We want to know what culture means to you! Breeze Arts Festival is a multi-arts festival organised by young people, for young people aged 11-19.This year the festival’s young people’s management team are hosting a photography competition for 11-19 year olds, the winners of which will have their photos exhibited in Trinity Leeds! How…
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School children from across Leeds have added their support earlier this year by adding their support to the exciting fundraising challenge by the Lord Mayor of Leeds which was aimed to create a gigantic city crest made entirely out of Lego bricks. Having worked with child friendly Leeds for several months, I felt like the…
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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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CIVIC, or citizenship in action through the voice and influence of children, is a transnational education project funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning programme which aims to support active citizenship by young people in cities and schools. The project brings together partners in the twin cities of Leeds and Lille, through an exchange of…
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Our ambition to make Leeds a better city to grow up in is driven by the work of our ambassador individuals, partners and organisations – including businesses, charities and the public sector – who have pledged to put children at the heart of everything they do. We now have over 350 ambassadors working across Leeds…
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As preparations for our next child friendly Leeds awards get underway, we’re once again looking for young people to apply to be part of our awards planning team, a team of ten young people aged 11-19 who are responsible for making sure the ceremony is a success. Last year the awards were planned by a group who…
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