Category: Children First Alliance
News and Updates for the Children First Alliance Campaign.
Baroness Frances d’Souza Calls for a Cabinet Minister for Children
In a debate on Friday 19/03/21 on the Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill, Baroness (Frances) D’Souza made a
Covid-19 and Children’s Food: Parents’ Priorities for Building Back Better – Beth Bradshaw of Food Active Writes
A new briefing published by Food Active and the Children’s Food Campaign shows overwhelming support for the Government extending free school
Teachers fear a rise in hunger in children returning to school in September – Magic Breakfast Survey
Magic Breakfast is a charity that provides school breakfasts to vulnerable children. They conducted a survey which assessed teacher’s views
10/08/20 – WILL THERE BE EXTRA RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS THAT WILL NEED CHILD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES POST-LOCKDOWN? – BARONESS MASSEY ASKS IN THE LORDS
Read the full debate here. My Lords, some children who have been out of school for such a long time
Helen Clark Writes in Nursery Management Today – Let a Fairer Deal for Children be a Legacy of COVID-19
Our Lead Author, Helen Clark, has an article in the latest issue of Nursery Management Today, in which she writes:
New Campaign Pressing for Summer Holiday Food Provision to be Made Permanent
The Children First Alliance was delighted when, following the boost given by the intervention of Marcus Rashford and the appearance
16/06/20 -Victory in the #SchoolmEALS4summer campaign – Phil Royal Writes
A fantastic victory has been achieved with Government forced to continue school meal vouchers through the summer holidays! Many organisations
12/06/20 – Summer Holiday Food Provision – Join In the online “march”
You have no doubt seen and heard a lot of mention in the news and online about summer holiday food
07/06/20 – The First 1001 Days Movement Calls for a Cabinet Minister for Children
This week is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week. Leaders of nearly 80 organisations, under the banner of the First 1001
12/05/20 – summer Holiday Hunger – Paul Wright of Children First writes
How can we make a difference while in this Pandemic ‘holding pattern’? We can hit a like button on social
21/04/20 – Coronavirus fears spark huge increase in child anxiety levels – Helen Clark Writes
Parliament resumes today and MPs, who will be adapting to new ways of working, have a first opportunity after the
06/04/20 – Helen Clark Writes about Children and Domestic Abuse During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The necessary isolation rules advised by the Government due the COVID-19 pandemic have seen an alarming, but sadly predictable, rise
01/04/20 – Parliamentary Newsletter No 3
The third campaign newsletter was sent out to all MPs and supporters today. Click here to download it.
01/04/20 – IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION IN THE UK
The Lancet has been very much to the foreground during the Covid 19 pandemic crisis in the UK; asking the difficult
03/03/20 – Parliamentary newsletter no 2
The second campaign newsletter was sent out to all MPs and supporters today. Click here to download it.
06/02/20 – Children’s Mental Health Week Debate in the House of Commons
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK DEBATE HOUSE OF COMMONS: 6th February 2020 The debate was held by Shadow Minister (International Development)
Parliamentary Newsletter and Campaign Update – January 2020
On 28/01/20 the following update was sent out to all MPs, selected peers, all Children First Alliance supporters and all
Campaign Update – December 2019
On 17/12/19 the following update was sent out to all Children First Alliance supporters and all change.org signatories.
09/01/20 – Baroness Benjamin’s contribution to the Queen’s Speech Debate
As Parliament resumed this week, the House of Lords debated the Queen’s speech. Our co-chair Baroness Benjamin made this contribution