The independent Birmingham Commission for Children – backed by The Children’s Society – studied the views of children and young people on what it is like to grow up in the city, and sought to find out how their health and education can be improved over the next decade.
The Commission’s final report, It Takes a City to Raise a Child, published recently, includes a series of recommendations to Birmingham City Council and other organisations.
Top among them is a call to bring together leaders and businesses to guarantee an ‘entitlement offer’ for the city’s children and young people, providing them free access to cultural or sporting venues and opportunities to try new activities or learn new skills to help get them into work.
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