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In a century driven by an Hourglass Economy of Haves and Have-nots too often differentiated by functional and digital illiteracy vision health or the decline in vision health will surely have to be a priority in order for children to more fully participate in learning. https://lnkd.in/dH648Sys https://lnkd.in/eJ9FUPN2

We know it is vital for children and young people to have their voices heard by key decision makers. That’s why our Children and Young People’s Health Equity Collaborative (CHEC) rests on the insight, opinions, and experiences of those growing up in England today to inform policy and practice around physical and mental health. CHEC brings together Barnardo’s, the UCL Institute for Health Equity (IHE) and Integrated Care Systems from Birmingham and Solihull, South Yorkshire and Cheshire and Merseyside. This first-of-its-kind programme aims to tackle physical and mental health inequalities facing children and young people. Today, the CHEC has published a landmark report - The Child Health Equity Framework for the Drivers of Health Inequalities, which provides fascinating insight into child health today which will underpin the Collaborative’s work going forwards. Find out more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/49FOaCm

[Be Priceless partners with Love 21 Foundation to empower the Caregivers with SEED!] Be Priceless and Love 21 Foundation will join hands for the Caregivers' SEED program starting in May. This 4-week course #empower caregivers to use practical and healthy attitudes, behaviors, and capacities to improve their own and their children' holistic health - strengthening #self-worth, #Selfconnection, #emotional regulation, #MentalHealth and care, #ResonantCommunications, being #TrustedAdults for #ChildSafety, and #SafeCommunity. Sharing the same goal of #empowering diverse children and caregivers to be as they truly are. Believing that every child can harness their full potential to #flourish. Be Priceless and @Love21 both believe that caregivers play a huge role in empowering the #growth, #well-being, and #safety of their children and the children in our community. It takes a community to raise a child. As caregivers, it is important to keep growing and learning to #flourish. What is SEED?  SEED is  Self-Value, Empower, Educate, and protect from Dangers SEED course is created by 70+ professionals from more than 10 sectors including in medicine, social work, psychology and education, under the leadership of #Dr. Czarina Leung, aiming at protecting the priceless seeds and empowering the gardeners of our diverse community! We can't wait to embark on this incredible journey full of #compassion and #love! Together, we nurture a community that flourishes regeneratively. If you want to know more about #SEEDEducation and Be Priceless, please reach out to us or visit: https://lnkd.in/gm3FAJJF #BePriceless #Wellbeing #ChildProtection #childhealth #ProtectOneAnother #LoveChildren #SpreadHope #SDG #HealthEducation

Today the Children & Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG), hosted by the National Children’s Bureau and the Council for Disabled Children, launches a new report examining the extent to which the needs of babies, children and young people are reflected in the new Integrated Care Systems’ strategic planning. As members of HPIG, we are pleased to share and support the report, the first of its kind. It acknowledges the good work developing in a challenging context of increased demand and stretched budgets. It identifies areas for improvement around: ·      Integration with children’s social care and education settings; ·      Clearly identifying leadership and accountability for babies, children and young people; ·      Engaging with babies, children and young people and setting out how their feedback has been actioned; ·      Addressing the needs of children with major and long-term conditions, as well as other minority and vulnerable groups. The report makes a number of recommendations to national government on where it can offer greater support and guidance to ICSs, and it includes examples of good practice, highlighting some of the great work underway in ICSs. Read the report here 👉 tinyurl.com/43eb4j9k

Today the Children & Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG), hosted by the National Children’s Bureau and the Council for Disabled Children, launches a new report examining the extent to which the needs of babies, children and young people are reflected in the new Integrated Care Systems’ strategic planning. The report, the first of its kind, acknowledges the good work developing in a challenging context of increased demand and stretched budgets. It identifies areas for improvement around: • Integration with children’s social care and education settings; • Clearly identifying leadership and accountability for babies, children and young people; • Engaging with babies, children and young people and setting out how their feedback has been actioned; • Addressing the needs of children with major and long-term conditions, as well as other minority and vulnerable groups. The report makes a number of recommendations to national government on where it can offer greater support and guidance to ICSs, and it includes examples of good practice, highlighting some of the great work underway in ICSs. Read the report here 👉 https://buff.ly/42kXCbT

Just my personal reflection on this... the response from Gov stating how much they have invested in children is still in interventions at an older age rather than prevention at the younger age. Creating healthy habits and supporting a healthy generation will create long term change. But sometimes people can only see short term crisis, and seeing 15-20 years into the future is hard work. And that's understandable. We don't really know what the impact of our actions in the here and now will be on the future adults. The future society in which they live will look different to ours. (Any parent understands how hard this is!) And that's how long it could take to understand and prove return on investment and impact. I'm not saying that investment in behaviour change and support for older children shouldn't be a priority, I'm just saying the youngest have been ignored for too long. Evidence proves that the experiences of children at the youngest ages form the people they grow up to be. But our children don't form in a vacuum. They are influenced by the older people and environment around them, which can have engrained habits and unhelpful structures. Therefore, to help our youngest we need to not only invest in them but invest in those who influence them. What's the answer? Is it a whole family approach.... a whole system approach? A whole society approach? I'm not sure. But that's what we're trying to do in Cornwall. And it's thanks to key organisations such as maternity, health visiting, early years, family charities, community organisations, education and national charities that are thinking differently and embracing a wider lens that we can try to make sustainable change. Regardless, we do need funding dedicated to supporting the education, development and physical activity of the youngest to accelerate this work. So huge thanks to organisations that lobby policy makers and can influence at central Government level.

Today the Children & Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG), hosted by the National Children's Bureau and the Council for Disabled Children, launches a new report examining the extent to which the needs of babies, children and young people are reflected in the new Integrated Care Systems’ strategic planning. We're pleased to have contributed to the report, the first of its kind, which acknowledges the good work developing in a challenging context of increased demand and stretched budgets. It identifies areas for improvement around: ▪️ Integration with children’s social care and education settings; ▪️ Clearly identifying leadership and accountability for babies, children and young people; ▪️ Engaging with babies, children and young people and setting out how their feedback has been actioned; ▪️ Addressing the needs of children with major and long-term conditions, as well as other minority and vulnerable groups. The report makes a number of recommendations to national government on where it can offer greater support and guidance to ICSs, and it includes examples of good practice, highlighting some of the great work underway in ICSs. Read the report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gr9QV8gr

Today the National Children's Bureau Health Policy Influencing Group publish a helpful snapshot of how Integrated Care Systems are reflecting the needs of babies, children and young people, and where they need to step up efforts: co-production, integration and leadership. A great group to be a part of, bringing essential attention to children and young people’s health.

Today the Children & Young People’s Health Policy Influencing Group (HPIG), hosted by the National Children’s Bureau and the Council for Disabled Children, launches a new report examining the extent to which the needs of babies, children and young people are reflected in the new Integrated Care Systems’ strategic planning. The report, the first of its kind, acknowledges the good work developing in a challenging context of increased demand and stretched budgets. It identifies areas for improvement around: 👉 Integration with children’s social care and education settings; 👉 Clearly identifying leadership and accountability for babies, children and young people; 👉 Engaging with babies, children and young people and setting out how their feedback has been actioned; 👉 Addressing the needs of children with major and long-term conditions, as well as other minority and vulnerable groups. The report makes a number of recommendations to national government on where it can offer greater support and guidance to ICSs, and it includes examples of good practice, highlighting some of the great work underway in ICSs. Read the report here https://lnkd.in/gr9QV8gr

Physical development is a prime area of learning in the early years framework- yet many educators do not prioritise this area of learning. Why? These are the responses I hear from early years educators: - the perception that children are inherently active - this area of development will happen naturally - little to no accountability - the other prime areas are more important - lack of understanding of this area of learning - pressures from SLT to push more academic learning There needs to be a systematic change to embed movement and physical activity in early childhood provision. Families, educators and all stakeholders share a responsibility to prioritise physical activity and movement play. Until then what can educators do? 🤸🏿 recalibrate your learning space.. reduce chairs, allow for more movement 🤸🏿reduce sedentary learning 🤸🏿spend more time outdoors 🤸🏿offer a variety of large movement stimuli, trikes, bikes, scooters, climbing frames, swings, monkey bars 🤸🏿 introduce movement games ; What’s the time Mr Wolf? 🤸🏿research and understand the importance of physical activity and the milestones associated with physical development 🤸🏿share this information with families The three prime areas of learning are pillars in supporting early years education.. they all hold equal worth and are intertwined. Ensure they are given the same value and priority The chief medical officer’s recommendations for early years physical activity were released in 2011… nearly 15 years ago! Yet over 3/4 of those I teach in the UK are still unaware of these recommendations; UNDER 5’s should have access to a MINIMUM OF 3 hours (180 minutes) of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY every day! Let’s start prioritising children’s movement and physical activity. Dr. Lala Manners ISPAH - The International Society for Physical Activity and Health Natalie Weir Josh Candy Anna Daley Dr. Kristy Howells Janine Coates Dr Sue Allingham Ruth Swailes Dorothy Marlen Gill Connell Phil Minns Wendy Ratcliff Clare Stead - Baby Brain Building 🧠 Aspire Active Education Group Ltd Bryn Llewellyn Anne O'Connor Linda Baston-Pitt Silvia Costa Lawrence Foweather Eugene Minogue World Health Organization Chris Wright 💪🤸🏿💪🤸🏿💪🤸🏿💪🤸🏿💪🤸🏿💪