• What if everyone working with children saw themselves as one connected workforce?

  • What if we prepared that workforce for the complexity of young lives?

  • What if the child, not the service, was the organising principle of the whole system?

Building the workforce that children deserve.

Every child should be surrounded by skilled, caring adults who work together to help them thrive. Yet the children’s workforce in England remains fragmented and undervalued. We want to change that.

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Foundation Degree

Launching in 2026, our Foundation Degree programme offers a flexible two-year higher education qualification for people already working with children. Progress in your career without leaving your job or community.

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Weeknotes & Working in the open
Weeknotes & Working in the open

A series of more or less weekly reflections from the Centre for the Children’s Workforce sharing the work they’ve been doing to build the organisation.

From spinning plates to solving problems
From spinning plates to solving problems

Beck Crowhurst reflects on the need for better approaches to services, drawing on her experience as a head teacher.

Building the workforce that children deserve
Building the workforce that children deserve

Ned Younger introduces the Centre for the Children’s Workforce for the first time in October 2025.