Emmerdale star makes guest appearance at Leeds fostering conference
Leeds City Council’s fostering team, Foster4Leeds welcomed a famous face at a children with disabilities celebration and development conference at Elland Road this week. National TV awards winner, James Moore - who plays Ryan Stocks in Emmerdale, captivated the audience with
Baby Week 2019: 100 reasons why Leeds is a child-friendly city
Baby Week returns to Leeds this week with over 100 special events and the launch of a new midwife-led online community for expectant mums. From baby raves to dads’ breakfast clubs and Opera North coaching for tiny singers, Baby Week Leeds
Get your votes in now for the Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2020
There are less than two weeks left to submit your nominations for the 7th annual Child Friendly Leeds Awards. Child Friendly Leeds is on the lookout for truly inspiring stories about the amazing people, places and organisations that help make Leeds
New Children’s Mayor of Leeds announced after record number of votes
On Tuesday 1 October, Wania Ahmad from Harehills Primary School was announced as the new Leeds Children’s Mayor by Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor, at a special event at Leeds Civic Hall. Wania spent much of the summer holidays
CBeebies stars head to Millennium Square for the second Child Friendly Leeds Live event
Tickets are now on sale for Child Friendly Leeds Live 2019, which will be headlined by CBeebies’ Mr. Bloom & His Band with popular former CBeebies presenter Alex Winters returning as host. Child Friendly Leeds is proud to bring CFL Live
Shortlist revealed for the 2019 Child Friendly Leeds Awards
The names of the people, places and organisations shortlisted for the 6th Child Friendly Leeds awards have been revealed. The annual awards ceremony will take place in February this year, and will celebrate all the work that is happening across the
Children’s social care services in Leeds rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted
Services provided for children and families by the council in Leeds have been rated as ‘outstanding’ by government inspectors, Ofsted. The tremendous achievement comes after a rigorous and thorough inspection into the services the council provides for children in need of
Young people take the lead in planning prestigious citywide awards
Children and young people take centre stage when it comes to putting on the city’s prestigious annual awards ceremony which celebrates the people, places and organisations who make Leeds truly Child-Friendly. The Child-Friendly Leeds Awards are the only city awards which
Child friendly plan helping make Leeds the best city for children and young people
Children from Shakespeare Primary School helped senior figures from Leeds City Council and the Children and Families Trust Board launch a refreshed Children and Young People’s Plan, setting out how the council and partners will continue to put children and
Don’t miss out on chance to nominate individuals and organisations for Child Friendly Leeds awards 2019
People are being asked to nominate the organisations and individuals who they think epitomise child friendliness in Leeds, for the city’s Child Friendly Leeds awards 2019. Children and young people will be at the forefront of the awards, which are being
Children’s services in line for top awards
Services supporting children, young people and families across Leeds are in line for five prestigious industry awards. Leeds City Council’s Children’s Services have been shortlisted for five Children and Young People Now Awards. Children and Young People Now is the only dedicated
Young people urged not to miss on chance to vote for new Leeds Children’s Mayor
Twelve Leeds school children are now in the final stretch of their campaigns to become the new Leeds Children’s Mayor. This follows schools from across the city being invited to nominate one year-five pupil for election to the role. As part
Summer of fun as pop-up spaces and activities transform the city centre
The city centre will be coming to life over the summer months with a jam-packed calendar of activities starting at the end of July. Whether you want to relax on a deck chair at City Beach, soak up the sunshine at
A big Leeds welcome for the Schools Yorkshire Tour
Pupils from Brownhill Primary School and St. Augustine’s Catholic Primary School in Leeds have brought the 400-mile cycling relay which has been winding its way through Yorkshire for the past month, to a close today. The pupils rode into Millennium Square
Leeds pupils bring 400 mile Yorkshire school cycle relay to a close
Children and young people from 27 Leeds schools will be taking part in the final stage of the 400-mile cycling relay which has made its way through Yorkshire over the past month. The Schools Yorkshire Tour relay began on Tuesday 5
Leeds pupils are all a ‘Bard’ for Shakespeare celebration
Pupils from six Leeds schools are to attend a special event tomorrow to celebrate their hard work and success after taking part in the ‘Leeds Meets Shakespeare’ project. The aim of the project was to raise the attainment of Year one
Hundreds of Yorkshire pupils take part in 400 mile cycle relay
Children and young people from over 160 schools across Yorkshire will be taking part in a cycling relay covering 12 local authority areas over the next four weeks. The Schools Yorkshire Tour relay will start on Tuesday 5 June as part
Leeds young people get snapp happy with photography competition
Teenagers across the city are being given the chance to win vouchers by taking pictures around Leeds city centre and uploading them to new Instagram page @SnappLeeds. Leeds City Council has launched the Snapp Leeds photography competition which was one of
Get your skates on for a Roller Disco in Leeds city centre this Easter
Children and young people across the city will have the chance to get their skates on at a new pop-up roller disco this Easter. The event space at Leeds Market will be transformed into a roller disco arena for three days
Pupils praised for perfect prose
Pupils who have been taking part in a creative writing competition will be awarded for their poetic and literary efforts at a civic ceremony on Tuesday. Hundreds of children from primary schools across the city submitted entries into the Arooj creative