Children’s Commissioner Ambassador Programme 2026 – YOA

Deadline: January 11, 2026

Applications are open for the Children’s Commissioner Ambassador Programme 2026. The Children’s Commissioner for England is Dame Rachel de Souza. Her function is a statutory place created by the Children Act 2004. The goal of her function is to advertise and shield youngsters’s rights in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
 
The Children’s Commissioner has heard from one million youngsters and desires to listen to from the identical quantity once more over the following yr earlier than her time period ends on 1 March 2027. The Children’s Commissioner’s Big Ambition challenge heard from nearly 370,000 youngsters and younger folks throughout England about what they assume, what they wish to see from the federal government and the options they need for themselves and the following era. One of the important thing findings was that solely 22 per cent of kids and younger folks thought that individuals who run the nation take heed to their views. 
 
The Commissioner’s ambition is for kids’s views to be on the coronary heart of presidency coverage so their decisions and voices are mirrored within the choices that may have an effect on them in years to return. Dame Rachel’s earlier cohorts of dynamic Youth Ambassadors, all aged 16 and 17, have been championing options with determination makers and ministers and amplifying what England’s younger folks have instructed her that they need.

Now, the workplace is happy to start recruitment for this Commissioner’s the third and closing cohort of Youth Ambassadors. This will probably be a very thrilling yr to be part of, because the workplace works to carry determination makers accountable for making the adjustments it has really helpful over the previous 5 years. 

Benefits

Being an Ambassador is a one-yr voluntary programme. It offers you the possibility to get in entrance of changemakers and policymakers, and the media, to inform folks what younger folks assume. As part of the Ambassadors Programme you’ll: 

• Accompany the Children’s Commissioner and workforce to satisfy policymakers and Government on the coronary heart of Whitehall. There will probably be an opportunity to make the case for points you might be captivated with.
• Share your ideas on points which might be vital to younger folks. You will give us vital suggestions on what’s vital to youngsters and younger folks and share the views of your friends with determination makers. 
• Represent youngsters and younger folks’s voices at occasions and meet key stakeholders. The workplace will embrace you in key moments to help your improvement. 
• Talk to the media. You could have the possibility to speak to native and nationwide newspapers, magazines and broadcasters concerning the points that you just care about. 

Eligibility

Applicants should: 

• Live in England  
• Be 16 or 17 years outdated in April 2026 

Application

In this application type: 

• They will ask you to inform just a little bit about your self together with some questions on who you might be, what you’re captivated with, and what change you assume is most vital to enhance the lives of kids in England.  
• You will probably be requested to share a brief video and a few written solutions. You can look by the questions first and are available again to complete your application later. 
• The application ought to take round 15-20 minutes to finish, plus the time to document a brief video. 

Once you might have accomplished the shape, it is possible for you to to print or obtain a replica of your solutions on your data. You will probably be prompted to do that on the finish of the shape. 

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Children’s Commissioner Ambassador.