Here you’ll find the blog and newsletters of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales.
Rocio Cifuentes became the Children’s Commissioner in April 2022.
Youth Parliament
Every child and young person has the right to speak up and have their views taken seriously, but until now the voices of young people in Wales have lacked a national platform. I am thrilled to welcome the first meeting of the Youth Parliament for Wales on the 23rd of…
Challenges for the new first minister
2019 has started with a new First Minister. In this blogpost, I’d like to underline what I think are the two main challenges Mark Drakeford and his Government faces when it comes to improving the lives of children in Wales. Two issues in particular stand out: child poverty and…
Universal Children’s Day 2018
Human rights guarantee humanity’s basic freedoms and needs. As the most vulnerable in our society, children are given additional rights, and it is our duty as a society to protect and promote them. These rights are entitlements; they are not optional.
First Official Meeting for the Advisory Panel at Cardiff & Vale College
Guest blog by Naz Ismail On the 6th October , the South Wales advisory panel had their final meeting for 2018 at the Cardiff and Vale college, amongst the advisors , staff from Child Com hosted the event (Kath and Sarah) and Margaret from the adults advisory panel was…
Giving young carers the recognition they deserve
Last Saturday I attended Cardiff Young Carers’ barbecue in Butetown Youth Pavillion. There was an amazing showcase event to start, with talented young people singing solos and in groups. In between songs there were some personal stories that were so moving that when it was my turn to speak…
Curriculum Reform: Listening to the experts
As Children’s Commissioner for Wales my role is to help drive positive and long-lasting changes for children and young people in Wales. Listening to children and young people is an essential part of this work. Young people are the experts in their own lives and ensuring their important…
2017 – The year of the bully
I apologise in advance for writing a sad end-of-year blog, but I’ve seen a lot of sadness and hurt this year, and I don’t want a repeat of that in 2018. 10 things I have learned this year: Children and young people are deeply affected by bullying and not…
Lowri Morgan – My experiences of bullying
Lowri Morgan, a 17-year-old pupil at a secondary school in Wales, writes about her experiences of bullying in this guest post. For #AntiBullyingWeek, we’ve launched resources to help primary and secondary schools discuss bullying with their pupils. I was in year 7 when I first encountered bullying in what…
‘When we fail children, we fail ourselves and we fail as a society’: Hillary Clinton talks children’s rights in Swansea
The fact that someone with as high an international profile as Hillary Clinton was in Swansea to receive an honorary doctorate from the university and see the law school renamed in her honour was a big occasion in itself, but for me that sense of occasion was transformed by…
Sam’s Story
This blog was sent to us by a pupil from Newport High School as part of our Sam's Story report. During #AntiBullyingWeek 2017, we launched a set of anti-bullying resources to use in Primary and Secondary schools.