ENVIRONMENT

Asking for the earth

We need to be more ambitious for our children, for their future and the future of the planet, says Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza.

At the heart of my role as Children's Commissioner is listening to children. Last year, in The Big Ask, the largest-ever survey of children in England, I listened to half a million children about their hopes and fears for the future.

They are ambitious for the future! Children's top priority was getting a good job or career.

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