Merry Christmas from everyone at NCB!

As the year draws to a close, it's an opportunity to reflect on all the achievements of the NCB family over another very busy 2025! Explore the news behind these headlines at www.ncb.org.uk/about-us/med... #BetterChildhoodsBrighterFutures

🚨Join Young NCB’s next Hot Topic event on Youth Citizenship, 28th Jan! 🚨With the shifting political climate & planned changes to lower the voting age, Young NCB think it's vital that young people have the space to share tools & ideas to navigate the political system. Sign up now👇 buff.ly/VDFYqkC

The @youthendowmentfund.org.uk toolkit has been developed to help police forces, local authorities, youth charities, school leaders and others who work with young people, use evidence when making decisions about how best to keep children safe from violence. Find out more: buff.ly/DNSBcqm

🚨 ONLINE TRAINING REMINDER 🚨 We've developed CPD-certified anti-bullying online training for anyone that works with children and young people. Access it here 👉 anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-inform...

Autistic parents and their children often experience social care systems as judgemental, exclusionary & harmful. Understanding of autism & the lived experience of autistic parents is crucial to anti-discriminatory practice. Discover more in this briefing from family member @researchip.bsky.social 👇

The government aims to increase children achieving school readiness from 68% to 75% by 2028. Our new report explores practical examples from 10 years of A Better Start & highlights approaches that recognise the vital role of families, schools and communities @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk buff.ly/id71pYT

We brought together over 60 senior representatives yesterday from the early years sector for our second #NCBSummit, with participants focused on turning the policy ambitions of the Best Start in Life strategy into a practical and system-wide reality. Read more: www.ncb.org.uk/about-us/med...

Find out the results of an #AntiBullyingWeek poll run by VotesforSchool 👇

We applaud the Coalition colleagues who have made this possible @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @ncb.org.uk @unicef.org @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social @actionforchildren.bsky.social @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social Gingerbread, 4in10 @jrf-uk.bsky.social As well as our friends @endchildpoverty.bsky.social(9)

We welcome the review of mental health, autism and ADHD services announced by the government last week. A systems-wide approach is urgently needed to address the generational crisis facing children, young people and their families. buff.ly/XTnZXsw

The Child Poverty Strategy & the lifting of the two-child limit mark significant steps towards easing pressures facing UK children and families today. However, the strategy falls short of setting out a long-term, ambitious agenda for eradicating child poverty. Read our response: buff.ly/Dn7OeCg

We welcome the appointment of Jess Asato MP as the new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care. Read our full statement here: buff.ly/rX8PXTr

In light of the #NationalGriefAwarenessWeek it's a good time to reflect on the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee Expert Panel's independent report on palliative care services in England, and how this spotlighted bereavement. Read the full report here: buff.ly/DHEBKpG

Absolutely amazing to see young people's art displayed in this exhibition 💗 these pieces were submissions to our online gallery that encouraged children and young people with experience of disability or social care to express themselves creatively. Pop by or have a look online: gallery.ncb.org.uk

"Where you have gender-blind policy, it produces gendered consequences for girls." Dr Pippa Goodfellow, our Deputy Director of Policy, Communications and Strategy, was on BBC4 Woman's Hour to talk about the need to create sufficient provision for girls in custody. Listen from 26:10:

Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children. This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on. 1/2

Scrapping the two-child limit shows this government is serious about child poverty, lifting 350,000 children above the poverty line overnight. Poverty can affect every aspect of a child’s present and future life, and hundreds of thousands of lives have been changed for the better today.

This #DisabilityHistoryMonth, we’re turning back the clock to the 1970s - a decade that transformed disability rights in the UK. From groundbreaking laws to the social model of disability, pioneers paved the way for inclusion. Read more: buff.ly/XrmpfFX

As Secretariat for the APPG for Children, we held its AGM last week. The meeting was well attended and we had a great discussion with the parliamentarians present on our plans and priorities for the next year. We're also delighted that Jess Asato MP will continue to be the APPGC's Chair.

If you work in the early years in England and you haven’t yet connected with your local Stronger Practice Hub, you could be missing out on evidence-informed professional development opportunities, best practice insights and a wealth of free resources. Find your local Hub at buff.ly/MOXsaEQ

Foundations have just published two significant pieces of work aimed at strengthening the evidence base for children, young people and families experiencing domestic abuse: You can read the full update and reports here: lnkd.in/e6ZxT5tg

This #ChildrensGriefAwarenessWeek we are pleased to highlight a new episode of the CBeebies Parenting Download podcast: ‘How to Speak to Children about Grief and Loss.’ 👉 Listen here - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #SharingStoriesStrengtheningHope

109 children, many of them babies, are pulled into poverty every day by the two-child limit. This government promised action on child poverty, scrapping this policy is the quickest way to lift 350,000 kids out of poverty immediately. @endchildpoverty.bsky.social

Adam & Jessica Hinks from the @ncb.org.uk Young Research Advisors shared how young people shape research at every stage, from design to data & dissemination. Youth voices driving real change! #MPWPractitionersCoP #YouthVoice #MakingParticipationWork

Last week we celebrated #AntiBullyingWeek and #OddSocksDay- and what an incredible week it was! 💛🧦 Let’s keep using our #PowerforGood every single day because standing up to bullying doesn’t stop at the end of the week! @anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk

Children’s Grief Awareness Week 2025 is here! This year, the theme is “Sharing Stories, Strengthening Hope.” Click here to explore our resource pack full of tools, stories, and ideas- shorturl.at/3t9OL

✨ Join us for our next monthly Shared Support coffee morning! ✨ At this month’s Making Participation Work Shared Support Coffee Morning, we will be exploring mental health and neurodiversity, with a focus on ADHD. 📅 Date: Tuesday 26th November ⏲️ Time: 10:30-11:30am Register here: buff.ly/Ih13jNv

Finding strategies to engage, inform and delight every child when you’re working in early education and childcare can be pretty exhausting, so why not give yourself a helping hand and check out the wealth of free insights and resources available at buff.ly/4zdRQej

For over 60 years NCB has been driving change and pushing boundaries to improve the systems that babies, children, young people and their families rely on to thrive. We are united for better childhoods and brighter futures. Find out more: buff.ly/12z9yHc

It's the last day of #AntiBullyingWeek! Find out what to look out for 👇

Join us next Wednesday for our #MakingParticipationWork Practitioners' Community of Practice. Sign up today 👇

Fabulous work again this week by the brilliant team at family member @anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk delivering another hugely successful #AntiBullyingWeek. We hope the House of Commons event goes well and yes - please keep sharing your #PowerForGood stories and pledges!

We're proud to be one of the organisations calling on the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. 4.5m children are being denied the opportunity to thrive. We urgently need to end the poverty which blights childhoods and holds our children back in so many ways.

📣PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT📣 Sign up as a supporter for #AntiBullyingWeek 2025: Power for Good & receive a certificate 📢 Together, we can use our #PowerForGood to end bullying - for good. Every voice matters. Every action counts. 👉 bit.ly/3IZYslS

We’re inviting everyone to kick off Anti-Bullying Week 2025 by making their #PowerForGood pledge today! 📢 For inspiration, here are some pledges from the wonderful Young Anti-Bullying Alliance 💙 What will you pledge? #AntiBullyingWeek

We all have the power to do good! This #AntiBullyingWeek, we pledge to always use our #PowerForGood to safely speak up and raise awareness when we see bullying. Let’s make the world free from bullying for every child! Make your pledge too at bit.ly/4lzDafp

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

The Curriculum and Assessment Review is a vital step towards delivering a richer, more inclusive education which enables students to achieve their full potential. Read our response here: buff.ly/XZuKPy1

Time is running out to contribute to our major NIHR funded research on children’s homes. If you work in placement planning & commissioning your insight could be the last piece of the puzzle to help us make constructive conclusions & recommendations:

If you work in the early years in England and you haven’t yet connected with your local Stronger Practice Hub, you could be missing out on evidence-informed professional development opportunities, best practice insights and a wealth of free resources. Find your local Hub at buff.ly/MOXsaEQ

Children and young people who are disabled or have care experience reflect on who they are, the people, objects and spaces around them and what is important to them. Through creativity, young people reflect on topics such as ‘home’ ‘identity’ and ‘adventure’. See more here: buff.ly/fIsuTV5

4.5 million children are growing up in poverty in the UK, and that figure is rising. We’re joining @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy. Read more @theguardian.com buff.ly/hoKSpVb

Take part in research on safeguarding children and young people. We would like to hear from professionals who are involved with Local Safeguarding Children Boards Local Safeguarding Partnerships or Multi-Agency Child Exploitation panels across England and Wales. https://ow.ly/7li050Xfvp3

📆 Anti-Bullying Week is nearly here! (10-14 Nov) Download the social media toolkit today

What are the joys and challenges of a 10-year early years development programme from a funder’s perspective? Matt Ridell @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk reflects on #EarlyYears programme #ABetterStart: buff.ly/Sq0jfz6

Bullying behaviour is not an identity - it can be a sign that a child needs guidance and emotional support

Time is running out to contribute to our major NIHR funded research on children’s homes. If you work in placement planning & commissioning your insight could be the last piece of the puzzle to help us make recommendations to improve outcomes for children & young people 👉 buff.ly/ypNlDcV

"My power lies in my resilience, tenacity, self-awareness, and moral compass. I’ve not ‘had an easy paper round’... But I’ve never given up and always draw upon those tenets." Lauren Archer, Senior DEI Programme Lead at NCB: buff.ly/sUB0MwK @bhmuk #PowerAndPride2025

The latest briefing from the Children and Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group sets out recommendations for how the implementation of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan can deliver real change for babies, children and young people. Read the briefing here: tinyurl.com/2p9pcr4v