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a woman listening to a girl
What matters to children is as important as what matters to adults
Although the government has seen children as passive objects of study for too long, there have been some encouraging indications of changing attitudes.
01 August 2011, 1 comment
Enver Solomon, Policy Director
Policy team
Migrant & Refugee Woman of the Year Awards logo
Recognising and celebrating brave young refugee and migrant women
Each year hundreds of unaccompanied young women escape persecution at home to seek protection in the UK - nominate a refugee woman you admire
03 December 2012, 1 comment
Ilona Pinter, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Young boy sittihg
The Local Picture: Inadequate protection for runaway children
Our new report reveals that police forces and local authorities across the country are not doing enough to protect runaway children.
10 January 2013, 1 comment
Natalie Williams, Policy Officer
Policy team
Gathering and sharing data on young people who run away from care
'Until it is known what is going on in local areas, no one can understand the issues or effectively intervene in the lives of these vulnerable children'
30 April 2012, 1 comment
Ruby Peacock, Policy and Parliamentary Assistant
Policy team
Fair and Square logo
Extending free school meals is key to combatting child malnutrition
Findings that teachers are seeing large numbers of children give signs of not eating enough, Sam Royston emphasises the need to support free school meals.
30 April 2012, 1 comment
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Downing Street sign
Calculate what the autumn statement means for families
How will changes announced during the autumn statement affect struggling families' benefits? Find out - use our calculator.
06 December 2012, 1 comment
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
Katie in dressing room with other placard bearers
My Olympic moment
Katie Evans from our DAP programme writes about what it was like to be in the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
03 August 2012, 1 comment
Katie Evans, Senior Project Worker
Programme staff
Poster created by young people at our SCARPA programme
My work experience week at SCARPA by Rachel Ward
Fourteen-year-old Rachel Ward spent a week doing work experience at our SCARPA programme. Here she writes about what it was like.
28 July 2011, 1 comment
Rachael Ward, Work Experience Volunteer
Programme staff
several young people with certificates from Takeover Day
Young people 'take over' The Children's Society
Young people from our projects in London saw how our organisation works and 'took over' our policy team last Friday.
16 November 2011, 1 comment
Jordeen Buckley, Young Person
Guest bloggers
Henry Katende standing beside the Archbishop of York
I met the Archbishop
At this year's Edward Rudolf Lecture, Henry Katende listened to and met a man he had admired for years.
02 February 2012, 1 comment
Henry Katende, Young Person
Guest bloggers

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What issues affect children and young people today? On our blog, our volunteers, staff, leaders and the young people we work with share their experiences and tackle the issues. Let us know what you think – leave a comment or send us a message about what you find on our blog.

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Great idea to map your run with the icons of London. Well done for finding the mental strength to run the VLM AGAIN, especially now you are an old man!

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

Well done Joe, all in a good cause and will be thinking about you on the day.

Mapping my route as I prepare for the London Marathon

What I believe runaway children come from all backgrounds — from both urban and rural settings and from every socio-economic class. It is important to recognize the warning signs that your child might be exhibiting. Remember, thoughts of or plans to run away often start long before the child actually leaves. If the warning signs are recognized and acted upon, you may be able to prevent your child from becoming a runaway.

The Local Picture: Inadequate protection for runaway children