Category: News

Commissioner publishes briefing on BAME children’s experiences of lockdown

29 September 2020 Children’s Commissioner’s briefing evidences systematic disadvantages faced by Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) children living in Wales […]

Commissioner calls for children in Wales to be awarded their centre assessed grades

17 August 2020 The Commissioner also called on Welsh Government to consider delaying GCSE results until ‘they can achieve pupil […]

Commissioners’ joint call to Universities

16 August 2020 The four UK Children’s Commissioners have issued a joint call to UK universities asking them to honour […]

Children’s Commissioner responds to A Level results

14 August 2020 “It’s clear that many young people lack confidence in the system that awarded them their grades yesterday, […]

Commissioner’s response to CYPE Committee’s Children’s Rights report

11 August 2020 Responding to the report published on 11 August 2020, Professor Sally Holland said: “There has never been […]

Playday message

5 August 2020 The Children’s Commissioner has recorded a message to mark this year’s Playday, encouraging all children to celebrate […]

Questions to SAGE from young people

5 August 2020 All four children’s commissioners of the UK have teamed up with to invite participants from SAGE, the […]

Children and measures to ease Covid-19 restrictions: Commissioner writes to First Minister, Education Minister and teaching unions

7 July 2020 On 6 July 2020 Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales, wrote to the the First Minister Mark […]

Coronavirus – Commissioner says parents should continue to get medical help for their children

23 April 2020 Some children might be at risk because of parents’ reluctance to seek medical help, or support with parenting during […]