HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - Caught on Camera

Watchdog ‘appalled’ by use of restraint on autistic children at London school

Children’s commissioner Rachel de Souza calls for urgent review after leak of CCTV footage from Whitefield school

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2024

Vulnerable children placed in caravan and Airbnb – Children’s Commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza said many children are living in ‘highly unsuitable’ placements while deprived of their liberty.

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Domestic violence victim placed in caravan instead of home, damning report finds

Rachel de Souza, England’s children’s commissioner, said her research shows children’s basic rights to safety and happiness are ‘too often being ignored’

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024

Standard demands new pupil exclusion category that covers sexist abuse, harassment and violence against girls

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: How many exclusions from school are for sexist abuse? We haven’t a clue because the Department of education doesn’t measure it

Evening Standard · May 29, 2024

If pupils avoid school due to anxiety, the system needs to change

Letters: Prof Diane Reay writes that absenteeism is linked to lack of social support, while Prof Priscilla Alderson says children are being blamed for systemic faults and Dr Lorna Chessum blames draconian school rules and a rigid curriculum

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Pupils absent from class during exam years ‘more likely to receive worse GCSEs’

More than a third of pupils in England were persistently or severely absent in either Year 10 or Year 11 in 2020/21 and 2021/22, analysis found.

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

Vaping policy must be as strong as smoking plans, says Children’s Commissioner

The Government has launched an eight-week consultation on vaping amid concerns of a rise in popularity among young people.

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

Children’s commissioner calls for urgent clarity on schools’ trans policy after Sunak ‘U-turn’

Dame Rachel de Souza says teachers, families and pupils are “crying out for” guidance for schools

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Campaign launched to hear voices of young people ahead of general election

The latest survey is a follow-up to The Big Ask which reached 500,000 young people in 2021.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Schools in England urgently need transgender guidance, says children’s tsar

Rachel de Souza says long-delayed guidance should be issued as soon as possible as teachers and families want clarity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023