Jo Green

Director of Communications and Strategy and Co-Founder

Jo is a co-founder of the Centre for Young Lives and is the Centre’s Director of Communications and Strategy. He has been working in communications, politics, and journalism since the mid-1990s, and is a former Head of News for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, and a former Head of Press and Broadcasting for the Labour Party. Jo is parent to a teenage daughter.

Articles by

Jo

Module 8 of the Covid Inquiry has confirmed children were an afterthought for the Government and shown why children need new rights and an apology

The Centre for Young Lives is One

This week we celebrate the first anniversary of the Centre for Young Lives. We’ve come a long way, very quickly, and we’ve never been more convinced that founding the Centre was the right decision.

Time for Government to put more flesh on the bones of its opportunity mission for children

Where was the long-term plan for children and families in the Budget?

Our Director of Communications and Strategy Jo Green takes a look at this week’s Budget.

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Prof. Charlie Jeffery

Vice-Chancellor and President, University of York

Anita Okunde

Activist and #iWill Ambassador

Anna Heuschkel

Policy Researcher

Kelly Pickard

Director of Operations and Co-Founder

Jo Green

Director of Communications and Strategy and Co-Founder

Jo is a co-founder of the Centre for Young Lives and is the Centre’s Director of Communications and Strategy. He has been working in communications, politics, and journalism since the mid-1990s, and is a former Head of News for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, and a former Head of Press and Broadcasting for the Labour Party. Jo is parent to a teenage daughter.

Articles by

Jo

Module 8 of the Covid Inquiry has confirmed children were an afterthought for the Government and shown why children need new rights and an apology

October 27, 2025

Time for Government to put more flesh on the bones of its opportunity mission for children

Where was the long-term plan for children and families in the Budget?

September 23, 2024

Our Director of Communications and Strategy Jo Green takes a look at this week’s Budget.

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Prof. Mark Mon Williams

Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Leeds & Prof of Psychology, Bradford Institute of Health Research

Harry Hobson

Director, Neighbourly Lab

Zelda Yanovich

CEO & Co-founder, Fam Studio

Dr Amanda Gummer

CEO, FUNdamentally Children, Chair API

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