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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Oct 4

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SEND Play (September -December 2025) - Drop-in at Young V&A · V&A

A session just for children with sensory differences or SEND and their families.

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Jul 25

All of our Experts by Experience and their families/carers were the cornerstones of the Living Assessments project. As I say in my clip - we hope that more research that centres lived experience and creativity is undertaken in the future.

National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · Jul 22

In February we celebrated the end of our five-year Living Assessments project, which explored the impact of health and social care assessments on children and families.
Watch the video to get a taste of the day, and the project: youtu.be/jd0N9vmi5Uc?...

Living Assessments: End of project event | 22 February 2025

YouTube video by WatchNCB

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Jul 25

We throughly enjoyed working with the National Children’s Bureau on this research side hustle alongside our work on the Living Assessments project.
#UniversityofKent

National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · Jul 24

At NCB, we've been building better childhoods since 1963: over sixty years of experience and expertise working so every child can thrive. You can discover how much we've changed without ever changing our focus on children and young people by visiting ncb.org.uk

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Jul 2

Creativity is an important way for young people to engage with the world around them, express themselves and communicate with others. The #LivingAssessments team is particularly proud of our public engagement project - #ChangingNarratives.
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A few weeks ago, we marked the end of the #ChangingNarratives project which hosted a series of creative opportunities for children and young people with lived experience of social care and/or… | Natio...

A few weeks ago, we marked the end of the #ChangingNarratives project which hosted a series of creative opportunities for children and young people with lived experience of social care and/or disabili...

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Jun 3

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National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · Jun 3

We’re one of 70+ orgs united in standing with the Prime Minister’s commitment to the early years. Together, we’re urging Keir Starmer to support children & families from conception to reception by making this ambition a reality at the #SpendingReview2025. buff.ly/RVogQQq

Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Jun 2

What a wonderful day on Saturday at NCB, meeting young people and their families at the final Changing Narratives event. Creativity is a fundamental form of communication, so let’s all listen to young people’s voices. sites.google.com/view/ncb-gal...

Changing Narratives art gallery - the National Children's Bureau

This online art gallery is run by the National Children’s Bureau and the University of Kent as part of their Living Assessments project in partnership with the University of Cambridge. Find out more h...

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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · Jun 2

NEW POST: A new report from @familyfund.bsky.social shows how the high cost of #caring for a disabled child or young person in 2025 means some families have to choose between heating, eating, and caring for their disabled child www.specialneedsjungle.com/c... #disability

image shows two graphics from the post illustrating the additional costs of caring for a disabled child -and title: The Cost of Caring 2025: “No family should have to choose between heating, eating, and caring for their disabled child”

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · May 16

Feeling creative?

National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · May 14

📢LAST CALL to enter our art competition!!
The theme is 💫 ADVENTURE 📷Submit your entries here: gallery.ncb.org.uk
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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Jan 28

An incredible display of talent from young people at the Living Assessments Creative Awards Ceremony on the theme of ‘identity’. The theme for the next submission is ‘adventure’.

National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · Jan 25

Our awards ceremony to celebrate our brilliant young artists has just started! 🎨
Two amazing judges and artists, Lily Holder and Daisy Blower, will talk about what art means to them before talking about the works submitted and revealing the winners.

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Dec 7

Only three months to go before our own show at Chickenshed! The Living Assessment project team attended the matinee of Pan today and saw wonderful performances by (l to r) Ellie Morton, Demar Lambert and Mouse O’Hehir

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 28

Looks like an informative event.

Andy_Bilson @bilson.org.uk · Nov 28

There are a few tickets left for PFAN's webinar
tomorrow, 29th November at 4pm.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parent-adv...

Parent Advocacy: From research to doing

We will be talking about all different aspects of parent advocacy, from research to support and setting it up.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social · Nov 25

Very excited to be a guest editor of the BBC Radio 4 Today programme during the Christmas period. Will be highlighting the impact of our society on children and that Childhood lasts a lifetime. My #Playschool Babies tell me that every day ❤️@loveswimming.bsky.social @bbcradio4.bsky.social

Clare Hall-Craggs @loveswimming.bsky.social · Nov 25

Very excited to hear that our Children’s Laureate @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social and childhood hero Baroness @floellabenjamin.bsky.social announced as @bbcradio4.bsky.social Today programme guest editors

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Nov 18

Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Graph showing poverty levels including child poverty reaching 36%

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Labour ready to show it is serious about child social care reform | Child protection | The Guardian

Details are still lacking, but initial suggestion is that many of the MacAlister report’s findings will be enacted

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 17

The National Children’s Bureau has a long history of making childhoods better. An NCB and University of Kent collaboration:

www.ncb.org.uk/about-us/who...

Explore our story! Embark on our interactive journey from 1963 to present day

With the help of the University of Kent, in 2023 we created an interactive online journey through more than six decades of making childhoods better.

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Robin Sen রবীণ সেন (he/him) @robin2399.bsky.social · Oct 24

New paper led by @DrKatieEllis based on interviews with 15 prominent care experienced activists regarding their activism to achieve change in care systems. Thank you to all the participants for their insights.
Available:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 16

Our Work Package 2 research informed and is quoted in the Law Commission’s latest consultation centred around disabled children’s social care law. Thank you to the contributors who gave up their time to provide testimonies to us.

lawcom.gov.uk/law-commissi...

Law Commission seeks views on disabled children’s social care law - Law Commission

Today the Law Commission publishes a consultation paper on disabled children’s social care law and whether it meets the needs of disabled children and their families. The Commission is seeking views f...

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 15

There is a long history of disabled children’s institutionalisation. Here is a recent open access article from our project:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 15

What a fantastic resource!

National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · Nov 15

We are putting together a children's sector starter pack - charities, people etc.

If you're out there, let us know and we will add you! 🌱

go.bsky.app/Da51zVg

Children's sector

Join the conversation

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Living Assessments @livingassessments.bsky.social · Nov 15

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Living Assessment - Research at Kent

A research project to explore and improve the experiences and impact of health and social care assessments on children, young people and their families.

research.kent.ac.uk