Community · 11 November 2019
Bullybusters are inviting children and young people and their work colleagues to join them in wearing odd socks to celebrate Anti-Bullying week, which runs from the 11-15th November. The Bullybusters team are part of the charity Local Solutions and work throughout the year delivering anti-bullying sessions to children, young people, parents and teachers across Liverpool,
News · 15 October 2019
LIVERPOOL’S student stars are set to shine at St George’s Hall as the city council recognises the hard work and dedication of children with visual and hearing impairments.
News · 13 September 2019
charity launches the UK’s first centre for literature and wellbeing in Liverpool city park Pioneering space aims to start a national conversation about the impact of literature and the arts on health and society Includes new exhibition centre, The Calderstones Story, which tells the 5,000-year history of life in Liverpool As part of this, the
Community · 10 September 2019
Anthologies of poems written to mark Holocaust Memorial Day earlier this year are to be presented to libraries in Liverpool and Wirral. They are comprised of 63 entries to ‘Holocaust Memorial Day 2019’, the theme for which was Torn from Home, marking the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. There will also be presentations to
What's on · 27 August 2019
We’re ready to start a new term, shaping the future of the city’s adult learners.For courses starting from Monday 16th September, come to one of our enrolment open days or evenings: Tuesday 10th September: Park Road Adult Learning Centre, 10am-8pm Wednesday 11th September: Calderstones Adult Learning Centre, 6pm-8pm Thursday 12th September: Newsham Adult Learning Centre, 10am-8pm Friday 13th
Education · 22 August 2019
Provisional data shows that students in Liverpool have performed well in their GCSEs. Information supplied by secondary schools in the city shows that in both the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 measures, that look at achievement across the wider school curriculum, Liverpool has improved on both. The combined English and maths scores for pupils getting
Education · 15 August 2019
The average A-level grade achieved by students in Liverpool has improved this year – whilst the national average has remained the same, according to provisional figures. Last year, the city’s overall average grade was C-, and now it has risen to C, just below the national average of C+, with almost half of schools, 12
Education · 16 July 2019
Liverpool City Council is planning to invest £1m to improve residential care for the city’s looked after children. At this week’s cabinet meeting (Friday, 19 July), councillors will discuss the proposal to open two council-run children’s homes that will enable vulnerable children to continue to live in their home city. Over recent years, the number
Education · 9 July 2019
SWIFT action has been promised by a Liverpool secondary school that has been placed in special measures by Ofsted. Alsop High School Technology and Applied Learning Specialist College in Walton has been rated as “inadequate” overall due to issues with leadership and management, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment and outcomes for pupils. It
Community · 5 July 2019
The former French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault is visiting Liverpool to see how the city commemorates the slave trade and celebrates Black history.
Education · 5 July 2019
Adult learners in Liverpool are the highest achievers of any big city in the country – a new report has revealed.
Uncategorized · 3 July 2019
AN Anfield teenager is celebrating after being awarded a full scholarship to attend one of the UK’s top music schools. Charlotte Meredith, 18, who attends North Liverpool Academy, will have her tuition fees paid for her full course when she starts her three-year music performance degree at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in September. Although already
Arts & Events · 26 June 2019
Looking for a creative way to spend your weekend? Then look no further than Liverpool Central Library, because this Saturday (29 June) it will be bursting with bright sparks and brilliant ideas.
Care · 17 June 2019
A massive showcase of the support available for families of children with special educational needs in Liverpool is taking place on Wednesday 19 June. The “Local Offer LIVE” SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) information event is happening at St George’s Hall on Lime Street from 12-8pm. A huge range of support services, projects and
Community · 10 May 2019
SCHOOLS across Liverpool are preparing to salute the differences that bring us all together as part of the city’s first ever Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
Education · 30 April 2019
Hundreds of Liverpool school children are to get a taste of the world of work at a giant careers showcase at St George’s Hall in Liverpool.
Education · 16 April 2019
A total of 87 percent of pupils have been allocated their first choice of primary school in Liverpool this year.
Education · 18 March 2019
Four inspirational Year 10 girls from Gateacre School were announced Junior Science Winner of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition 2019 at Birmingham NEC, for their project “Naturally Infused”.
Business · 13 March 2019
Sciontec Liverpool, the new development company formed out of Knowledge Quarter Liverpool (KQ Liverpool), has launched its search for an investor to bring forward new world-class science and tech workspaces across the city.
sport · 7 February 2019
An ambitious plan to drive up activity rates for young people in Liverpool has been launched.
