Winners and highly commended with storyteller Peter Chand. Pupils who have been taking part in a creative writing competition were awarded for their poetic and literary efforts at a civic ceremony last Friday. Hundreds of children from primary schools across the city submitted entries into the Arooj creative writing competition, with 35 pupils being short…
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As one of the most successful series of children’s books, the Harry Potter series has opened the (Gryffin)door to reading for many young people. At their recent ‘Library Fest’ Leeds City Council’s library service transformed Leeds Central Library into their very own Hogwarts. In today’s child friendly Leeds blog, librarian Ben reveals more about the…
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In today’s child friendly Leeds blog we talk to Marvina Newton, the founder and programme director of Angel of Youths, a charity helping young people from deprived backgrounds to work towards their career aspirations. Marvina, who was nominated for a child friendly Leeds award, talks about how discovering restorative practice, which is at the heart…
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Children from 22 schools across Leeds came together to lead activities on Fairtrade, sweatshops and recycling at a special celebration at Leeds Civic Hall last Friday. The children used peer education toolkits put together by Leeds Development Education Centre, activities designed especially for children to lead with other children. Councillor Jane Dowson, Leeds City Council’s…
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The week beginning 2 March is National Careers week, a celebration of careers guidance and free education resources across the UK. In today’s child friendly Leeds blog we hear about the fantastic child friendly things going on around careers advice for young people in the city…. Wondering what to do during national careers week? Get…
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In today’s child friendly Leeds blog post, Head Start success Calvin Rollins tells us how his life is moving forward thanks to the acclaimed work experience programme helping young people in Leeds back into work. The Head Start work placement scheme, run in partnership between IGEN, Leeds City College and Leeds City Council, pairs up ambitious young…
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The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are precious; the time children go from enjoying their first smiles and laughs, to taking their first steps and speaking their first words. For parents, getting the right support and advice on how to give their baby the best start in life is crucial, ensuring that their…
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The winners of the child friendly Leeds awards 2015 were finally revealed at a glittering ceremony held at Leeds City Varieties. The ceremony was the culmination of the work of Thumbs Up Productions, a group of nine young people who have been working hard since September to plan every aspect of the ceremony and take…
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The winners of the second annual child friendly Leeds awards were announced in a glittering ceremony on 29 January at Leeds City Varieties. There were an astounding 547 nominations received for champion children, child friendly places, people who go the extra mile and great organisations, with the winners announced at the special event. Thumbs Up…
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We are getting very excited about the child friendly Leeds awards which are taking place tomorrow night! Leeds City Varieties are hosting the awards in special ceremony planned and performed entirely by young people to celebrate and reward the people, places and organisations helping to make Leeds a child friendly city. ‘Thumbs Up Productions,’ a group of…
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Unpaid work can make you happier. Not a fact, admittedly, but I get many of my kicks off volunteering. In Leeds, I’m in very good company. To me, it’s truly a volunteering city. One example – from many I’d hazard – is illustrated by Leeds City Council staff. Selfless means more with this council crew.…
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Young people from Leeds can now get closer to the city’s First World War legacy through WW1 Medal Stories, a new interactive from Leeds Museums and Galleries and My Learning (www.mylearning.org). The interactive tells the stories of six people whose medals are in the Leeds Museums Collections, including: Nurse Phyllis Tessier, who received the Red…
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