Knowledge & Resource Hub
Here you can find helpful resources on different themes aimed at parents, schools and teachers, and children and young people.
The Big Conversation Podcast: Educating children through long-term illness – Josh Pelled, CEO, Bright Futures UK
6 October 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast: ‘Children are attacking children’ – Professor Martin Griffiths CBE, Trauma Surgeon & Clinical Director Violence Reduction
22 August 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 10 – Ali Oliver, CEO, Youth Sport Trust
19 June 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 9 – Jon Yates, Executive Director, Youth Endowment Fund
22 May 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 8 – Facing the Future, Festival of Childhood Panel Discussion
23 April 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 7 – Building the Foundations, Festival of Childhood Panel Discussion
17 April 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 6 – Mina Gerhardsen, Norwegian Ombudsperson for Children
20 March 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 5 – Angela Salt, CEO, Girlguiding
20 February 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 4 – Rachel Treweek Bishop of Gloucester
30 January 2025
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 3 – Ruth Marvel OBE, Chief Executive, Duke of Edinburgh
20 December 2024
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 2 – Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom
6 November 2024
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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The Big Conversation Podcast – Episode 1 – My Youth Ambassadors
19 September 2024
The Big Conversation: In conversation with the Children’s Commissioner and her youth Ambassadors is my podcast series where I share the voices and views of England’s children. The podcast draws on the themes in The Big Ambition and will focus on the most important issues that are impacting young people’s lives, with solutions developed with […]
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