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We went to a meeting with all the heads of local authorities who had many complex but significant discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience was such a positive one that they offered me to come back again and visit another department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which leads to Anne Longfield, the Children\u2019s Commissioner for England, and her lovely and welcoming team. After initial introductions, I sat with Anne herself and I enquired about the issue regarding the low number of care kids in further education, and why that might be the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne said she was going to use my idea to collect data from each local authority and compare the difference in order to work out why there aren\u2019t as many care kids in university compared to those who weren\u2019t in the same situation whilst growing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude the eventful day I participated in the Expert Round Table on Inclusive Education with Nadhim Zahawi MP, who I encountered last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/takeover-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Takeover Challenge<\/a> puts children and young people into real-life decision-making positions in organisations. 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