News · 12 March 2021
Why are you testing people in school? About one in three people with coronavirus do not have symptoms but can still pass it on, this is sometimes referred to as being asymptomatic. Regular testing of people without symptoms is important to help stop the virus spreading. Who is being testing and when? As schools re-open
Covid-19 · 5 March 2021
Education and public health officials in Liverpool have written to parents and carers with information about the measures in place to keep Covid cases down when schools reopen to all pupils next week.
Education · 15 February 2021
The Women’s Organisation has launched a new series of fully funded, accredited training courses, open to men and women living within the Liverpool City Region. Funded by The European Social Fund, the level 2 and 3 training courses, such as Digital Marketing, Stepping into Management, Resilience, and Presenting Online, are accredited meaning participants will gain
News · 11 February 2021
OVER 20,000 children across Liverpool will continue to receive support next week as Liverpool City Council extends its meal voucher scheme during half-term. Liverpool City Council is using money from the government’s Covid Winter Grant Scheme to fund supermarket vouchers for families entitled to receive free school meals next week. Families will receive £15 of
Education · 4 February 2021
City leaders have written to parents and carers in Liverpool to thank them for their work during lockdown.
Covid-19 · 2 February 2021
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.
Blog · 15 January 2021
Sadly, one of the defining images of this third lockdown has been a picture of a poorly packaged school meal.
Health · 10 January 2021
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.
Education · 4 January 2021
Parents and carers are being advised that only key worker and vulnerable children will be able to attend schools in Liverpool until further notice.
Covid-19 · 3 January 2021
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.
News · 31 December 2020
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.
News · 30 November 2020
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
Liverpool · 24 November 2020
Liverpool schoolchildren are being invited to get creative and help spread festive cheer throughout the city.
Education · 23 October 2020
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
News · 25 September 2020
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
News · 7 September 2020
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has been confirmed as the education partner at the much-anticipated Littlewoods Film and TV Studios.
Education · 7 September 2020
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
Education · 7 September 2020
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
Education · 25 August 2020
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
Education · 23 August 2020
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.
