The Parents Promise in the Media

Parents Promise Education Initiative Launch (September 2025)

Parents Promise HR Initiative Launch (January 2023)

The Parents Promise on BBC 5 Live Breakfast (October 2021)

C4: A Father’s Fight to See His Son Through a Broken Family Court System (May 2021)

The Parents Promise Launch Video (May 2021)

Press Clippings

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2025

The Times — 24 September 2025

Schools shouldn’t become battlegrounds when families break down.

SecEd — 16 September 2025

Schools dragged into disputes between separated parents.

Nursery World — 11 September 2025

A new initiative to help teachers better support families going through a separation has been launched as research shows many are ‘dragged’ into the fallout of family break-ups.

PR Week — 10 September 2025

PRWeek UK rounds up campaign launches from the first half of the week.

Northamptonshire Telegraph — 9 September 2025

‘Messy separations’ are affecting children and their teachers — campaign calls on schools and parents to act.

The Yorkshire Post — 9 September 2025

‘Messy separations’ are affecting children and their teachers — campaign calls on schools and parents to act.

The Star — 9 September 2025

‘Messy separations’ are affecting children and their teachers — campaign calls on schools and parents to act.

Lancashire Evening Post — 9 September 2025

‘Messy separations’ are affecting children and their teachers — campaign calls on schools and parents to act.

Portsmouth News — 9 September 2025

‘Messy separations’ are affecting children and their teachers — campaign calls on schools and parents to act.

The Legal Diary — 4 July 2025

The launch of the Government’s review of parental leave and pay, to better support working families and help children get the best start in life.

Today’s Family Lawyer — 13 March 2025

One in ten children in couple families affected by parental conflict, data reveals.

Yahoo! News — 12 March 2025

Parental separation in the UK is one of the greatest, least-recognised, health risks to our children.

Mail Online — 12 March 2025

Just over half of children in separated families across the UK are regularly seeing the parent they do not live with.

The Standard — 12 March 2025

56% of children in separated families regularly see the parent they do not live with.

The Independent — 12 March 2025

A parenting group has called on the Government to do more to collect data on and address the fallout for children when parents separate.

2023

BBC Worklife — 12 July 2023

Dissolving a marriage can be stressful, to say the least. Some companies are building in flexibility and systems for employees to navigate divorce.

The Times — 3 February 2023

Hold on, HR departments, not every trauma is a ‘life event’. Sometimes it’s just life.

Daily Mail — 30 January 2023

‘Sitting at home moping doesn’t help’: Business expert says bosses should give staff going through a marriage break-up more work to distract them amid calls for official divorce leave.

The Times — 27 January 2023

Divorce leave scheme backed by Tesco, Asda and NatWest.

Netmums — 27 January 2023

‘Divorce Leave’ from work could become the norm for parents, under new scheme.

ITV — 27 January 2023

Divorce leave scheme backed by big companies.

Daily Mail — 27 January 2023

Parents going through a divorce could soon be given time off from work under new scheme backed by Tesco, Asda and NatWest.

The Legal Diary — 27 January 2023

Law firms ease pain of separation.

Benefits Expert — 27 January 2023

MP warns employment packages are ineffective without support for parents.

The Law Society Gazette — 26 January 2023

Firms sign up to divorce support scheme for staff.

People Management — 26 January 2023

Businesses pledge to support divorcing employees as survey reveals three quarters feel less efficient at work.

Solicitors Journal — 25 January 2023

Major law firms join employee divorce support initiative.

Personnel Today — 25 January 2023

Firms join forces to support employees with divorce or separation.

Grocery Gazette — 25 January 2023

Asda and Tesco sign up to new divorce support initiative for staff.

2021

The Times — 28 October 2021

Warring parents clog up divorce courts.

Transparency Project — 13 May 2021

New ‘Parents Promise’ Initiative launches.

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For advice on how to separate with compassion, or if you are currently experiencing difficulties and distress around these issues and need further support, a list of helpful organisations is below.

Relationship Support and Separation Advice

Domestic Abuse

Children

Mental Health