Tag: schools

Tour de Roundhay – a Tour de Force!

  Celebrating the Tour de France coming to Leeds, the Tour de Roundhay set out to provide a fun and sociable afternoon for our local community. It certainly delivered this, drawing the praise of BBC Look North’s Amanda Harper who joined us to cut the ribbon for our Grand Départ. Ronnie the Rhino and the Garforth…
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New ambassadors and recent visits!

Jane and Auli are part of the team working on child friendly Leeds, and they’re talking to organisations across the city about how we can work together to make Leeds’ child friendly city ambitions a reality – here’s a snapshot of four of their recent visits.  Get in touch on childfriendlyleeds@leeds.gov.uk if you or your…
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Good luck in your exams!

We all know how important it is to give all children and young people the encouragement and inspiration they need to be a success. As part of child friendly Leeds, we’ve brought together celebrities from music and sport to share their advice and best wishes with all young people taking exams in Leeds this year.…
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Supporting young carers in schools

A free event for school staff and those working with young people in Leeds – Wednesday 4 December Practical ways to identify and support young carers in schools  “…young carers still don’t get an assessment of their needs or access to the support they and their families need. The consequences can be serious and long…
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