I'm a children's rights journalist

My book, ‘Childhood Ltd: How we turned children into data and why we need to stop’ is out now.

My book, ‘Childhood Ltd: How we turned children into data and why we need to stop’ is out now.

Natasha Devon, author of The Nuance Drought says the book shows how childcare and education systems ‘prioritise capitalist greed over the wellbeing of children (despite the best efforts of the professionals working within them) and the devastating impact that has. A crucial read for anyone who wants to understand how we got here, which countries are doing it better than us and what urgently needs to change.’

Diane Reay, Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, says ‘Childhood Ltd is a powerful, compelling indictment of the way we treat our children. The book is essential reading for all those concerned about the growing problems surrounding children’s lives, highlighting how the datafication of children from babies to teens is producing generations of young people with unrealised potential and low wellbeing. Cherry Casey shows, through vivid and insightful storytelling, that it does not need to be this way.’

Sammy Wright, author of Exam Nation says it is a ‘timely and energising call to arms that persuasively explores the ways our education system has become distorted by metrics.’

Sarah Kilpatrick, Deputy General Secretary of the NEU, says ‘With testimony from education’s embattled front line and detailed insights into all elements of this stretched, overburdened and underfunded sector of society, Childhood Ltd lays bare the scandal of the failings imposed on England’s schools. A must-read for anyone who dares to hope for a better future.’