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Latest news, reports and more from the Centre for Young Lives
Blog
July 15, 2025
Education and quarantine: experiences of the covid pandemic
Blog
July 15, 2025
Education and quarantine: experiences of the covid pandemic
Last week we met Tanisha, a Year 12 student, who joined us for a few days to find out more about our work. We were keen to ask Tanisha about some of her experiences during the Covid pandemic, five years on, and she generously shared her recollections of that time with us in this blog.
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Thoughts
July 17, 2024
Our response to the King’s Speech
Thoughts
July 17, 2024
Our response to the King’s Speech
The Centre for Young Lives welcomes the Government’s focus on putting vulnerable children and young people at the heart of its opportunity mission.
Press Release
June 25, 2024
Centre for Young Lives calls for review into impact of smartphones and social media and for the scrapping of two-child benefit cap in ten point plan for a new government
Press Release
June 25, 2024
Centre for Young Lives calls for review into impact of smartphones and social media and for the scrapping of two-child benefit cap in ten point plan for a new government
Centre for Young Lives is today (Tuesday) setting out a ten-point plan for the next Government to boost children’s life chances. Its priorities match some of the biggest challenges facing children in the UK, problems that have had little air time during the General Election campaign.
Blog
June 11, 2024
Paul Lindley OBE writes about the launch of the Raising The Nation Play Commission
Blog
June 11, 2024
Paul Lindley OBE writes about the launch of the Raising The Nation Play Commission
We launch our Commission in the middle of an election campaign and with huge political decisions ahead, first for voters and then for a new Parliament. As those decisions are made, the future of our children must be at the centre of the debate.
Press Release
June 9, 2024
Ella’s Kitchen Founder Paul Lindley and Centre for Young Lives announce landmark inquiry with warning developers and councils could face future legal challenge over failure to provide places for children to play
Press Release
June 9, 2024
Ella’s Kitchen Founder Paul Lindley and Centre for Young Lives announce landmark inquiry with warning developers and councils could face future legal challenge over failure to provide places for children to play
Paul Lindley OBE, founder of organic baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen, along with the Centre for Young Lives , today announces the launch of the Raising the Nation Play Commission, a landmark inquiry into children’s play in the UK. Throughout its 12-month programme, the Commission will seek testimony from leading experts in children’s play and wellbeing, as well as from parents, children and young people across the country, to produce a report making recommendations for post-election government policy.
Press Release
May 24, 2024
Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report calls for schools to be supported to fix the broken school food system and boost physical activity to tackle Britain’s child obesity crisis
Press Release
May 24, 2024
Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report calls for schools to be supported to fix the broken school food system and boost physical activity to tackle Britain’s child obesity crisis
News
May 21, 2024
Visiting Fellow Professor Hannah Smithson gives evidence to SEND, Neurodivergence, and Youth Justice investigation
News
May 21, 2024
Visiting Fellow Professor Hannah Smithson gives evidence to SEND, Neurodivergence, and Youth Justice investigation
News
May 16, 2024
Young Lives Big Ambitions - Transforming Life Chances for Vulnerable Children and Teens By Anne Longfield
News
May 16, 2024
Young Lives Big Ambitions - Transforming Life Chances for Vulnerable Children and Teens By Anne Longfield
Young Lives, Big Ambitions is an action plan to fix our broken system and give every young person the chance to succeed.
Press Release
May 10, 2024
Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report calls for schools to be at the centre of a ‘fresh start for Sure Start’
Press Release
May 10, 2024
Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report calls for schools to be at the centre of a ‘fresh start for Sure Start’
A new report by Child of the North and Anne Longfield’s Centre for Young Lives think tank, “Building the foundations of a new ‘Sure Start’: An evidence-based plan for connecting and coordinating support and services in and around education settings”, sets out the case for a new updated model of Sure Start that puts schools and nurseries at its heart. It proposes a national network of ‘hubs’ in educational settings that can provide services such as:
Press Release
April 26, 2024
Call to rocket-boost children’s mental health support through schools as half of school children in England set to miss out on help
Press Release
April 26, 2024
Call to rocket-boost children’s mental health support through schools as half of school children in England set to miss out on help
Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report sets out an evidence-based plan to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children through schools to support the 1 in 5 children with a probable mental health condition.
Call for Evidence
April 24, 2024
Call For Evidence: An Aspirational Vision For Inclusive Schools
Call for Evidence
April 24, 2024
Call For Evidence: An Aspirational Vision For Inclusive Schools
The Centre for Young Lives is launching a new drive to develop an aspirational vision for inclusive schools and trusts which delivers the best possible education for every young person regardless of their background or need.
TES Article
April 2, 2024
The Centre for Young Lives is delighted to be joined by visiting fellow Jonny Uttley
TES Article
April 2, 2024
The Centre for Young Lives is delighted to be joined by visiting fellow Jonny Uttley
Jonny is the CEO of The Education Alliance Multi-Academy Trust (TEAL).
Press Release
March 15, 2024
Government must support schools to take the battle against child poverty inside the school gates, new Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report urges
Press Release
March 15, 2024
Government must support schools to take the battle against child poverty inside the school gates, new Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report urges
Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report sets out an evidence-based plan to use the country’s education infrastructure to reduce the impact of child poverty on millions of children.Report calls for the poverty battle to be taken ‘inside the school gates’, including a plan for Free School Meals to go to individual schools and nurseries in areas with the worst levels of child poverty.The report highlights recent analysis of the data of over 60,000 children illustrating a link between poverty and the current school attendance crisis.
Blog
March 8, 2024
Where was the long-term plan for children and families in the Budget?
Blog
March 8, 2024
Where was the long-term plan for children and families in the Budget?
Our Director of Communications and Strategy Jo Green takes a look at this week’s Budget.
Blog
March 7, 2024
United in prevention - how Greater Manchester is aligning its violence prevention and education offer to achieve better outcomes for all our children
Blog
March 7, 2024
United in prevention - how Greater Manchester is aligning its violence prevention and education offer to achieve better outcomes for all our children
Explore Greater Manchester's unique approach to violence reduction, influenced by Scotland's public health model. Learn about the community-led strategy, partnerships with schools, and innovative programmes like BLOCKS mentoring. Discover the emphasis on trauma-informed practices in education, particularly through Relational Inclusion, aiming to support children and young people effectively.
Press Release
February 2, 2024
New analysis reveals autism assessment and support crisis with tens of thousands of children waiting months and years for help after demand rockets by over 300% since Covid
Press Release
February 2, 2024
New analysis reveals autism assessment and support crisis with tens of thousands of children waiting months and years for help after demand rockets by over 300% since Covid
A report published by the Child of the North initiative - led by the N8 Research Partnership of Northern universities and others - and former Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield’s new Centre for Young Lives think tank, reveals a crisis in children’s autism assessment, warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months - or even years - for health and education support.
Blog
February 2, 2024
Anne Longfield launches the Centre for Young Lives
Blog
February 2, 2024
Anne Longfield launches the Centre for Young Lives
Empowering Children's Futures: Anne Longfield's Centre for Young Lives Leads the Way in UK Advocacy and Action
Long Read
January 29, 2024
A new social contract with our vulnerable children and families
Long Read
January 29, 2024
A new social contract with our vulnerable children and families
University of Oxford’s Department of Education Public Seminar Series 29 January 2024
Blog
January 18, 2024
Inclusive Accountability - The Elephant in the Room and How We Can Make it Leave
Blog
January 18, 2024
Inclusive Accountability - The Elephant in the Room and How We Can Make it Leave
Jonny Uttley, Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Young Lives and CEO of The Education Alliance, discusses accountability in education. He advocates for a revamped system to ensure inclusivity.
Event
December 18, 2023
An Evening with the Shadow Education Secretary
Event
December 18, 2023
An Evening with the Shadow Education Secretary
Recap of our recent 'in conversation' evening with Bridget Phillipson MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education. Topics covered include early years, attainment, support for disadvantaged children, and more.
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