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Navigating the path from childhood to adulthood: the dismantling of support services

Navigating the path from childhood to adulthood: the dismantling of support services

Gayle Munro, formerly Head of Research & Evidence at the National Children’s Bureau, writing in a personal capacity
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Why children’s rights approaches in policy and campaigns are under-utilised and how we can address…

Why children’s rights approaches in policy and campaigns are under-utilised and how we can address…

Natalie Williams, Head of Policy and Public Affairs (Child Rights), CRAE, part of Just for Kids Law
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The importance of place for early childhood language; is there more to early language development…

The importance of place for early childhood language; is there more to early language development…

A provocation paper
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Is sustainable development bad news for children’s rights?

Is sustainable development bad news for children’s rights?

Professor Aoife Nolan outlines reasons why sustainable development goals may be bad news for child rights.
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The voices of children in new family forms

The voices of children in new family forms

New family forms, made possible by advances in assisted reproduction and changing social attitudes, have challenged popular assumptions.
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Playing dress up or being dressed up?

Playing dress up or being dressed up?

Dr Aude Le Guennec questions the absence of consideration of children’s views in the creation of their everyday fashion.
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Child poverty: where are the children?

Child poverty: where are the children?

Understanding child poverty should be a priority but the voices of children are missing.
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Does it matter what we study in school?

Does it matter what we study in school?

Professor Peter Mandler FBA explores the trends of different subjects studied at school.
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The need for nature in the National Curriculum

The need for nature in the National Curriculum

Dr Nadia von Benzon explores opportunities for children to interact with outdoor green space.
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Including children and young people in building cities

Including children and young people in building cities

New urban places are planned to be inclusive but are they really?
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Examination pressures on children and young people: are they taken seriously enough?

Examination pressures on children and young people: are they taken seriously enough?

What is largely absent from the public discourse on the issue of exam pressures is an understanding of the role of individual differences.
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Scottish Youth Justice and the Legacy of Kilbrandon

Scottish Youth Justice and the Legacy of Kilbrandon

Scotland has, since the 1970s, followed a distinctly welfare-based approach through its unique tribunal system of children’s hearings.
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Young People In Care Must Be Heard

Young People In Care Must Be Heard

What are the key messages from care-experienced young people and what are the implications for the services we provide?
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Whose Child Are You?

Whose Child Are You?

Professor Catriona Seth FBA discusses identity, childhood and parenthood.
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Thriving in the 21st century: the new science of early childhood

Thriving in the 21st century: the new science of early childhood

Supporting the ‘biological’ child with effective policies will require innovations in conceptualising the ‘social’ and the ‘economic’…
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The ‘wider’ influences on mental health in childhood and adolescence

The ‘wider’ influences on mental health in childhood and adolescence

Research increasingly shows that ‘wider determinants’ matter for children’s mental health.
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Outpaced by Technology

Outpaced by Technology

Society needs to rapidly recognise if a new technology is causing harm and stop such an innovation in its tracks.
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Age of Criminal Responsibility

Age of Criminal Responsibility

What is meant by the ACR? And what is the position in England and Wales, and beyond?
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How Should We Think About Childhood and Children?

How Should We Think About Childhood and Children?

Childhood is a ‘predicament’ from which individuals must escape into maturity.
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Can We Realise Children’s Rights In A Digital World?

Can We Realise Children’s Rights In A Digital World?

1989 was an eventful year – it saw the invention of the World Wide Web, radically reconfiguring the conditions of children's lives.
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Disabled Children Do Not Have Rights

Disabled Children Do Not Have Rights

Some rights are claim rights and some are liberty rights: disabled children have a liberty right to be heard.
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