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5 ways to help a child with back to school anxiety
One in five UK children experience anxiety. Discover 5 evidence-based ways to support your child with back-to-school worries and separation anxiety.
5 Ways to Challenge Unconscious Bias and Raise a Global Citizen
All you need to raise a child without unconscious bias.
National Learning Event for the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge (SLEIC)
The goal of the National Learning Event for the Sierra Leone Education Innovation Challenge was to come together at the close of the programme to reflect on lesson learned, share experiences and explore how insights from SLEIC implementation can be used to strengthen Sierra Leone’s education system moving forward. This blog captures takeaways and next steps from the national learning event. …
10 tips for keeping children safe during a heatwave
Expert heatwave safety tips for children from Save the Children. Learn how to protect kids during extreme heat with practical advice backed by NHS guidance.
Why I’m calling on the government to scrap the two-child limit: Thea's story
My name is Thea, I’m a single parent to three children aged 10, 3 and (almost) 2.
Heat: A deadly threat to children's health
The UK faced a recent heatwave and is braced for more to come. As worrying as this is for us, the health implications for children on the frontline of the climate emergency are so much more dire and exacerbated by fragile health systems as well as the recent cuts to overseas development assistance. The UK government must go further and faster to protect children from the devastating impacts of heatwaves and…
Happy Birthday NHS! Now let’s make healthcare free for children everywhere
The NHS, which was delivered during post-war economic decline, turns 77 this Saturday while essential healthcare remains out of reach for over half of the world's population. Millions of children bear the brunt of this inequality, dying from preventable conditions. Universal Health Coverage could change this and with the UK’s leadership in supporting global health, free healthcare for all children everywhere…
Vaccines: From smallpox to malaria - and what's next
This pages traces the history of humanity's fight against deadly diseases and explores how vaccines have transformed global health. From Edward Jenner's groundbreaking discovery using cowpox to prevent smallpox, to the reduction of diseases like polio, measles, diphtheria, and tetanus. It also discusses the challenges of funding and misinformation today, and what breakthroughs—like malaria and TB vaccines—mean for the future. With partnerships like Gavi leading the…