The Children's Commissioner promotes and protects the rights of children, especially the most vulnerable, and stands up for their views and interests.
Dame Rachel de Souza is a nationally recognised educator and advocate for improving the life chances of disadvantaged children. She was appointed Children’s Commissioner in 2021. As Children’s Commissioner her role is to listen to children, to hear about their lives and deliver for them. In 2021, The Big Ask was launched, a survey of children in England. With over a half-a-million responses this w
06/09/2017
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Evidence Team as a Quantitative Analyst. We're looking for an ambitious, passionate and talented individual who can take ownership of data and analysis in ways that deliver real change for children.
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06/08/2017
Anne has launched a new campaign to help Parents talk to their kids, and to help kids help themselves, with the issue of time spent online and what they are doing when online. We've called it Digital 5 a day. https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/2017/08/06/digital-5-a-day/
06/07/2017
Earlier this week the Children's Commissioner, Anne Longfield published a new report assessing the scale of child vulnerability in England.
It's the first time this has been done, and the report reveals that over half a million children in England are so vulnerable that the state has to step in, and 800,000 children suffering from mental health difficulties.
Read the full analysis on our website: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/publication/childrens-commissioners-report-on-vulnerability/
Children’s Commissioner’s Report on Vulnerability | Children's Commissioner for England New analysis from the Children’s Commissioner for England reveals, for the first time, the scale of vulnerability among children in England. These reports bring together a range of information held by various government departments, agencies and others. Its initial analysis reveals a host of shockin...
18/06/2017
Trade negotiation, FOM, Single Market, Customs Union, Immigration Status....all complex things. What about children. Seems everybody forgot them. Again https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thousands-of-youngsters-caught-in-passport-trap-xll07x3lc
Thousands of youngsters caught in passport trap More than half a million children are living with a “sword of Damocles” hanging over them as Brexit talks start this week, the children’s commissioner warned this weekend. Anne Longfield, the...
20/04/2017
New report by Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield reveals that victims of sexual abuse within families are being let down by the system.
Young people are often left to report the abuse themselves when the authorities fail to pick up on signs.
Read the full report here: http://bit.ly/2pinVQv
Child victims of sexual abuse in families let down by system: report Children’s commissioner for England catalogues series of failings and calls for urgent changes to services provided
20/04/2017
Preventing and Investigating Child Sexual Abuse: three new reports from our office published today showing that children and young people are still struggling with a system stacked against them, with devastating consequences.
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Investigating and preventing child sexual abuse
19/04/2017
"Prince Harry has given a green light to talk about . This is a great opportunity for Government and those working with children to make sure kids have the support they need. Let's embrace it!" - Children's Commissioner Anne Longfield in The Telegraph today.
Prince Harry has given a green light to talk about mental health. Kids must have the help they need The image of the two young Princes William and Harry following their mother’s funeral cortège remains a poignant and deeply moving memory.
Best of luck to all the schools and pupils taking part in this year’s
16/02/2017
There's just under one week left to get your entries in for , a writing competition for children in care and care leavers with £100 vouchers to be won! http://coramvoice.org.uk/voices-2017
Only 1 week left to get your entries in for ! Half-term is the perfect time to get busy with some creative writing - remember you can write a story, poem, letter, rap - anything you like up to 500 words. Good luck! coramvoice.org.uk/voices-2017
29/12/2016
In Victorian Britain, Christmas became a family celebration, with children taking centre stage. It is then that the tradition of giving a stocking full of gifts began. However, unlike the bright red stockings often hung on fireplaces today, these stockings were mesh netted ones so the presents within could be seen.
In this net Christmas stocking are presents that a middle-class child in early 20th century London received from Father Christmas: a paper angel decoration, small wooden croquet set, a picture puzzle made of card and a booklet of verse. Eileen was born in 1915 to a middle-class family living in North London, and she donated her collection of Christmas gifts accumulated over the years to the V&A Collection. See it on the Marble Floor of the Museum until 6 January. http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/exhibitions/christmas-display/
Share your experience of childhood through the latest initiative from the Children's Commissioner for England, Our Lives childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/our-lives