And although we can t promise to do everything that s asked of us, We are committed to children reaching their full potential, and committed to working with you in achieving this. We cannot achieve such goals on our own. The help and input of the wider public and voluntary sector will be vital. As part of this, the Children and Young People s Unit will be finding new and more effective ways for Government to listen to and communicate with the voluntary sector, local communities, parents, and of course, children and young people themselves. We need people like yourselves to share your knowledge and expertise with us.
Every child deserves the best.
No one should be held back because of low expectations. Children from whatever background should grow up in a culture of high expectations. We in Government are working together to achieve this - the Children and Young People s Unit will bring Governmental initiatives together to form one, coherent overarching policy. We want you to work with us to help schools and local and central government to create that culture of high expectations in respect of all our children. I hope you will.