PROVIDERS across Liverpool will once again be offering hundreds of FREE activity sessions for children this half term. Activities start next Monday, 13 February, for youngsters aged from reception to 16 as part of Eat to Meet 2 which guarantees healthy meals and snacks for all children taking part, with dedicated provision for children with … Read more
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week (6 – 12 February) and this year’s theme is all about connecting. Advanced Public Health Practitioner for Mental Health, Jayne Cook explains how encouraging children, young people (and the adults around them) to make meaningful connections is essential to supporting mental health and wellbeing. “Children and Young People’s … Read more
Young people in Liverpool have developed resources for local teenagers to increase awareness of healthy relationships. Liverpool Young Advisors have worked with Liverpool’s Safeguarding Children Partnership and the NSPCC to raise awareness on issues surrounding consent, sexting, healthy relationships and sexual abuse. Following months of consultation with young people across Liverpool, the Young Advisors – … Read more
A free display at Liverpool Central Library explores the history, culture, and heritage of British Chinese communities. Running until Friday 31 March, the exhibition draws on personal stories and moments of national significance and asks what it means to be Chinese and British. From the first recorded individuals arriving from China in the late 1600s … Read more
FROM today (Thursday 19 January), residents are being asked for feedback on council plans to increase the number of school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Last year, stakeholders, including parents and carers, took part in an informal consultation on an initial set of proposals. In response to the feedback, a new … Read more
Liverpool’s Public Health Team is working with animal behaviour experts at the University of Liverpool to develop public awareness on how to interact with dogs safely and reduce harm. People and dogs are usually a great combination – but situations can easily become overwhelming for dogs, leaving them scared and anxious – with sometimes devastating … Read more
LIVERPOOL City Council has launched two consultations on whether two “new” primary schools should be opened. The proposals are that Gilmour Infant and Gilmour Junior Schools, Garston, should be amalgamated to form Gilmour Primary, and for Sudley Infant and Junior Schools in Aigburth should merge to form Sudley Primary. Both consultations run for six weeks, … Read more
A Liverpool City Council-led project has been praised as an example of best practice in a national report. The National Child Mortality Database Programme Thematic Report, published earlier this month, is the first report that analyses all sudden and unexpected deaths of children and young people, from birth up to their 18th birthday, and covers … Read more
PROVIDERS across Liverpool are once again coming together to support families during the school holidays. The Department for Education-funded Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme returns with a huge choice of FREE activities for children and young people from eligible families. Merseyside Play Action Council (MPAC) delivers and co-ordinates the scheme on behalf of Liverpool … Read more
This week is National Youth Work Week. In this blog, Yvonne Maddocks team manager, targeted support, targeted services for young people, pulls back the “magic curtain” of what youth work is and reflects on the invaluable work that is done in Liverpool to support young people… Ask most people what youth work is and they … Read more
CHILDREN’S social worker? Want to find out why Liverpool is the best place to work in the UK? Want to get a great new job without leaving your home? Then join us next week for our very first virtual recruitment event! Taking place on Thursday, 10 November from 6-7pm, the Teams event will feature senior … Read more
YOUNGSTERS across Liverpool will once again be able to take part in a programme of activities during half-term. The council is bringing together scores of organisations to offer hundreds of FREE activities for five to 16-year-olds as part of October Eat to Meet – which also guarantees healthy meals and snacks for all the children … Read more
Over 50% of childing waiting for loving families on Merseyside are part of a sibling group.
CHILDREN in care who entered an art competition earlier this year are getting ready to see professional recreations of their work. The Stand By Me art competition, organised by Liverpool City Council’s Fostering Service, asked children and young people to create artworks showing the people in their lives who stand by them. Now local artist … Read more
One of Liverpool’s most popular events is back next month to light up the city centre. River of Light is set to illuminate the waterfront across 17 nights from Friday 21 October to Sunday 6 November, and will showcase ten artworks from a host of local, national and international artists along a 2km route. The … Read more
Advanced Public Health Practitioner, Jayne Cook is working to understand how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting the mental health and wellbeing of our communities and explains what support is available for those who are struggling.
Vulnerable families in Liverpool are set to receive extra support with bills this summer.
Liverpool’s biggest event for parents, carers and professionals who work with children with special needs and/or disabilities returns next week. Delayed for two years due to the pandemic, Local Offer LIVE is back at St George’s Hall in July after its highly successful launch in 2019. The event brings together providers, organisations and professionals who … Read more
LIVERPOOL City Council last night scooped a top award for one of its post-pandemic pledges. The council’s #GetConnected project, which offers 4G connections to eligible families, was voted “Best Digital Inclusion Initiative” at the annual Socitm Presidents Awards. This award is given for a digital inclusion programme which has had the most positive outcomes within … Read more
CHILDREN in care have shown who “stands by them” as part of a special art competition – and will now have their artworks recreated by a professional artist. The Stand By Me art competition, organised by Liverpool City Council’s Fostering Service, ran throughout Foster Care Fortnight, 9-22 May and now elements of all the entries … Read more