Nina Smith (CF 2023) welcomed changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, which now explicitly includes suicide risk in the statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges in England.
By Nina Smith, 2026
Children and young people
About this theme
This theme covers topics relating to the protection, development and wellbeing of children and young people in society. It is an area of enduring interest that runs throughout our grantmaking. Fellows’ stories
We spoke to Natasha Cox about how her Churchill Fellowship helped shape the next stage of Actively SeeK.I.N.G, the CIC she founded to support Black boys through creative arts. Drawing on learning from schools in the USA, Ghana, and the Caribbean, Natasha has launched the House of K.I.N.G.s Saturday School. She reflects on how the Fellowship deepened her work, opened new doors, and helped turn her research into practical support for young people in East London.
By Natasha Cox, 2026
Beverley Samways (CF 2023) has recently published a book: Unspoken Stories: Learning to Listen to People with Intellectual Disabilities who are Non-Speaking
By Beverley Samways, 2026
Kevin Davidson (CF 2024) attended the 2026 Klosters Forum in Switzerland, an invitation-only gathering that brings together artists, environmentalists, educators, philanthropists, investors, policymakers, and systems thinkers to explore solutions to environmental challenges.
By Kevin Davidson, 2026
Following her Fellowship across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, Clare Holdsworth reflects on how paid lived-experience roles can support care-experienced young people to shape services, policy, and practice. Drawing on conversations with organisations, professionals, and young people, she explores what it takes to make these roles psychologically safe, meaningful, and supportive of long-term careers. She is now sharing this learning in Sheffield, using curiosity as a way to ask better questions with young people, not just about them.
By Clare Holdsworth, 2026
Nina Smith (CF 2023) co-authored the paper Girls, self-harm and suicide prevention in schools, exploring the lived experiences of adolescent girls with complex mental health needs.
By Nina Smith, 2026
Sonia Shaljean (CF 2025) and the work of Lads Need Dads featured in a BBC One documentary presented by Sir Gareth Southgate, exploring the challenges facing boys and young men.
By Sonia Shaljean, 2026
By Ruth Oshikanlu, 2019
By Arabella Tresilian, 2024
Lorraine George (CF 2017) was awarded the title of International Intergenerational Ambassador by the Macrosad Chair in Intergenerational Studies at the University of Granada during Global Intergenerational Week.
By Lorraine George, 2026