Executive SummaryPlanning policy and practice is ultimately about serving the public good, and should therefore ensure the needs of both current and future generations. With that intention, the needs of children must be central in plan and decision-making. Yet, a quick examination of national planning policies reveals children are currently most visible through their absence. … Continue reading Child Friendly Planning in the UK
New findings suggest that 60 per cent of children may be entering the school system lacking some of the fundamental physical capabilities, which underpin academic learning. There are many factors involved in school readiness, a term used to describe the extent to which a child is prepared cognitively, socially, emotionally and physically to start school. … Continue reading Neuromotor Readiness for School
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has adopted General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment. The Digital Education Working Group (DEWG) adopted a joint contribution regarding the United Nations General Observation on the rights of the child in the digital environment They write that children are … Continue reading Children’s Rights Apply in the Digital World
The Alliance is fully behind this call by PlayFirstUK for a summer of play. This is the most valuable thing the government and children’s organisations can do as compensation to all children for what they have had to endure during the lockdown. Read about it in this Guardian article from 13th February 2021
Tim Gill’s book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities, has now been published and can be ordered from the RIBA website here. This is an important resource for developers, planners and anyone who is concerned about the need to give children space in our urban environment. From Tim Gill’s blog: “The book opens … Continue reading How Child Friendly Planning Can Save Cities
Lisa Fairmaner, Head of the London Plan and Growth Strategies, has written to inform us that that new London Plan can now be published. This means that Policy S4 Children and Young People's Play and Informal Recreation is the current policy for development in London. The Alliance for Childhood was one of the stakeholders involved … Continue reading Published London Plan
