As part of National Adoption Week we’re serialising one adoptive families journey through the adoption process. Here Helen talks about the first home visit. Part two Bonzo likes to bark. Bonzo likes to bark loudly. He particular likes to bark when people come to the door. Today was not a day for Bonzo to display…
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Next week is National Adoption week, so over the coming days we’ll be serialising one adoptive families journey through the process. Additionally we’ll be having a Q&A session on Twitter on 20 and 22 October using #adopt4leeds from @child_leeds and we have an event you can attend to find out more at Trinity Centre in…
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If your child is in their last year of primary school and is due to start secondary school in September 2016 you must apply for a school place between 1 August 2015 and 31 October 2015. All applications will be given equal consideration no matter when you apply during this period as long as the…
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Kasia from our Highways and Transportation team explains what we’re doing on the city’s roads to make it safer for children and young people to make their journeys round Leeds. In simple terms, we’re fulfilling one of the 12 wishes that children and young people said would make a child friendly Leeds – that Children…
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‘Your city. Your plan. Working with you to find the best places for new homes, jobs, retail and greenspace!’ Leeds has prepared its 16 year development plan for the whole of the city, including where you live, and potentially affecting every resident and business within Leeds and every community across the city.To find out more,…
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Nigel Richardson, Leeds City Council’s director of children’s services, recently spoke at a conference to launch the council’s £4.8million ‘Family Valued’ project which aims to transform children’s social care in Leeds. Family Valued will implement a restorative, family-centred model which works with families to build the skills, support and resilience they need to find their…
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Leeds City Council’s ‘Independent Visitor’ scheme offers young people in care an older role model. Volunteers offer few hours of their time each month, taking part in activities such as football, go-karting, or a trip to the cinema. They get to see a young person develop, grow in confidence and have fun, away from the…
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One of the ways Leeds City Council is making Leeds a better city for children and young people to grow up in, is by ensuring they have the support they need to lead healthy lives. As part of this support, the council intends to introduce a smoking ban in playgrounds around the city so young…
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Children in care from across Leeds have been treated like stars for the night at a prom style awards ceremony. The STARS awards for Looked After Children have been organised by Leeds City Council to celebrate and recognise the many achievements of children and young people in care. In order to make sure all children…
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The Skelton Grange Environmental Centre and Conservation Volunteer project is one of our child friendly Leeds ambassadors and have provided regular updates on what has been going on for their volunteers through some amazing blogposts. As we haven’t heard from them in a while, we asked Rosie Snowden, a young person who is currently volunteering at the centre,…
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Our ambition to make Leeds a child friendly city can only be achieved through partnership work across all sectors of the city, joining together to put children and young people at the heart of everything they do. Jane Kaye is one the people at Leeds City Council who is responsible for liaising with young people…
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Volunteering is a fantastic way to make the link between your academic results and the world of work. The government-funded International Citizen Service aims to make international volunteering opportunities available to any young person in the UK, whatever your background. So from Lofthouse to Wetherby, Pudsey to Kippax,, whether you’ve got an NVQ or a…
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