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UK Film & TV Working Class Representation Has Hit A Decade Low (deadline.com)   German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors | Cannes 2024 | The Guardian

Quiet on Set – the dark side of TV  links to this article Drake Bell to talk about childhood sexual assault at Nickelodeon (1news.co.nz)   There are 4 parts to the programme and its available on Discovery Plus streaming service from Monday in the U...

It’s that time of year again, Child Employment Awareness Month. It is an opportunity for Local Authorities to prioritise child employment in your areas over the month of April or May. Please view all the resources that are available on the NNCEE we...

See below for some articles in the news this week in relation to child performers/child employment:   Cam's childhood was turned into social media content. She's now fighting for rights she never had | SBS Dateline   Drake Bell to talk about chil...

There have been a couple of articles relating to child perfomers in the news this week: BBC News - Paedophile starred in film 'premiere' with child actors   and BBC News - Rory Kinnear calls for improvements to health and safety on set    

Empowering Young Ambitions: The Benefits of Part-Time Jobs for School-Aged Children | Children's Commissioner for England (childrenscommissioner.gov.uk)

The BBC has undertaken an investigation into the employment of under 18's in the role of drivers for food delivery apps.   The full article can be read here: BBC News Article

NNCE AGM 2023 - Online Only via Teams - 16th November 2023 - 10.00am to 12.30pm This years AGM will once again be online, via Microsoft Teams.  Members will be contacted by mail to book a place via the Events section of the website in the coming da...

Jo Hawes  We are sad to inform you that Jo Hawes passed away yesterday after a short illness. Many of you with have contact with Jo over the years as she was one of the main children co-ordinators for West End shows in London that then toured the U...

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. NNCEE have written to Minister Gibb urging him to ensure the legislation for child employment is fit for the 21st Century. We will update you on the response from the DFE.