I want more young people to have children, if they so choose; to realise the ordinary aspiration so many share, to create the moments and memories that make our lives fulfilling: having children, seeing them take their first steps, dropping them off at their first day at school, guiding them on their journey into the world of work or taking them to university for the first time.
Bridget Phillipson encourages young people to consider starting families amidst declining birth rates.
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Every element of what we’re setting out will need to continue to be reviewed in line with the evidence.
It’s right that we take a different approach for under-16s and under-18s because, of course, as young people move from childhood into adulthood there’s a different set of considerations.
While local authorities do incredibly difficult work, often against real constraints, it’s not consistent enough.
The time has come to build towards a bolder future of universal early years education so disadvantaged children no longer missed out.
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