Please see below from the Children's Commissioner for Schools
Good afternoon,
I hope you all had a restful half-term break.
As Children’s Commissioner, I’m writing to ask for your support in helping children at your school or college take part in my national ...survey, The Big Future.
Your students can take part here: http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/thebigfuture
As schools and colleges return for the final weeks of the academic year, this is a valuable opportunity for children and young people to reflect on their experiences, share what matters most to them, and tell us about their hopes and ambitions for the future in their own words.
I would be hugely grateful if you could share the survey directly with pupils through your school or college email systems, as well as with parents and carers across your wider school community. Direct student participation is essential to ensuring that young people’s voices are heard and represented.
To encourage engagement, I am inviting schools and colleges to identify student champions who can help promote the survey among their peers. Student champions who generate particularly high levels of participation will receive a formal thank you from my office, recognising their contribution to amplifying young people’s voices. This is also an excellent example of leadership and participation that students may wish to reference in future personal statements, CVs and applications.
I want to hear from children and young people aged 0–18 from every background, in every part of the country. The survey asks about the things they enjoy, the challenges they face, the changes they would like to see in their communities, and what they believe a good childhood should look like today.
Participation in The Big Future also provides schools with an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to civic engagement. The findings will help inform national conversations and decision-making about children’s lives and futures at the highest levels.
Schools and colleges with the highest response levels will receive formal recognition and will be invited to attend my final Festival of Childhood, celebrating the voices and contributions of children and young people from across England.
To support you, I have created a pack of resources, including an introductory video, lesson materials and FAQs, all available on my website.
I will publish the findings next year, and they will help shape the conversations and decisions being made about children’s lives and futures for years to come.
As ever, thank you so much for your support.
Dame Rachel de Souza
Children’s Commissioner for England
NET Walbottle Academy
1 days ago
Please see details of our Love to Learn projects for HT6. 💜⬇️💜
NET Walbottle Academy
1 days ago
Please see details of our Love to Learn projects for HT6. 💜⬇️💜
NET Walbottle Academy
2 days ago
Please see below from the Children's Commissioner for Schools
Good afternoon,
I hope you all had a restful half-term break.
As Children’s Commissioner, I’m writing to ask for your support in helping children at your school or college take part in my national ...survey, The Big Future.
Your students can take part here: http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/thebigfuture
As schools and colleges return for the final weeks of the academic year, this is a valuable opportunity for children and young people to reflect on their experiences, share what matters most to them, and tell us about their hopes and ambitions for the future in their own words.
I would be hugely grateful if you could share the survey directly with pupils through your school or college email systems, as well as with parents and carers across your wider school community. Direct student participation is essential to ensuring that young people’s voices are heard and represented.
To encourage engagement, I am inviting schools and colleges to identify student champions who can help promote the survey among their peers. Student champions who generate particularly high levels of participation will receive a formal thank you from my office, recognising their contribution to amplifying young people’s voices. This is also an excellent example of leadership and participation that students may wish to reference in future personal statements, CVs and applications.
I want to hear from children and young people aged 0–18 from every background, in every part of the country. The survey asks about the things they enjoy, the challenges they face, the changes they would like to see in their communities, and what they believe a good childhood should look like today.
Participation in The Big Future also provides schools with an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to civic engagement. The findings will help inform national conversations and decision-making about children’s lives and futures at the highest levels.
Schools and colleges with the highest response levels will receive formal recognition and will be invited to attend my final Festival of Childhood, celebrating the voices and contributions of children and young people from across England.
To support you, I have created a pack of resources, including an introductory video, lesson materials and FAQs, all available on my website.
I will publish the findings next year, and they will help shape the conversations and decisions being made about children’s lives and futures for years to come.
As ever, thank you so much for your support.
Dame Rachel de Souza
Children’s Commissioner for England
Please take a few minutes to take our survey.
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.ukNET Walbottle Academy
2 days ago
Day 164/190 - A really big day today with
💜 Year 11 Geography Paper 3
💜 Safeguarding Trust Audit
💜 Science outdoor practicals
💜 M10 Day 2 fundraising over £75
💜 Final group of team photographs for the Sports Awards 2026
💜 Staff World Cup Sweepstake in ...aid of M10
Thank you to everyone involved 💜⬇️💜
NET Walbottle Academy
3 days ago
Mr Harrison is getting ready to run the Great North Run in September and we are so PROUD that he is helping to raise funds for our M10 Mexico Project.
If you feel like sponsoring to help send our candidates to Mexico, please see details below. 💜⬇️💜
I’m fundraising by running the Great North Run this year. The aim is to help some of… Richard Thomas-Harrison needs your support for M10...
gofund.meNET Walbottle Academy
3 days ago
Day 163/190 - Today saw the first fundraising event for our Year 10, 11 and 12 students who are part of a M10 Mexico Expedition in 2027. Well done to Josh for kicking things off. 💜⬇️💜