National Children's Bureau
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The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a children's charity based in Islington
, London
. It was founded in 1963 (as the National Bureau for Cooperation in Child Care. It is an umbrella organisation incorporating councils and fora that explore a range of issues involving children and young people.
Dr Hilary Emery joined NCB as it's new Chief Executive in August 2011, prior to that Paul Ennals
had been NCB's Chief Executive since 1998. Baroness Shireen Ritchie has been President of NCB since November 2010. http://www.ncb.org.uk/about_us/governance/president_biog.aspx
NCB aims to:
Children & Society
and Children & Young People Now
are a journal and a magazine published in association with the NCB.
NCB supports over two dozen websites, including sites run by councils and networks within NCB and others run on a partnership or consortium basis.
Islington
Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was founded in 1963 (as the National Bureau for Cooperation in Child Care. It is an umbrella organisation incorporating councils and fora that explore a range of issues involving children and young people.
Dr Hilary Emery joined NCB as it's new Chief Executive in August 2011, prior to that Paul Ennals
Paul Ennals
The Honourable Sir Paul Martin Ennals, CBE is chief executive of the United Kingdom's National Children's Bureau, a post he took up in 1998, having previously been director of education and employment for the RNIB...
had been NCB's Chief Executive since 1998. Baroness Shireen Ritchie has been President of NCB since November 2010. http://www.ncb.org.uk/about_us/governance/president_biog.aspx
NCB aims to:
- challenge disadvantage in childhood
- work with children and young people to ensure they are involved in all matters that affect their lives
- promote multidisciplinary cross-agency partnerships and good practice
- influence government policy through policy development and advocacy
- undertake high quality research and work from an evidence-based perspective
- disseminate information to all those working with children and young people, and to children and young people themselves
Children & Society
Children & Society
Children & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research relating to children and young people in the United Kingdom. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Children's Bureau...
and Children & Young People Now
Children & Young People Now
Children & Young People Now is a weekly magazine covering issues relating to children and young people in the United Kingdom.Children & Young People Now is the result of the merging of Children Now, produced in association with the National Children's Bureau, and sister magazine Young People Now,...
are a journal and a magazine published in association with the NCB.
NCB supports over two dozen websites, including sites run by councils and networks within NCB and others run on a partnership or consortium basis.
- Anti-Bullying Alliance http://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk
- Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx568rv_1694188592191r82b32867289
- Care Planning for Looked After Children Toolkit http://www.ncb.org.uk/careplanning/
- ChildData http://www.childdata.org.uk
- Children & Young People HIV Network http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx714mk_41592309624178l88y7859709025
- Childhood Bereavement Network http://www.childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk
- Children's Play Information Service http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx6812in_1832991054480z44q6370913124
- Council for Disabled Children http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx6287it_66049104243658w62p8778378249
- Early Childhood Forum http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx7281ts_2099311210085v6y128709025
- Early Childhood Unit http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx6713ip_79291366884951k30k2176875649
- Every Disabled Child Matters http://www.edcm.org.uk
- Healthy Care http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx3175wn_2979939062545q18z5431395204
- Life Routes http://www.life-routes.org.uk
- National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC) http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx8797le_11744740243661d69i111598096
- NCB Books http://www.ncb-books.org.uk
- Parents, Early Years and Learning (PEAL)http://peal.org.uk
- Participation Works http://www.participationworks.org.uk
- Play England http://www.playengland.org.uk
- Playday
- PSHE & Citizenship Information Service http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx7823rk_37983801610078r19s8836000000
- PSHE Subject Association http://www.pshe-association.org.uk
- Pupil Inclusion Network
- Residential Special Schools Standards - Young Person's Guide http://www.rssinfo.org.uk
- Sex Education Forum http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_784wa_21042403840053g59p_200610203221g
- Sexual Health Services microsite http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx_5621wo_3444736000085f11g_2007221957e
- VCS Engage http://www.vcsengage.org.uk
- Young NCB http://www.youngncb.org.uk/
- Young People and Self Harm http://www.selfharm.org.uk
- Young Transnet http://www.youngtransnet.com
- Your Rights http://www.ncb.org.uk/Page.asp?originx8944no_6712918264963c34u4912748281
External links
- NCB Website
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
- ChildData
- Childhood Bereavement Network
- Every Disabled Child Matters
- Life Routes
- NCB Books
- PEAL
- Participation Works
- Play England
- Playday
- PSHE Association
- Residential Special Schools
- VCS Engage
- Young NCB
- Young People and Self Harm
- Young Transnet
- NCB's partners and projects' websites