CCfW News
‘Are we there yet?’ – UK Commissioners’ joint report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
18 December 2020 The four UK Children’s Commissioners are calling on the UK Government and its devolved governments to address […]
Children’s Commissioner for Wales responds to plans to re-open schools in January 2021
17 December 2020 Responding to the statement issued today by the Welsh Government and WLGA, Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner […]
Message for learners from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales – assessments 2021
16 December 2020 There’s no doubt that this will be a year we’ll remember for the rest of our lives; […]
Commissioner responds to Welsh Government decision to move secondary schools to online learning
10 December 2020 Statement by the Children’s Commissioner for Wales in response to the Welsh Government’s decision to move secondary […]
Exclusion from school ‘should be phased out’ for youngest learners
2 December 2020 Exclusion from school is ‘useless’ to children and their families, and should be phased out for children […]
Commissioner welcomes Welsh Government’s 2021 exams decision
Responding to the announcement from the Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, that there will be no GCSE, AS and A-Level exams […]
An open letter to Wales’ young people – 2021 Exams
9 November 2020 Dear Wales’ young people This summer, I wrote to you all about how I felt about this […]
Commissioner responds to latest lockdown annoucement
19 October 2020 “Our consultation of nearly 24000 children and young people during the first national lockdown highlighted that school […]
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 […]