Taking The Big Future on the road: Listening to children in Carlisle

Today, I am in Carlisle, starting a journey across England with a simple but important purpose: to hear directly from children about their lives. I want to find out what they love, what worries them and what they want decision makers to do to make childhood better. Far too often, decisions about childhood are made […]

The post Taking The Big Future on the road: Listening to children in Carlisle appeared first on Children's Commissioner for England.

Aug 21, 2026

Celebrating youth participation and engagement

Earlier this week, I reflected on why listening to children and young people must be central to the government’s plans for improving children’s lives. Children see the world differently to adults. They don’t see the bureaucracy that can slow change – they simply see problems that need solving and as...

Aug 17, 2026

Press Notice: Violence-fixated children referred to Prevent, and then sent back again – Children’s Commissioner demands reform of anti-extremism programme

Two-thirds of Prevent referrals for children made by schools and colleges were returned to education settings – and in almost all of these the cases (93 per cent) the children received no support from Prevent. The Children’s Commissioner’s latest report draws on new data, interviews with professiona...

Aug 17, 2026

The importance of listening to young people and why it must be central to the government’s plans for children  

“The government should listen to children’s ideas more and children shouldn’t have to pass their idea to an adult to make it happen … Children should be able to change the world too.”– Girl, 11.  As Children’s Commissioner, it’s my job to listen to children and make sure their voice...

Taking The Big Future on the road: Listening to children in Carlisle

Comments (0)

Leave a Comment

Related Articles

Celebrating youth participation and engagement

Press Notice: Violence-fixated children referred to Prevent, and then sent back again – Children’s Commissioner demands reform of anti-extremism programme

The importance of listening to young people and why it must be central to the government’s plans for children

Taking The Big Future on the road: Listening to children in Carlisle

Comments (0)

Leave a Comment

Related Articles

Celebrating youth participation and engagement

Press Notice: Violence-fixated children referred to Prevent, and then sent back again – Children’s Commissioner demands reform of anti-extremism programme

The importance of listening to young people and why it must be central to the government’s plans for children

The importance of listening to young people and why it must be central to the government’s plans for children  