 Invitation to Tender We’re looking for an external consultant (or team) to carry out a short review of our Community-led art and creativity strategy. 🗓 27 days’ work, October 2025 – January 2026 💷 Budget: £20,000 ⏰ Deadline: 5pm, Mon 22 Sept 2025

Seasons are no longer guided for me by the weather or meteorological calendar. A season “officially” starts when coffee chains launch their seasonal specials. www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/a659...

Children’s wellbeing and happiness is the greatest marker of a successful society. Yet, we don’t measure it. A national wellbeing measurement would ensure young people’s experiences are understood and their concerns addressed. Sign here if you agree: ow.ly/vbvG50WLXXK

🚨Vital conversations about violence against women and girls (VAWG) are being hijacked by an anti-migrant agenda. We're proud to join 200 organisations in urging the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation of VAWG. A link to a news story is here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Today I have been with our @childrenssociety.bsky.social Central Bedfordshire team at our Biggleswade Youth Centre. I loved being a Youth Worker for the day - there really wasn’t a dull moment moment! A great way to end the week.

It was a privilege to be on The One Show on BBC1 tonight to talk about why we @childrenssociety.bsky.social will keep campaigning to cut the cost of school uniform further It shouldn’t break the bank to send your child to school

🚨TONIGHT ON BBC ONE 🚨 For some families, school uniforms are totally unaffordable. And worse still, children are wrongly being penalised as a result. Expensive uniform shouldn’t stand in the way of education. Tune in at 7pm to watch @markrusselluk.bsky.social on #TheOneShow 📺

I had an incredible day with colleagues from our local @childrenssociety.bsky.social team at Cheltenham’s Party in the Park. Organised by ‘No Child Left Behind’, the event is part of the the organisation’s Year of Youth Action. We are very proud to be one of many partners who made today a reality.

The Children’s Society is proud to engage young people at the highest level of our work since 2000 💫 One Young Trustee, aged 23, said: “Having the young trustees is a constant reminder that this is what we are fighting for.”

It was good to meet with Liz Twist MP in Gateshead today to talk about the @childrenssociety.bsky.social’s work in the local area.

"It’s so important that we reframe child financial exploitation as a child protection issue not a prosecution issue" Watch our Director of Young People's Services, @nickcookuk.bsky.social, discuss the often hidden harm of financial exploitation: www.channel4.com/news/childre...

The research, along with the accompanying Youth Insights report, was highlighted in print editions in the Daily Mail, The I Newspaper and The Independent. As well as @nickcookuk.bsky.social giving interviews for Sky News (link below from 3:25:25) and Channel 4: www.channel4.com/news/childre...

Check out @childrenssociety.bsky.social's @nickcookuk.bsky.social highlighting the risks of child financial exploitation