The Good Childhood Blog

Welcome to our Good Childhood Blog where you'll be able to read our opinions on the latest issues affecting children and young people.  Our blog contributions come from across the organisation and we'll also feature guest writers from time to time.

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Payment by Results in the children and families sector
21 February 2012
Organisations providing services to children and families must play an active, but challenging role in the use of Payment by Results
young man, Aaron Thomas Rowles, looking at the camera
Choosing the Chief Executive
14 February 2012
A team of five young people on our Board of Trustees, including Aaron Thomas Rowles, helped select our new leader
Knock, knock, knocking on a donor’s door
09 February 2012
A new donor writes in appreciation of one of our fundraisers' politeness, knowledge and ability to withstand cold.
Bringing generations together for Safer Internet Day
08 February 2012
Fifteen-year-old Hazal Kirci writes about taking part in the Safer Internet Day event in Greenwich on 6 February.
Louise Straw and four friends standing before running the 2011 London marathon
You can support young people, one run at a time
06 February 2012
Louise Straw shares her experiences of running marathons to raise funds for The Children's Society.
Henry Katende standing beside the Archbishop of York
I met the Archbishop
02 February 2012
At this year's Edward Rudolf Lecture, Henry Katende listened to and met a man he had admired for years.
several adults seated at a table and talking
The role and future of Sure Start children's centres
01 February 2012
Our first early years policy conference featured Polly Toynbee of The Guardian, and workshops led by government officials and our staff.
If you influence children's lives, you can promote well-being
18 January 2012
Our Economic Adviser describes how well-being can be boosted by MPs, teachers, health workers, counsellors and anyone who influences young people's lives.
Calling on government to consider children's rights
22 December 2011
Thousands of vulnerable children, young people and families will have no way of getting legal advice or representation to help resolve their problems.
Not so simple: Considering the causes of this summer's riots
19 December 2011
The government's view of the causes of this summer's riots is too narrow, according to research reports built upon thousands of interviews.
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