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HAPPEN School Health Network

17 – Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Project aim

-Support children and young people to find out about children’s rights

-Listen to children and young people to find out what’s important to them

-Advise children, young people and those who care for them if they feel they’ve got
nowhere else to go with their problems

-Influence government and other organisations who say they’re going to make a difference
to children’s lives, making sure they keep their promises to children and young people

-Speak up for children and young people nationally on important issues – being the
children’s champion in Wales

What does the project entail?

The children’s commissioner for wales tackles the issues of:

-Mental health, wellbeing and tackling bullying

-Poverty and social inequalities

-Play and leisure

-Safety (in the community, school and at home)

-Raising awareness of the UNCRC and promoting its adoption across public services

-Transitions to adulthood for all young people requiring continuing support and care

The super ambassador scheme.

Schools are asked to elect two Super Ambassadors at the beginning of every year. Super
Ambassadors have three jobs. These are to:
-Inform other pupils in their school about the Commissioner and her powers

-Make sure other pupils know about children’s rights under the UNCRC.
-Do special missions for the Commissioner in their school – these inform the work of our
office and have a real impact on our work and on children’s rights in Wales.