CCfW News

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 […]

Commissioner’s statement on letter to teaching unions

14 July 2020 Responding to feedback about a recent letter issued to education unions in Wales, Professor Sally Holland, Children’s […]

Commissioner responds to announcement about the return to schools, colleges and other educational settings in September

9 July 2020 Responding to the Education Minister’s announcement about the return to schools, colleges and other education settings this […]

Curriculum and Assessment Bill must go further to ensure the rights and wellbeing of children

8 July 2020 Responding to the announcement of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Professor […]

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 […]

Commissioner responds to HM Inspectorate of Probation report about Cardiff Youth Offending Service

2 July 2020 Responding to the report published today by HM Inspectorate of Probation about Cardiff Youth Offending Service, Professor […]

“Welsh Government should not abandon years of work on urgent changes to protect the rights of home educated children”

23 June 2020 In response to the Welsh Government’s decision to not bring forward new Regulations and Statutory Guidance for […]

‘Major change needed’ in mental health and wellbeing care for vulnerable children

Some of Wales’ most vulnerable children are being bounced between services who cannot agree who is responsible for their care, […]

‘We need to pull together now to remove barriers that are preventing our children from learning and our teachers from teaching’

19 June 2020 Responding to the recently-published research by UCL on children’s experiences of home learning and the developments yesterday […]