The Big Ambition was a large-scale consultation of children in England carried out between September 2023 and January 2024. It engaged with more than 367,000 children (including adults on behalf of children).

This interactive map shows in statistics the voices, views and experiences of children from The Big Ambition survey. You can use use the maps to understand the lives and aspirations of children across England.

In our short video the Children’s Commissioner shares some background on The Big Ambition survey and introduces the Local Area Interactive Maps.

The map shows the percentage of children and young people who agreed with each of the 20 statements asked in The Big Ambition.

Agreement with a statement could vary significantly across England, and the map was developed to help understand the diverse voices and experiences of children. Try it below to see how an area compares to the national average and the range of agreement across different areas of England.

How to use the map:

1. Search by your local authority, parliamentary constituency or region using the ‘Geographical level‘ drop-down menu on the left, or above the map if using a mobile device.

2. Explore the results of each statement using the ‘Select statement‘ drop-down menu on the left.

3. Use your mouse to hover over the map to see how many children and young people in that area agreed with the statement OR if you’re viewing the map from a mobile device, tap on the map itself. You can also view a specific area using the ‘Choose your area‘ drop-down menu on the left.

4. Click on the area table tab to see the responses to all questions for your chosen area.

5. You can download the full data set to analyse with your students, exploring variation between local authorities, parliamentary constituencies and regions: The Big Ambition Maps Data Set.

6. You can share what your students create with us via social media using #TheBigAmbition.

Where can I go with maths? is an interactive quiz connecting the maths you learn in school to careers, skills and everyday life. It allows you to match yourself to careers that use maths or maths skills that relate to the areas of maths you like and the skills you feel are your strongest. It showcases lots of different careers from scientists, engineers and analysts to designers, carpenters, bakers and special effects artists.

We have put together all of the profiles into two pdf documents (cards 1-35 and cards 36-69) and also share all image files so you can choose to use the interactive tool or to look at the profiles separately.

In the spreadsheet challenge, you can create a summary table and chart using 1,000 randomly selected observations from The Big Ask, the largest ever survey of children in England. Tutorial video on the right!