“We must do better for our children” with Dame Rachel de Souza

10/09/2025 12 min Temporada 1 Episodio 7

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In this episode, Geoff Barton speaks with Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner for England, about her bold new Children’s Plan. Based on conversations with over a million children and responses from 90% of headteachers across the country, the plan lays out a vision for tackling some of the hardest issues in education: from SEND provision and waiting times to mental health, attendance, poverty, and the collapse of wider services.

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