The Children’s Society Magazine | Spring 2007 |
06-07
News
The Good Childhood
Inquiry update
What did you want to be when you grew up? Did your
dreams come true? Or did you end up taking a different
path, one that was unexpected but still rewarding.
When I Grow Up
is shot by
award-winning
photographer
David Chancellor
The Hospital
Endell Street
London WC2
28 March – We have launched a new website
10 April 2007
for children and young people,
inviting them to contribute to our
Entry is free
Good Childhood Inquiry, the UK’s
Tel 020 7170 9100
first independent national inquiry
into childhood. The website,
Look out for new
www.mylife.uk.com, includes online
venues and dates
forms, polls and will feature a series
in the next issue.
of downloadable celebrity VOD
casts encouraging children and
Look out for our
young people to submit their views
When I Grow Up
posters in the London
as part of our call for evidence.
Underground. We
Children can also draw or write
have been given their answers on a ‘my life’ postcard.
400 free advertising
Children are invited to contribute
spaces, worth more
throughout 2007.
than £25,000 by
CBS Outdoor Ltd.
Over 2000 people have already
Chances are you had the Portrayed alongside these submitted their views as part of our
opportunity to choose where you celebrities are the portraits and nationwide call to evidence, which
wanted to go in life. But for many stories of four children we are closed to adults last year. Analysis
children, denied love or care, working with; a young refugee, of all the evidence will form part of
fulfilling their childhood ambitions a young runaway at risk on the the discussions by our inquiry panel
may be much harder. Our new street, a child in trouble with of leading experts and influencers
photographic exhibition, When the law and a young child with including Professor Judith Dunn,
I Grow Up, features some of the disabilities. They don’t yet know Professor of Developmental
best known names in the country, what they will be when they Psychology, King’s College (chair)
among them Chris Tarrant (above), grow up. We want to make sure Lord Layard, Emeritus Professor
Eric Sykes (below left) and Dame they have a chance to be who of Economics at the London
Judi Dench (below right). they want to be. School of Economics and Shami
Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty.
They will meet regularly to consider
the importance of six themes of
childhood: friends, family, learning,
lifestyle, health and values.
We’ll provide regular updates on the
evidence findings throughout 2007.
For more information, to sign up
for regular updates or to order our
postcards please call our supporter
action team on 0845 300 1128 or
visit www.goodchildhood.org.uk
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