Emma Sparrow is a specialist in children and young people’s involvement and Associate Director for Children and Young People’s Engagement at RCPCH. Her work centres ensuring children and young people are active partners in shaping the decisions that affect their health and their lives. Emma works across strategy, policy and practice to embed meaningful, rights-based and inclusive engagement, bringing together children, young people, parents, carers and professionals to create change. She is passionate about empowering children and young people and helping organisations move from asking them what they think, to working with children and young people meaningfully, demonstrating how insights, experiences and ideas genuinely influence strategic decisions and outcomes.