Childrens Commissioner for England

Dame Rachel de Souza is a nationally recognised educator and advocate for improving the life chances of disadvantaged children. She was appointed Childrens Commissioner in 2021. As Childrens 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 was the largest-ever survey of children. Children up and down the country told the Commissioner about their experiences of the pandemic, their lives today, their dreams for the future and their ideas for how we can help children in this country achieve their ambitions. Through the survey, the office heard about the experiences of children of all ages, including babies and toddlers; children from all local authorities, and children from hard-to-reach groups, including children in care. The Big Ask showed that this is not a snowflake generation it is a heroic generation, veterans of the pan...