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We use high quality research and evidence to advocate and campaign for innovate solutions and new models that improve the lives of children, young people and their families.

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We want Britain to become the best place to grow up and to bring up children. Our work shines a light on the barriers holding back many children and young people and puts forward new policies and models to improve systems and services to boost life chances.

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Everything to Play For

A Plan to Ensure Every Child in England Can Play

June 2025
Growing Up Well
High Aspirations
play commission
Ambitious for Young People

A new era of support and opportunities

June 2025
High Aspirations
children in need
Everyone Included

Transforming our education system to be ambitious about inclusion

May 2025
High Aspirations
Growing up well

Ambitions for the Future of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Support

April 2025
Growing Up Well
A Fresh Start for children and Family Support

Delivering joined-up place-based support through Family Hubs

April 2025
Early Impact
Supporting families to flourish
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based approach to creating a culture of inclusive opportunity through arts and creativity

March 2025
High Aspirations
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
State of Play

An interim report from the Raising the Nation Play Commission

February 2025
Growing Up Well
High Aspirations
The Raising the Nation Play Commission
Beyond the classroom

The role of enrichment in tackling the school absence crisis

February 2025
High Aspirations
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
Future Minds

Why investing in children’s mental health will unlock economic growth

February 2025
Growing Up Well
Mental health, health and wellbeing
Breaking the link between poverty and attendance

Too Skint for School

December 2024
Safe and thriving childhoods
Reducing Child Poverty
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for addressing childhood vulnerability, crime and justice

November 2024
Safe and thriving childhoods
Protecting children from violence and exploitation
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for improving school attendance

October 2024
High Aspirations
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based approach to supporting children in the preschool years

October 2024
Early Impact
Early years
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for improving children’s oral health with and through education settings

September 2024
Growing Up Well
Mental health, health and wellbeing
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for upskilling our children and young people for digital futures

August 2024
High Aspirations
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for addressing the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) assessment and support crisis

July 2024
Growing Up Well
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for supporting physical activity and healthy nutrition with and through education settings

May 2024
Growing Up Well
Mental health, health and wellbeing
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan to build the foundations of a new "Sure Start" in and around education settings

May 2024
Early Impact
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
A country that works for all children and young people

Improving mental health and wellbeing with and through education settings

April 2024
Growing Up Well
Mental health, health and wellbeing
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for addressing poverty with and through education settings

March 2024
Early Impact
Reducing Child Poverty
A country that works for all children and young people

An evidence-based plan for addressing the autism assessment and support crisis

February 2024
High Aspirations
Early Impact
Opening up opportunities, reducing the education disadvantage gap and regional inequalities
autism, assessment

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