We are incredibly grateful to Raymond Smith for highlighting the work of Children Heard and Seen in his latest 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀... column for @InsideTimeUK. Ray's article comes at an important moment, following the Government's announcement on children affected by parental imprisonment. As our Founder and CEO, @SarahBurrows100, said: "𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁." At Children Heard and Seen, we believe one of the most effective ways to make this a reality is through schools. Schools are where children spend most of their time, where trusted relationships already exist, and where a simple check-in from a teacher can make all the difference. If concerns arise, schools are also best placed to respond quickly and appropriately. That's why we developed our Model School Policy on Parental Imprisonment—co-created with adults who experienced parental imprisonment as children, alongside education and safeguarding professionals. It provides schools with practical guidance to create safe, compassionate and parental imprisonment-aware environments where children feel understood and supported. 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. Thank you, Ray, for continuing to champion children affected by parental imprisonment and for helping amplify the voices of those with lived experience. 📖 Read Ray's article: insidetime.org/ray-says/suff… 📄 Download our Model School Policy: childrenheardandseen.co.uk/m…