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A young person and a staff member are standing with their arms over each other's shoulders. The young person is a wearing a grey t-shirt while the staff member is wearing an orange one. Both are wearing caps.
News
1 Oct 2022

The Big Give 2022

Help Kids support the mental health and wellbeing of families with disabled children.

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A child is standing outside, holding a brown leaf close to his face. He is wearing face paint and glasses.
News
30 Aug 2022

Summer activities at Kids: 2022 highlights

Find out what children and young people have been up to this summer.

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A boy is sitting around a table with a staff member. He is playing with a flat object that is obscured by the light. The staff member is looking at him.
Policy
25 Jul 2022

Kids Responds to SEND Review

The current education and support system for children and young people with SEND does not work. The Government needs to build on the SEND reforms of 2014, but this time reforms should be resourced, implemented and enforced.

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Three young people are at a Pride parade, holding a giant banner which reads 'Loud Mouths - get your facts straight or don't say owt'. The banner is decorated with colourful elements. In the background there are other people marching.
News
11 Jul 2022

Kids Loud Mouths group wins another three years of funding

The National Lottery has awarded Kids Yorkshire with three years of funding to continue the incredible work of our Young Person’s Participation Group, Loud Mouths.

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Previous Chair Stephen Unwin, CEO Katie Ghose, and current chair Diana Sutton are standing together in front of a red background. They are wearing smart clothes and are smiling.
News
4 Jul 2022

Kids welcomes new Chair Diana Sutton

Kids is delighted to announce the appointment of Diana Sutton as its new Chair of Trustees.

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A staff member and young person are sitting together, drawing something on a piece of paper.
Policy
7 Apr 2022

SEND Review: learning from children, young people and their families

Chief Executive Katie Ghose reflects on the Government's SEND review, identifying three areas of interest for Kids.

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A child is watering a bush with help from a staff member. There is another child watching them on the right.
News
11 Mar 2022

Kids’ strategy for 2022-2027

Find out about Kids' new strategy and what it means for disabled children, young people and their families.

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Policy
19 Oct 2021

Spending Review – Opinion piece from Kids Chief Executive, Katie Ghose

Making people’s lives better ‘Making people’s lives better’ – is the firm commitment from the Chancellor, as the government reviews how they are going to spend the budget for the...

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A professional photo of Katie Ghose, Kids CEO. She is wearing a dark blazer and eyeglasses.
Policy
24 Aug 2021

Locked Out – opinion piece from Kids Chief Executive Katie Ghose

Delivering services during the pandemic A stark feature of Covid lockdown measures was the extent to which for many of us living, working and socialising online became ‘the new normal’....

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A staff member and a child are making a puzzle together.
Policy
24 Aug 2021

Locked Out: Digital Disadvantage of Disabled Children, Young People and Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Kids and the Disabled Children's Partnership launched ‘Locked Out’: Digital Disadvantage of Disabled Children, Young People and Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic report.

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A child and a staff member are playing together. The child is lifting a teddy in the air.
News
21 Jul 2021

How we are keeping disabled children, young people and their families, safe during the summer

“Without Kids’ support we would have not coped at all during the lockdown, I cannot praise the staff enough for what they have done during this turbulent and unpredictable time.”...

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A painted wall at Hackney playground which reads, 'WELCOME KIDS'. The wall is multicoloured.
News
17 Jun 2021

Families see Hackney Playground transformed as Kurt Geiger pitches in with Kids

Find out how more than 150 volunteers came to share their time with disabled children, young people and their families to upgrade the specialist Kids adventure playground.

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