A new section of the MindMate website has been launched with an A-Z list of secondary schools, so young people and their families can be directly to each schools’ mental health webpage to find out about the support offered –Help from your school – MindMate Let’s hear from Feli – a MindMate Leeds ambassador –…
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John Lewis and Child Friendly Leeds bring you a baby week special here in Leeds.
Ahead Partnership is a Leeds-based social enterprise operating across the country for the last 20 years with the purpose of enabling young people to achieve their full potential regardless of background. The organisation was born out of the realisation that employers can play a vital role in bridging the gap between the school curriculum and…
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August is the month of results! With lots of you just having received GCSE-level, AS-level, A-level, T-level and VTQ results, you might be starting to think about potential career paths. 12 August also marked ‘International Youth Day’ with the theme being all around how young people are leading the way in digital innovation. So, if…
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Child Friendly things to do in Leeds this summer!
Are you ready for a summer of fun, creativity and reading? Then sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge and become a Marvellous Maker! What is it, when is it and how do I sign up? The Summer Reading Challenge is a great way to keep your children entertained and motivated to read during the…
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The Leeds Online Safety Campaign has been working to support professionals, parents and carers help keep children safe in their online world, to help them feel confident in talking about online safety with the children they know and work with, so that they in turn know that they can always talk to someone about anything…
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This June 11th is the first ever UN International Day of Play! We hope that children, young people and families had a day full of play. Look out for a shout-out of two schools who had an extra playful day below! Before we talk a little bit about International Day of Play, we want to…
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Playing out then… Adults born in the 1970s, 1960s and earlier tell stories of playing out with glee. Eyes light up as they speak about ‘dumping school bags and not coming home until the street lights came on’, ‘jumping on a circular bus route for 10p – getting off at all the stops with playgrounds…
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Top 10 Places to Visit with the Kids this Spring and Easter.
Families are missing out on ‘Healthy Start’ At a time when daily essentials are getting more and more expensive and we are living through a cost-of-living crisis, we need all the support we can get. Unfortunately, around 2000 families in Leeds are missing out on a scheme which could contribute to their household budget and…
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Please give a warm welcome to George Webster. George is a 23 year old BAFTA award winning TV presenter, actor, author and dancer from Leeds. He is a fantastic advocate for the Child Friendly Leeds 12 wishes, amongst plenty of other things, but we’ll let him tell you more about it… George made history when…
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