Main title slide Always in 354 Green RM Education Lecture Every Child Matters November 2007 Dame Mary Marsh Director and Chief Executive

 The new Department of Children, Schools and Families  Children’s Plan – 10 year view  NSPCC Helplines Development Programme  Engaging with young people Overview

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 Machinery of Government changes  Pre-budget report and funding for next 3 years  Staying safe  Children’s rights DCSF – the Every Child Matters Department

Children’s Plan for the next 10 years  0-7, 8-13,  Closing the gap  Childhood now  Outcomes for the next generation  UK wide issues

NSPCC Helplines Development Programme  Demand for the service  ChildLine by phone, on-line and text  Child Protection Helpline  Listening to children and young people

Engaging with Young People  What are they? What is their space?  Social networking  Making the Internet safer  What can RM do?

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Engaging with Young People  What are they? What is their space?  Social networking  Making the Internet safer  What can RM do?

Safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility