News · 6 July 2023
BLOG | ‘Wrap-around support for the entire family’
Cllr Angela Coleman, Family Hubs Lead, blogs about a new approach to supporting families in Liverpool…
Family
Family · 26 June 2023
BLOG | Supporting mums with breastfeeding
This week, Bambis (Babies & mums breastfeeding information service) are celebrating breastfeeding and the achievements of the many Liverpool mums who have breastfed and expressed breastmilk in the last year. Bambis Co-ordinator Sarah Todd explains more about their work.
News · 8 June 2023
Corporate Director for Children and Young People’s Services appointed
LIVERPOOL City Council is set to welcome a new Corporate Director for Children and Young People’s Services. Jenny Turnross has this week been appointed and will come to Liverpool from Birmingham Children’s Trust where she is currently Director of Practice and has been in post since 2018. She will start work in Liverpool in August.
News · 25 April 2023
Parents urged to give their children a Healthy Start
GIVE your children a Healthy Start in life – that’s the message being given to Liverpool parents. Healthy Start is the national NHS-led scheme that supports eligible families to buy healthy food and milk for children under four – but over £750,000 of funding is not being claimed in Liverpool, with an estimated one in
News · 25 April 2023
Flagship Liverpool birth study opens for recruitment
A MAJOR birth cohort study launches today in the Liverpool City Region – and researchers are looking for 10,000 families to take part. Children Growing Up in Liverpool (C-GULL) is the first large-scale birth cohort study in the Liverpool City Region and will track first-born babies and their families from early in pregnancy through to
Family · 6 March 2023
LGBT+ community encouraged to think about fostering and adoption
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Civic · 1 March 2023
Freedom of the City for Dame Lorna Muirhead
Dame Lorna DCVO DBE is to receive the Freedom of the City at a special ceremony on Thursday 2 March in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Midwifery in Liverpool. The Freedom of the City is the highest honour Liverpool can bestow upon an individual. Dame Lorna moved to Liverpool in 1964 with her husband
Health · 28 February 2023
New ‘This Girl Can’ campaign launches in Liverpool
This Girl Can, Sport England’s award-winning campaign to help women get active, has turned its attention to tackling the exercise Enjoyment Gap, with a launch event in Liverpool kick-starting efforts to get more women exercising regularly and enjoying sport. A recent study from Sport England found 2.4 million fewer women than men strongly agree they
News · 8 February 2023
Eat to Meet 2 is served up this half term
PROVIDERS across Liverpool will once again be offering hundreds of FREE activity sessions for children this half term. Activities start next Monday, 13 February, for youngsters aged from reception to 16 as part of Eat to Meet 2 which guarantees healthy meals and snacks for all children taking part, with dedicated provision for children with
Blog · 6 February 2023
Blog: ‘Getting connected is truly one of the best things we can do to boost our wellbeing’
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week (6 – 12 February) and this year’s theme is all about connecting. Advanced Public Health Practitioner for Mental Health, Jayne Cook explains how encouraging children, young people (and the adults around them) to make meaningful connections is essential to supporting mental health and wellbeing. “Children and Young People’s
News · 26 January 2023
Liverpool’s young people to deliver a campaign on consent and healthy relationships
Young people in Liverpool have developed resources for local teenagers to increase awareness of healthy relationships. Liverpool Young Advisors have worked with Liverpool’s Safeguarding Children Partnership and the NSPCC to raise awareness on issues surrounding consent, sexting, healthy relationships and sexual abuse. Following months of consultation with young people across Liverpool, the Young Advisors –
Culture · 19 January 2023
New exhibition explores British Chinese communities
A free display at Liverpool Central Library explores the history, culture, and heritage of British Chinese communities. Running until Friday 31 March, the exhibition draws on personal stories and moments of national significance and asks what it means to be Chinese and British. From the first recorded individuals arriving from China in the late 1600s
News · 19 January 2023
SEND school places consultations launch
FROM today (Thursday 19 January), residents are being asked for feedback on council plans to increase the number of school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Last year, stakeholders, including parents and carers, took part in an informal consultation on an initial set of proposals. In response to the feedback, a new
Community Safety · 19 January 2023
Staying safe around dogs
Liverpool’s Public Health Team is working with animal behaviour experts at the University of Liverpool to develop public awareness on how to interact with dogs safely and reduce harm. People and dogs are usually a great combination – but situations can easily become overwhelming for dogs, leaving them scared and anxious – with sometimes devastating
News · 10 January 2023
Consultations launched for two “new” schools
LIVERPOOL City Council has launched two consultations on whether two “new” primary schools should be opened. The proposals are that Gilmour Infant and Gilmour Junior Schools, Garston, should be amalgamated to form Gilmour Primary, and for Sudley Infant and Junior Schools in Aigburth should merge to form Sudley Primary. Both consultations run for six weeks,
News · 19 December 2022
Parent Champion project praised
A Liverpool City Council-led project has been praised as an example of best practice in a national report. The National Child Mortality Database Programme Thematic Report, published earlier this month, is the first report that analyses all sudden and unexpected deaths of children and young people, from birth up to their 18th birthday, and covers
News · 14 December 2022
HAF-ing a wonderful Christmas time!
PROVIDERS across Liverpool are once again coming together to support families during the school holidays. The Department for Education-funded Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme returns with a huge choice of FREE activities for children and young people from eligible families. Merseyside Play Action Council (MPAC) delivers and co-ordinates the scheme on behalf of Liverpool
News · 9 November 2022
BLOG: Youth work – behind the “magic curtain”…
This week is National Youth Work Week. In this blog, Yvonne Maddocks team manager, targeted support, targeted services for young people, pulls back the “magic curtain” of what youth work is and reflects on the invaluable work that is done in Liverpool to support young people… Ask most people what youth work is and they
News · 31 October 2022
Children’s social worker? Get hired from your living room!
CHILDREN’S social worker? Want to find out why Liverpool is the best place to work in the UK? Want to get a great new job without leaving your home? Then join us next week for our very first virtual recruitment event! Taking place on Thursday, 10 November from 6-7pm, the Teams event will feature senior
News · 20 October 2022
Eat to Meet this half term!
YOUNGSTERS across Liverpool will once again be able to take part in a programme of activities during half-term. The council is bringing together scores of organisations to offer hundreds of FREE activities for five to 16-year-olds as part of October Eat to Meet – which also guarantees healthy meals and snacks for all the children
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