The foundation for a new people-centric outlook

John Tizard's review of Kittens Are Evil - Little Heresies in Public PolicyRead more

Public sector ‘market’ failures undermine children’s services reforms

Salutary tales from public service markets have been escalating in number and seriousness latelyRead more

Roll up, Roll up: Why we all need to understand how student loans work

Angus Hanton of the Intergenerational Foundation explains just how expensive - to the student and the taxpayer - higher education has becomeRead more

Amid the noise about child abuse scandals, some silences are deafening

Kathy Evans on society's treatment of teenagersRead more

Bad legislation

An update on Children England's work on the 'exemption clauses' of the Children & Social Work BillRead more

The Mayor must help low income working families stay in Inner London

4in10’s new report highlights the voices of low income working families in inner London on the complex challenges they face.Read more

Leadership in the Children’s Voluntary Sector – Current and Future Challenges

David Holmes CBE, CEO Family ActionRead more

Does leadership matter?

Jabeer Butt, Deputy Chief Executive, Race Equality FoundationRead more

On Being a School Leader

Dr Mary Bousted, General Secretary, ATLRead more

Disruptive Leadership and the Class Ceiling

Georgia Rigg of RECLAIM in Manchester writes about young people, structural inequality and classRead more

We don't need to redefine child poverty, we need to redefine 'economic recovery'

Published in response to government plans to scrap child poverty targetsRead more

We need grants for good

The ‘respond, adapt, learn and lobby’ cycle is something we can’t afford to loseRead more

Let's come together to see where the challenge leads us

A response to Children in Charge from Andrew Rome, Revolution ConsultingRead more

How could the Care Bank ensure it wasn't just writing a 'blank cheque'?

A response to Children in Charge from Harvey Gallagher, CEO, Nationwide Association of Fostering ProvidersRead more

Rising costs and in-work benefit cuts mean child poverty remains high in London and other cities

End Child Poverty statistics published today provide a bleak picture for hundreds of thousands of children in London and other major UK cities.Read more

The rights of refugee children

Christopher Hands, CARASRead more

Should devolution look different in rural areas?

Ben Johnson, Business Development Manager, Children’s LinksRead more

The middling issue of democracy in schools

Jonathan Rallings, Assistant Director, Policy and Research, Barnardo’sRead more

Big ticket devolution and city visions or a new deal for rural communities?

Jessica Sellick, Rose Regeneration & Rural Services NetworkRead more

Could devolution mean an end to austerity?

Graham Whalley, CEO, Young LancashireRead more