Sarah experienced things no child should ever have to.
Reflecting on her childhood, Sarah hopes that by running the London Marathon, she can inspire the next generation 🙏
Find your motivation and sign up to the London Marathon 2027 here: https://ow.ly/s64F50YNT44
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Trip away from London today with @nickcookuk.bsky.social to honour good endings for one of our teams. With the service moving to another provider we reflect on how ridiculous and un-person centered the commissioning system is
Excellent Alex !!
In honour of his grandma, Ruby, Alex is running the London Marathon.
Ruby volunteered for The Children’s Society for seven years, and running in her memory has given Alex a whole new sense of purpose 💖
Find your motivation and sign up to the London Marathon 2027 here: https://ow.ly/J4jT50YKOx9
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Group photo of staff all facing the camera and smiling
Photo of outside of building with signage saying Pause
Fantastic celebrations today marking ten amazing years of @childrenssociety.bsky.social Pause service in Birmingham with @markrusselluk.bsky.social & @nickcookuk.bsky.social
Group photo of 13 people smiling inside a room. Text highlighting 32,789 sessions held. Quote from a young person reading: "There was no pressure, it just felt safe." Images of a handwritten note and the exterior of the Pause hub.
Here’s some hope.
Today, we’re celebrating a decade of supporting young people and families in Birmingham.
Pause's drop-in wellbeing support has reached over 24,500 young people. That's something worth sharing.
Hear from the specialists working there: https://ow.ly/gcbJ50YIL28
Photo of me - white woman smiling in front of the black no 10 Downing Street door.
Proud to join End Child Poverty Coalition member charities at a reception at no. 11 Downing St today - focus on scrapping the two child benefit cap & ensuring this policy remains here to stay. Child poverty has to end
3 women cheering outside holding The Children's Society batons and megaphones
A runner in orange raising her arm while crossing the road
Runner with tattoos with his arms raised in excitement, with The Children's Society banner in the background.
Two people on the street holding The Children's Society banners and a megaphone, cheering for the runners.
Blown away by our community!
Thank you to everyone who took part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon. Your dedication and support helps uplift young people all over the country 🏃
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Me in a photo standing with a mega phone with runners passing by and a The Children’s Society Tahiti
Four people smiling for the camera with large the children’s society banner behind them
Female with a megaphone cheering the runners - wearing The Children’s Society coat
Super Sunday Runday part of @childrenssociety.bsky.social cheer squad for all the runners, with special shout outs for the 50 odd runners supporting us. Huge congratulations everyone!
#LondonLandmarksHalfMarathon 🥇📣
Nice to see this coverage of our recent workshop with young people in Leighton Buzzard as we lead up to @childrenssociety.bsky.social Garden at Chelsea Flower Show 🌷
www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/people/...
Young boy outdoors wearing headphones and a backpack, with his quote over the top reading: "I didn't think anyone could help me but they did."
Almost 1 in 10 children have low life satisfaction.
Zack was one of them, feeling overwhelmed with anxiety.
Our wellbeing drop-in gave him support when he needed it, so he didn’t have to wait longer for help.
Help us support more young people like Zack: https://ow.ly/bfTk50YFA52
Great to see another school recognised for their commitment to supporting Young Carers through @childrenssociety.bsky.social & @carerstrust.bsky.social Young Carers in Schools Programme 💫
www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/2598834...
We’re deeply concerned that proposed changes to settlement rules could put more children at risk of poverty & instability.
We’re urging the Government to stay true to their efforts to reduce child poverty & ensure children’s wellbeing is at the heart of policy
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Verity is an absolute legend - please watch her short film. It’s inspirational ☀️
🎉🎉🎉🎉
The two-child limit has gone!!
This amazing news is set to pull 450,000 children out of poverty, by the end of this parliament!
Great to see this article sharing the impact of our Beyond Gender Stereotypes programme in schools
www.qaeducation.co.uk/blog/helping...
@tcspolicypractice.bsky.social
Calling all professionals that work with young people. Young woman standing outdoors with colourful background.
Do you work with children and young people?🤔
Our Good Childhood Reports evidence a worrying decline in young people’s wellbeing.
To help us better understand this striking trend, we are collecting the views of professionals that work directly with children and young people: ow.ly/Itxe50YAvkx
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Good to support the (re) launch event of the Tackling Child Exploitation Principles this morning
We will share them as soon as they are available.
Thanks to @dezholmes1.bsky.social & Racquel for hosting & all the speakers - includng @childrenssociety.bsky.social own Lucy Belcher
#TCEPrinciples
Today’s poverty stats might look better on paper. But don't be fooled. It's a change in how the data is collected, not in children’s lives.
It's unacceptable that in the UK, 4 million children are still growing up in poverty.
We need legally binding targets to end child poverty once and for all.
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Today spent with my Charity Trustee hat on at Advance’s conference - launching our new strategy.
Working together to end violence against women & girls
Photo of a statue outside Manchester Piccadilly rail station. It’s a huge bumble bee.
Speedy trip to Manchester to show gratitude to @childrenssociety.bsky.social colleagues moving on from the org or changing roles.
This time of year always brings uncertainty and change - yet it’s vital we enable positive, affirming endings. Huge thanks & celebration to team members moving on
The Children’s Society’s Prevention Programme is offering free online training for hotel staff to help teams spot and prevent #ChildExploitation. Every hotel worker can make a difference - see our leaflet below for all available dates to book your place
Checklist highlighting signs of potential exploitation including traveling alone, anxiety, carrying cash, multiple phones, discomfort, and frequent calls.
If something doesn’t feel right, it might not be.
This #ChildExploitationAwarenessDay, learn more about the signs of child exploitation to help victims get the support they need today. #LookCloser
Today is National Child Exploitation Awareness Day.
Exploitation can happen anywhere - and you can help stop it.
Learn the signs and how to report it through our award‑winning #LookCloser campaign: www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
Instagram will stop encrypting private messages between users from May, after enduring years of criticism from law enforcement and child safety groups over the feature
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
📢Young people pushed into fraud aren’t criminals — they’re victims of exploitation.📢
See our thoughts on the new fraud strategy, in our main accounts post below!
Image of a flyer on the new 2026 Fraud Strategy, an A4 piece of paper being held up inside a building which looks like a church.
Young people forced into fraud are victims - not criminals.
The government’s new fraud strategy is an opportunity to tackle this form of child exploitation, and we are proud to be able to contribute.
We're working with the Home Office to expand support for children being financially exploited.
Mark Russell giving a speech at a podium
Change happens when we work together.
That's why we're delighted to congratulate our CEO @markrusselluk.bsky.social on his appointment to the Government’s new Civil Society Council.
Mark shared: “This new Council has the potential to be a step change in genuine partnership working”
Excellent work team
