The opportunity to do away with the stubborn attainment gap is now. Disjointed, insular and inconsistent support is not enough- we can be more ambitious for the children being left behind, and we must see them as whole. Striking findings from Education Policy Institute today.

Positive to hear the focus on prevention and young people's mental health in the King's Speech (and of course much anticipated amends to Mental Health Act!). Hopeful these are steps towards turning the whole crisis-focused system on its head. gov.uk/government/new…

A new Child Poverty Unit in the Cabinet Office and cross-govt ministerial taskforce are welcome news- this is a crisis that certainly can't be tackled by any one Department. My two cents on what's needed here- shorturl.at/kbgL0

Fantastic to see positive outcomes for young people in this 7to7 school initiative at All Saints Catholic College with local organisations in our community in west London. We all need to work together to provide the support and opportunities children need to flourish.

Some of our young people had so much fun at the Jamie Oliver Cookery School recently! They learnt wonderful cooking skills, inc how to make pasta dough from scratch. It was great to see them rise to the challenge & create some delicious meals. #allchild #jamieolivercookeryschool

Thank you to all our partners for collaborating last week for two of our annual Community Days. West London has a thriving body of public, private & community organisations and we can always do our best work for our communities when working all together- linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Good to hear Lisa Nandy MP talk about partnerships with charities here- our 6 year Department for Culture, Media and Sport partnership has been transformational for AllChild 📈 Looking forward to working together. 'It is in my DNA that never again can we be allowed to write off a generation of young people'

An extraordinarily beautiful and important article by Mufti Hamid. After the riots: The role of schools in healing our communities schoolsweek.co.uk/after-the-riot…

Welcome news from Yvette Cooper on a Young Futures unit- key to any effective preventative work will be trust with communities, collaboration across sectors and personalised & holistic interventions. Looking forward to seeing what comes out of this. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Over a year ago we began conversations with Wigan Council about an AllChild partnership... now we are just a few weeks away from beginning delivery in schools! More on how we have co-designed the programme, built a team & worked with the community👉 allchild.org/resource/allch…

Concerning report from The Children's Society echoing too much of what we are hearing every day among the children who participate in AllChild. More 15-year-olds in the UK report low life satisfaction than anywhere else across 27 European countries👇 shorturl.at/LKIKp

Good to hear Bridget Phillipson emphasising the need for partnerships & the problematic direction of funding towards crisis intervention (whilst spending on early intervention children's services decreases). Interested to see how this is reflected in next month's budget🙏

A great way to end our Labour Party Conference stint with AllChild CEO Louisa Mitchell MBE speaking at the Mission-Driven Business Reception alongside Minister for Civil Society Stephanie Peacock MP , Luke Charters MP MP, Better Society Capital James Westhead and others⭐

Our CEO Louisa Mitchell MBE delivering a great speech at the Lord Mayor's Philanthropy Coffee Colloquy at Mansion House earlier this week on the importance of strategic philanthropy in catalysing innovation for charities👇

This year's #LabourConference24 was packed with discussions on issues affecting children today, the role of philanthropy and private public partnerships and the importance of community led approaches. Full highlights of our trip to Liverpool here 👉 linkedin.com/posts/allchild…

We are delighted to share that we have received #NationalLottery funding from The National Lottery Community Fund. We're very grateful for this incredible support, which means more children will be given the tools they need to flourish in school and beyond.

It was great to have welcomed Joe Powell MP to Kensington Aldridge Academy to see our Impact programme in action. CYP need holistic support to help them develop the skills they need to flourish & building strong relations between schools, government, communities & families is central to this

Privileged to represent AllChild UK Prime Minister for the launch of a Civil Society Covenant and hear the PM & Ministers recognise the role charities & social enterprises play. I hope this re-set will initiate partnerships, unlock innovation and mobilise communities🙏

When Younus first started year 5 he was having challenges with his confidence and in his academic work. With support from his family and Link Worker, he's now excited about joining a new school environment. Find out more! tinyurl.com/4x2fy3bv #allchild #storiesofsuccess

The countdown is on for our event in Wigan on the 11th November, celebrating AllChild's new partnership! AllChild is excited to be hosting this celebration with many wonderful local partners and supporters. Watch this space for more details #allchild #impact #wiganlaunch