National Opportunity Summit - Building a country that works for all children and young people

Date: Monday, 8 September 2025
Time: Arrivals and registration from 09:00, event starts promptly at 09:30 to 16:30. Lunch will be served 13:00 to 14:00.
Venue: Cloth Hall Court, Quebec St, Leeds, LS1 2HA

About the Summit

This landmark event brings national and regional system leaders, policymakers, academics, practitioners, and young people together to explore bold, evidence-informed strategies that will transform outcomes for children and families across the UK.

Hosted by CHORAL (a partnership between the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust) and the Centre for Young Lives, in partnership with the Child of the North initiative (led by the N8 Research Partnership and Northern Health Science Alliance) and the Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre, the Summit will also mark the launch of the Child of the North 2025 campaign to explore how local, regional and national partners can work together to deliver the Government’s vision of breaking the link between children’s background and life chances.

Information for Delegates

Summit Agenda

Speaker Biographies

List of Delegates

Presentations

Universities supporting the Opportunity Mission – Child of the North – Professor Matthew Grenby, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Newcastle University

A country that works for all children and young people – Professor Kate Pickett OBE, Director, Born in Bradford Centre for Social Change, University of York Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Health Equity North Academic Co-Director, University of Liverpool

Opportunities for partnership between health and education: Delivering the healthiest generation of children – Professor Steve Turner, President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Child of the North report presentations