1. How are we doing now? Content

2. PHW Observatory 2011 Report The national health inequality gap has widened (2001-2009). The gap in healthy life expectancy between the most & least deprived areas is very wide in 2009 for males at 18.9 years. In England the gap in males in 2010 was 15 years.

3. Health of Children &Young People, The Observatory 2013 1 in 5 children live in poverty. only 50% of newborn babies are breastfed Almost 3 in 10 children aged 4-5 are classified as overweight or obese. 26% of those aged 16-24 reported smoking. 46% of those aged 16-24 drink above the recommended guidelines. Teenage conception rates in Wales are higher in <18 compared with England.

4. UNICEF Child well-being in rich countries A comparative overview

5. UNICEF 2007 -A League Table of Child Well Being in 21 rich countries

6. UNICEF 2013 -A League Table of Child Well Being in 29 rich countries

7. Child well-being in rich countries, a comparative overview, UNICEF 2007 Rich countries 21 UK ranked 21 UK average score 18.2 Netherlands average score 4.2 2013291615.82.4

8. “The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children – their health & safety, their material security, their education & socialisation, & their sense of being loved, valued, & included in the families & societies into which they are born”. Foreword Message:

9. An independent report to Her Majesty’s Government by Graham Allen MP, 2011 Advised the Prime Minister to challenge & change the culture at the heart of government from late intervention to early intervention. All parties should commit to provide a social & emotional bedrock for the current & future generations of babies, children & young people,.

10. OECD Education Report 500,000 pupils aged 15 in 65 countries. PISA results 2012 showed UK ranked 26th for maths, 23rd for reading & 21st for science OECD: Welsh Government lacks education 'long- term vision‘. It ranked Wales bottom in the UK. "The pace of reform has been high & lacks a long-term vision, an adequate school improvement infrastructure & a clear implementation strategy all stakeholders share”.

11. It criticised standards of teachers in Wales & “Lack of options for career progression & professional development for teachers & head teachers”. “Schools in Wales found it difficult to recruit high-calibre teachers, which may be a result of the standard of applicants on teacher training courses”. “Stability & a "long-term path" was required”.