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Kate Pankhurst at Leeds Storytelling Festival. Photo by Lian Furness.

10th February 2026

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Leeds Storytelling Festival returns with new programme for National Year of Reading

Leeds Storytelling Festival is set to return with a fresh programme celebrating the National Year of Reading 2026, bringing a citywide mix of events designed especially for children and families. Running from Saturday 14 February to Sunday 8 March, the festival is delivered by Leeds Libraries in partnership with Wrongsemble and LIVEwire Poetry. Organisers…

L-R Jak Lomas and Hannah Wood, civil engineers with Leeds City Council

26th July 2024

NEWS

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Leeds City Council Recognized as One of the UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers

Leeds City Council has secured a place on the prestigious Department for Education’s (DfE) top 100 apprenticeship employers list, marking it as one of the nation’s best providers of apprenticeship opportunities. For the first time since before the pandemic, Leeds City Council has entered the rankings, achieving the highest position for a local council…

15th December 2023

JOBS

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From the sofa to skills: over half of teens in Leeds inspired by careers portrayed in TV shows

New research reveals as many as 55% of teens in Leeds say they are inspired by careers they see portrayed in TV shows. Favourites such as Great British Bake Off, Grey’s Anatomy and Stranger Things all feature in the top 10 for 14 – 19 year olds when it comes to inspiring their career…

15th September 2023

NEWS

1 min read

Leeds City Council’s deputy leader calls for additional government support to maintain safe school conditions in Leeds

The deputy leader of Leeds City Council has reiterated his call for a funding solution, to address the backlog of maintenance issues across schools in Leeds. Ahead of next week’s executive board meeting, Councillor Jonathan Pryor called on the Department for Education (DfE) to work collaboratively with the council, to deliver a school repair…

4th November 2022

EDUCATION

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Young people in Leeds make some of the best progress in the country

Leeds emerged as one of the highest performing local authorities when outcomes from GCSEs were recently published by the Department for Education. Schools are judged on how much progress pupils make from the end of primary school to the end of compulsory schooling, by comparing results in Key Stage 2 SATs with the results…

5th March 2021

FOOD AND DRINK

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Extra funding for schools to support vulnerable children over the Easter holidays

Schools in Leeds are being encouraged to apply for funding to deliver a food and activity programme for vulnerable children over the Easter Healthy Holidays. Leeds City Council is inviting individual schools, or schools in partnership with other organisations, to submit their proposals by March 10 at 12pm for the opportunity to be involved.…

18th December 2020

CHILD FRIENDLY LEEDS

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Leeds Children’s Services awarded £390,000 as a national ‘Partner in Practice’

Leeds City Council’s Children’s Services have won a £390,000 funding bid from the Department for Education, recognising good practice through the pandemic. The latest funding, to be used by the end of March 2021, will allow Leeds to build on areas of success for its Children’s Services in recent months, in addressing food poverty,…

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Leeds Storytelling Festival returns with new programme for National Year of Reading

Leeds City Council Recognized as One of the UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers

From the sofa to skills: over half of teens in Leeds inspired by careers portrayed in TV shows

Leeds City Council’s deputy leader calls for additional government support to maintain safe school conditions in Leeds

Young people in Leeds make some of the best progress in the country

Extra funding for schools to support vulnerable children over the Easter holidays

Leeds Children’s Services awarded £390,000 as a national ‘Partner in Practice’

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