All the Children’s Commissioner’s work is driven by what children told us is important to them
A review of evidence on the wellbeing of children excluded from schools and in alternative provision in England
The Department for Education (DfE) is consulting on proposed changes to the 16-19 performance measures they publish, which are uploaded online allowing parents, students and policymakers to compare schools and colleges based on standardised measures. The publication of performance measures enables parents and young people to make informed choices about their education. The measures also […]
The devastating murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, and the suffering faced by all the girls who survived the attack in Southport in 2024, will never leave me. I think about the victims, their loved ones, a town coming to terms with the trauma. But I also think about […]
Updated August 2026 | Originally published October 2024 As Children’s Commissioner, I have had the privilege to hear from many brilliant and inspiring care experienced young people about their lives now and hopes for the future. Care experienced young people are rightly ambitious for their futures and have told me what support they need to […]