The Children’s Society - London & South East

ALT We stand with refugees. Descriptive: red background with bold, white writing, all in capitals.

ALT The Government has rushed through its cruel Illegal Migration Act, which violates international human rights law and will put vulnerable people in life-threatening situations. We're one of 290 organisations coming together to condemn the Government's Illegal Migration Act and stand in solidarity with everyone affected. Descriptive: red background with bold, white writing, all in capitals.

ALT A yellow square with text reading "What does compassion mean to young people?" A white thought bubble has a colourful word cloud within it, including "being part of it, pity, care for someone's feelings, understanding, humanity, sympathy, heart felt, thoughtful, togetherness, kindness, humane, concern, solidarity, passion, humility, caring."

ALT New national statistics ignore the number of schoolchildren known to be young carers. Luella Goold, Service Manager of The Children’s Society Include Service, said: "This new data, revealing for the first time the numbers of young carers identified on the Schools Census, offers an important, albeit partial glimpse into the reality faced by these often overlooked young people. The figures will, unfortunately, be a huge underrepresentation of the true picture since so many young carers still remain hidden or unidentified, ...we encourage schools to both assign a ‘young carers lead’... "Though today’s disclosure is a stride forward, the fact that a startling 79 per cent of schools report no young carers at all suggests many children and young people are balancing their caring duties unseen and unsupported. This works as a stark reminder of the urgent need to improve both identification and support systems."

ALT Don't turn back the clock on protecting children is written in back on a bright yellow background. Decorative info: Turn back is in an outlined font style and underlined in blue, and protecting children is written in blue.

ALT TCS staff team cheering on marathon runners

ALT Pictures of a children’s society marathon runner

ALT Jodie, children’s society project worker and marathon runner