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Liverpool City Council

News · 1 April 2020

Further changes to Liverpool childcare hubs

Some of Liverpool’s childcare hubs which are looking after the children of key workers are to extend their opening hours from Monday 6 April. The Children’s Hub model is kept under constant review so it is responsive to the level of demand and meets the need of the city’s critical key workers. Starting next week,

Education · 27 March 2020

UPDATED: Latest list of childcare hubs

Four of Liverpool’s childcare hubs – set up to provide support for key workers such as NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic – will not reopen next week, due to low numbers. The council opened 50 centres in primary schools last Monday, and over the last few days the number of children using them each

News · 22 March 2020

Advice for key workers needing nursery and early years care

Key workers in Liverpool needing nursery-age and early years childcare from Monday 23 March are advised to contact their own provider in the first instance to see if they are open. It follows the Government’s decision to close schools and nurseries last Friday until further notice, as part of the response to coronavirus. The council

Education · 20 March 2020

A message from Cllr Barbara Murray

Dear resident, I am writing to you at this strange time in history to thank everyone who is going the extra mile to support our city and our community as a frightening challenge approaches us. In particular, I want to extend special thanks to all our schools that are due to close tomorrow as a

Education · 20 March 2020

Liverpool to open hubs for children of key workers

Around 50 hubs to look after primary age children of key workers in Liverpool will open on Monday 23 March. It follows the Government’s decision to close schools later today until further notice, as part of the response to coronavirus. The strategically located school sites are only for primary age pupils whose parents are key

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Community · 2 March 2020

Liverpool celebrates 100 days of change

Parenting courses, more opportunities for young apprentices and a child-friendly app all about local services… These are just some of the big ideas that are taking shape in communities across Liverpool at the climax of the city’s own 100 Day Challenge. On November 7 last year, frontline staff and community leaders in three areas of

Drop everything and read

Education · 27 February 2020

#DEARLiverpool, get reading – and that includes the grown-ups!

Can you spare ten minutes and just £1 next Thursday, 5 March, to raise funds to get kids reading in Liverpool? Organised by national charity Read for Good and the Liverpool Learning Partnership, Drop Everything and Read Liverpool – #DEARLiverpool – is part of the two-week Liverpool schools Readathon, 2-13 March, but everyone can take part – including

Education · 20 February 2020

Book yourself an incredible prize!

Do you ever read in an unusual place? Have you spotted a library somewhere unexpected? If so, you could win up to £100 in book vouchers! Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has designated 2020 to be the Year of Reading and there are already plenty of ways for everyone to get involved. And now there’s

Education · 12 February 2020

Liverpool’s schools hit the mark

SCHOOLS across Liverpool have been honoured for their hard work in encouraging children to do the best for their own future by staying in the classroom.

Education · 11 February 2020

Ready, set, read! The Liverpool Readathon is coming!

Dragons, wizards and hungry caterpillars are on the curriculum for 30,000 children across the city as the Liverpool Readathon returns for its third year next month. More than 100 schools have signed up to take part in this year’s event from 2-13 March which will include a visit from Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell. The

Business · 4 February 2020

Apprenticeship funding applications open

EMPLOYERS are being invited to apply for a slice of Liverpool City Council’s apprenticeship funding. The local authority is making available a proportion of its Apprenticeship Levy so local firms can invest in high-quality training to recruit new talent and develop their existing employees. The aim is to create employment opportunities, increase the number of

Liverpool Central Library

Uncategorized · 4 February 2020

Year of Reading speeds up with Quick Reads

Liverpool Central Library will welcome three best-selling authors through its doors later this month to kick start a national campaign. The Reading Agency launches its Quick Reads initiative in the city on Tuesday 18 February and three of the featured authors, Milly Johnson, A A Dhand and Clare Mackintosh, will be taking part in a

Education · 30 January 2020

Six of the best for East Prescot Road Nursery School

A Liverpool nursery school is celebrating 20 years of  being ‘outstanding’ with its sixth successive top rating from Ofsted. Staff, pupils and parents at East Prescot Road Nursery marked the school’s six “outstanding” reports from the education standards watchdog with a special party for the entire school community. Inspectors from Ofsted recently visited the nursery

Education · 28 January 2020

Skills showcase for primary school children

AROUND 250 primary school children are to get an insight in to work life at a special event at Liverpool Town Hall on Wednesday 29 January. A total of 30 local employers will be at the Changing Horizons event, organised by volunteers from Civil Service Local and Liverpool City Council, which is designed to encourage

Education · 16 January 2020

Liverpool all booked up for Year of Reading

Get ready to turn a new page in 2020 – Liverpool is gearing up for the Year of Reading. On Tuesday, 21 January, organisations and schools from across the city will be gathering at Liverpool Central Library to officially launch a 12-month celebration that’s set to get everyone enjoying the magic of reading. Mayor of

Education · 13 December 2019

Town Hall celebration for young employees

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool has hosted a special afternoon tea to celebrate young adults with additional needs taking up paid employment opportunities across the city. Through the European Social Fund (ESF) Ways to Work Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) Programme, the council’s ILM Special Educational Needs Disabilities (SEND) Team have worked closely with eight young

Uncategorized · 27 November 2019

Holly Lodge’s hard work bears fruit

A West Derby school, described as “one of the best-kept secrets in Liverpool” has been praised by inspectors for its recent improvements and has achieved an overall “good” rating. Holly Lodge Girls’ College, on Mill Lane, was rated as “requires improvement” by Ofsted at its last inspection in May 2017, but now inspectors have rated

Education · 26 November 2019

Students attempt to crack the code!

Liverpool’s next generation of coders will take part in a pioneering global Hackathon this week in Central Library and St Georges Hall. Up to 100 students from secondary schools across the city will be part of a unique event on Thursday and Friday (28 and 29 November), which shines a spotlight on the importance of

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