• A sanctuary for George and his family

    For parents, Claire and Simon, attending Acorns Children’s Hospice with their five-year-old son George, who has Batten Disease, means they...

    09 May 2019

    Acorns

  • A Flare for Participation

    A group of twelve 13-25 year-olds with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) from around the UK are making...

    09 May 2019

    National Children's Bureau

  • First NCB Wellbeing Award Winners

    The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) launched their Wellbeing Award for Schools in September 2017, in response to concerns from...

    22 November 2018

    National Children's Bureau

  • How Acorns changed our lives

    Taye was seven months old when he was diagnosed with a rare condition, generalised bilateral cerebral polymicrogyria, which causes...

    22 November 2018

    Acorns

  • Understanding ataxia

    Joanna, known as Jo-Jo, is a “happy little girl with a sunny nature” and, says Mum Susie, “she loves...

    22 November 2018

    Ataxia UK

  • Jo-Jo and Gillespie Syndrome

    A journey into the unknown by Susie and Ben Slack When we decided to include Jo-Jo’s story in our...

    22 November 2018

    Ataxia UK

  • Lewis Raises the Bar

    Nine-year-old Lewis has a moderate to severe hearing loss and a passion and talent for music, as his recent...

    22 November 2018

    National Deaf Children's Society

  • In safe hands

    Ten-year-old Isabella has Neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer and was diagnosed when she was just three years old.  A...

    09 May 2018

    Acorns