Anti-Bullying Week 2023: Insight and Advice from Childline
Anti-Bullying Week is an annual event in the UK that aims to raise awareness about the bullying of children and young people and highlights ways of preventing and responding to […]
Spooktacular Pumpkin Recipes
If you’re planning on carving your pumpkin this Halloween, make sure that food waste isn’t on the agenda! Here, Mash Direct has just created two brand new recipes perfect for the […]
LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER
In the latest of our series of blog posts on Ni4kids, Northern Ireland mum of two, Naomi Barr discusses her diagnosis with a mental health condition and reveals how it […]
Needs of children in Northern Ireland aren’t being met by welfare system
It has been revealed that the needs of children in Northern Ireland are not being met by the current welfare system. It has also been claimed that as the cost-of-living […]
Dyslexia Awareness Week: How to support your child if they have a learning difficulty
This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week (4th– 10th October) and we have five pieces of advice on how to support children if they have learning disabilities. Research has revealed that while overseeing […]
Details on new ‘common transfer test’ revealed
Details have been released for the new transfer test, which is due to take place in 2023. The Schools Entrance Assessment Group (SEAG) was formed to set a single common […]
NI teaching unions to take industrial action
Northern Ireland teaching unions have voted to take “unprecedented” joint industrial action over pay. Members of the INTO, NAHT and NEU have voted to take co-ordinated action short of strike, […]
GET READY FOR THE BIG BRENT WEEKEND AT WWT CASTLE ESPIE THIS OCTOBER
Castle Espie Wetland Centre is getting ready to welcome visitors to The Big Brent Weekend Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th October, which celebrates one of its greatest wildlife spectacles of […]
Up to 3.9 million children “will go to bed wearing hats and coats” this winter
Reacting to Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘Mini Budget’ this week, Koulla Yiasouma, NI Commissioner for Children and Young People joined with Rocio Cifuentes the Children’s Commissioner for Wales and Bruce Adamson […]
Families urged to talk about organ donation and register their decision as many patients wait for a lifesaving transplant
This is Organ Donation Week, a national celebration of organ and tissue donation and transplantation which saves and transforms hundreds of lives each year. During Organ Donation Week, the Public […]
NSPCC and Belfast Trust launch campaign to help keep children safe from abuse
An NSPCC campaign to help professionals, parents and carers from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT) area have simple conversations to help keep children safe from abuse was […]
NI’s under-14 population sees a drop in growth, as Census reveals an ageing population
The 2021 Census figures show a narrowing gap between our oldest and youngest populations. The country’s overall population grew by just over 5% between 2011 and 2021, while the 0 […]
