In the week that new stats revealed 4.3 million children are growing up in poverty, the Chancellor says he wants to do more to help people earning over £100k to get free childcare.

Families going through tough times deserve better than this

I’m sometimes asked what initially drew me to the field of early childhood education.

From now on I’m just going to show people this video.

Bottom line: there is no more joyful an experience than being in community with young children. Their enthusiasm, wonderment, and…

🚨 Child poverty should not be normalised 🚨

Today, new shocking figures from @DWPgovUK show 100,000 more children are living in poverty than last year. There's no excuse for children to go without food, warmth, or basic necessities.

It's time for the UK government to…

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'Today’s disappointing statistics should be a catalyst for further action across government.' Claire Telfer

Read our full response to the latest @ScotGov child poverty stats 👇

BREAKING: government data out today shows that the number of children living in poverty has risen.

4.3 million children are living in poverty across the UK. This is shocking - but it doesn't have to be this way. We must scrap the two-child limit to benefit payments now.

Heartbreaking reporting on the reality of poverty in British schools. Typically complacent, tin-eared Government response.

Any political leader serious about our education system needs to get serious about tackling hardship. This cannot go on. theguardian.com/education/2024…

Key point here is that this is the result of policy choices. Not an accident or unforeseen consequence.

🚨😢NEW: The UK’s record on child poverty is dire, and forecast to get worse.
🚨 And without changes to benefit system Labour’s promised “fixes” are basically a sticking plaster

Big Read from me and Amy Borrett

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BLOG: A #SpringStatement full of holes.

Dan Paskins: 'Budgets are defined as much by what’s missing as by what’s in them...The UK will have the first parliament in modern history to see a fall in living standards. This is a choice, not a necessity.'

savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2024/a-s…

Really excited about our new partnership with Morgan Stanley to help families hardest hit by the cost of living crisis in Tower Hamlets and in Glasgow
savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…

📖Don't miss our event with @Jrf_uk, Changing the story of child poverty.

⏰Taking place online, Tues 26th March, 11-1230pm.

🙌Learn about our project to explore public attitudes & build support for policy solutions to #endchildpoverty in Scotland.

👉tinyurl.com/5y276ek9

In my final dispatch from Lviv and Warsaw with Save the Children UK I reveal how a shortage of psychologists for war-traumatised families is taking its mental toll on children, and I meet brave teens like Sasha, pictured, who are benefiting from the charity's support

It’s #childrensmentalhealthweek , and we’re sharing research on the power that play can have for children & young people’s mental health, especially #outdoorplay . You can find our full report here: playscotland.org/resources/play…
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#playformentalhealth #playeveryday

The Young Peacemakers are a group of 14-18 year-olds working with Save the Children UK to build a fairer and more equal world

Sign their open letter calling for a #CeasefireNOW in Gaza act.savethechildren.org.uk/a/open-letter?…

These comments should be debated in public because evidently, we must never stop advocating for better understanding of children with #SEND . Strong foundations laid early in school improve prospects for good work, health and relationships. Goes without saying? Apparently not...

The UK doesn’t need baby boxes. What we need is greater support for families in crisis so that mothers don’t feel the only thing they can do is abandon their child.

#AdopteeVoices #AdopteeRights

'We've seen a lot. This is different'
Such a powerful film and message from Oxfam Save the Children UK CARE International UK and others

Labour clearly needs a better answer to 'why are you happy to cap child benefit but not bankers bonuses'

Can I suggest something like 'we have listened, and we will scrap the 2 child limit. Reducing child poverty is key to growing the economy for the long term'

Clear choice for policymakers here: 'Scrapping the two-child limit would be one of the most efficient ways to drive down child poverty rates. If abolished today, 490,000 children would be lifted out of poverty' twitter.com/resfoundation/…

This is a very good piece - there is a big opportunity in early years around the growth of multi-site not for profit providers