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Wish 11 – Inspiring careers: Apprentice ambassadors & student volunteering

The Employment and Skills Service proudly supports the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, a community of current and former apprentices who share their experiences to inspire the next generation. By telling their stories, ambassadors help students understand real career pathways while showcasing the pride and impact of apprenticeships. This network also strengthens connections between employers, apprentices, and education providers.

Wish 11 – Leeds Business Anchors pilot: Key learnings from work experience week

Leeds Business Anchors is a partnership of large businesses in Leeds that come together to increase their collective contribution to the city and identify practical interventions they can take as a group that will deliver local benefits. In June 2025, five members of Leeds Business Anchors delivered a pilot work experience week, which was ringfenced for care-experienced students.

Care Experienced Futures: Supporting Care Leavers in Leeds

Care Experienced Futures: Supporting Care Leavers in Leeds. Research by the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) revealed that eight in ten children in care have, at least once, had their belongings moved in bin bags at least once.

The comic book thing: Our story – the unbound, free digital edition

We’re thrilled to share the launch of Our Story in a free digital format. It is a powerful comic anthology created by young people aged 15–25 with lived experience of the care system in Leeds.

Leeds Young Carers Support Services’ – Spotlight on Wish 10

Contact Leeds Young Carers Support Service to find out more about the Young Carer Friendly programme and how you can get involved.

The Child Friendly Leeds 2025 Autumn Guide with Half-Term events

Leeds Half-Term October – What to do with the family this half term

Free & Low Cost Activities in Leeds Children’s Centres & Libraries for Baby Week 2025

What’s on – booking information below for Leeds Children Centres & Family Hubs and Leeds Libraries

SCROLL DOWN TO BOOK: Baby Week celebrates with Active Leeds with free & 50p events in leisure centres:

Baby Week is putting on over 50 sessions free or low cost at Leeds Libraries, Children Centres and Libraries this November.

Weaving trauma-informed approaches through learning and education settings – Wish 10 in Leeds

Compassionate Leeds is set up to support schools and education settings across the city as they work toward becoming more trauma-informed. This will enable settings to realise and recognise the wide spread and unequal impact of adversity and trauma so that they can effectively respond to trauma to enable healing and to prevent further harm.

Wish 10 – Training offer to schools and settings

Develop a need-led service model within the One SEND Service

Could play be part of the solution for Leeds’s Zero Carbon aim?

Zero Carbon is one of the 3 main aims that Leeds City Council works towards, having declared a climate emergency in 2019. Leeds is also a city that prioritises play, and climate action and play are more connected than you might think… Waste reduction There are a number of waste reduction initiatives in Leeds which…
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Who are the most Child Friendly people, places and organisations in Leeds? You decide!

Nominations for the TENTH Child Friendly Leeds awards are now open!! Let’s take a look back at the 2024 awards… The categories The Child Friendly Leeds team are officially accepting nominations for the people, places and organisations who make this city child-friendly and the best place to grow up! This year there are 7 categories…
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