City leaders thank parents and carers for work during lockdown
City leaders have written to parents and carers in Liverpool to thank them for their work during lockdown.
Education
Work to support childcare providers during Covid pandemic
Education leaders in Liverpool have written to early years nurseries and childcare providers in the city to thank them for their work during the pandemic.
Food for thought: Free school meals is a life lesson about choice
Sadly, one of the defining images of this third lockdown has been a picture of a poorly packaged school meal.
Appeal to parents and carers to only request lockdown school place if it is crucial
Parents and carers in Liverpool are being written to by education and public health bosses urging them only to request a critical worker place for their child during lockdown if it is crucial.
Schools will only be open for vulnerable and key worker children during new lockdown
Parents and carers are being advised that only key worker and vulnerable children will be able to attend schools in Liverpool until further notice.
STATEMENT: Schools reopening in Liverpool
Parents in Liverpool are being advised that schools in the city which are scheduled to reopen this week will do so, unless they are contacted directly by their child’s school and told differently.
Covid-19 testing prioritised for 10,000 school staff
COVID-19 testing is to be prioritised for Liverpool’s 10,000 school staff as the new term gets under way. For four days – Saturday 2 January to Tuesday 5 January – four symptom-free test centres in the city will offer priority lateral flow testing for any adult who works in any of Liverpool’s schools from 7am-11am. … Read more
Top of the mask! – Face covering competition winners announced
FIVE Liverpool young people are set to see their artwork exhibited across the city – and you won’t need to go to a gallery to see it. The quintet are all winners in a competition that will see some Scouse flair lent to the latest addition to most people’s wardrobes – face coverings. And now … Read more
Liverpool City Council launches Christmas Card competition
Liverpool schoolchildren are being invited to get creative and help spread festive cheer throughout the city.
Things to do this Autumn Half Term in Liverpool
Looking for ways to spend the half term, whilst being Covid Safe? There’s lots to take advantage of in the city for all ages… Head out for a crisp autumn walk or cycle in one of our many city parks, the Allerton Country walk for example… A good walk can do wonders for your mental … Read more
“Peck” up a My First Library Card!
LIVERPOOL parents are being encouraged to help their children’s love of reading take flight with a special library card. Next week, Liverpool City Council’s Libraries and Information Services, in partnership with Edge Hill University, launches the My First Library Card for children aged up to 10 featuring a friendly liver bird design created by the … Read more
University signs up to £54m ‘Hollywood’ studio scheme
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has been confirmed as the education partner at the much-anticipated Littlewoods Film and TV Studios.
School coronavirus procedures
Schools and public health officials in Liverpool are working closely together to make sure that children are safe, as pupils return to lessons. An exhaustive risk assessment has been carried out by every school, covering as many scenarios as possible, and all schools have been asked to make them available on their website. Schools have … Read more
Liverpool gets first specialist maths school in north of England
The first specialist maths school in the North of England – the University of Liverpool Mathematics School (ULMaS) – is opening its doors to the first cohort of students. The school welcomes 30 pupils who will study an innovative and challenging A Level curriculum in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computer Science in a supportive … Read more
Parents and carers reassured over return to school
A letter is being sent to thousands of parents and carers in Liverpool outlining the steps being taken to make sure school is as safe as possible for pupils when they return in September. Mayor Joe Anderson, Director of Children and Young People’s Services Steve Reddy and Director of Public Health Matt Ashton are writing … Read more
REVEALED: The Liverpool streets considered for slavery memorial plaques
The first 20 street names in Liverpool to be considered for plaques explaining their links to slavery have been revealed. Liverpool City Council passed a motion in January committing to the placing of plaques and other public notices to explain the city’s heritage and its links to slavery on statues, buildings, monuments and street names. … Read more
BLOG: “They have all done something amazing and unique”
Director of Education in Liverpool, Jonathan James, reflects on today’s GCSE grades being issued to young people… Thousands of young people will be receiving their centre-assessed GCSE grades today and I want to congratulate them all. They have all done something amazing and unique, something no other young person has ever been asked to do: … Read more
Metro and City Mayors demand clarity and financial support for universities
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and Metro Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram have written to the Education Secretary requesting clarity and financial support for Higher Education institutions and students who have not secured their places for study this year. The Mayors met with Higher Education bodies in the City Region this week and … Read more
New scheme to increase diversity in teaching and social work
AN exciting new project could see more members of Liverpool’s BAME community pursuing dream careers in teaching and social work. The unique initiative is a collaboration between Liverpool Hope University and Liverpool City Council. too few people from the city’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups take up roles in social work and teaching. … Read more
Liverpool student supported to secure dream university place
Student Alice Hardaker is celebrating today after securing a place at the prestigious Trinity College in Oxford. The 18 year-old, a pupil at St John Bosco in Croxteth, will study law at Oxford University after getting an A* in History and an A in both English Literature and Sociology to take the next step on … Read more