Posts Tagged ‘children’
Councillors alarmed by ‘unbelievable’ school suspension figures
Recent data suggests that more than a third of suspended pupils were Black Caribbean
Read MoreTown Hall unveils £1.4m funding boost for free holiday meals
The move is part of an effort to tackle food insecurity
Read MoreCouncil targets ‘wider community involvement’ as it reveals new fees for Sobell Leisure Centre
The centre has replaced its ice rink and trampoline park with new areas designed for children and young people
Read MorePrimary school families left ‘disheartened’ as council moves ahead with closure plan
Families have been fighting to save Pooles Park, where 55 per cent of places are unfilled
Read MoreIslington nursery where babies ‘cried themselves to sleep’ sees Ofsted rating upgraded to ‘Good’
Maggie and Rose impresses inspectors after ‘comprehensively adapting its environment’
Read More‘I have seen so much good’ – foster carers urge people to take up challenge of caring for a child in need of home
‘The first day I had butterflies. I was excited but also nervous as I was getting their room ready for them’
Read MoreIslington nursery slammed by Ofsted after inspector finds babies ‘crying themselves to sleep’ and ‘eating large chunks of fruit’
Maggie and Rose, where day rates are over £100, ‘disappointed and surprised’ by report but says it is making ‘very positive’ progress
Read MoreSurvivors of historic abuse in Islington children’s homes to receive £10k each
Children under the borough’s care between 1966 and 1995 can make a claim
Read MoreSixteen local children were vulnerable to criminal exploitation last year, report finds
Black children disproportionately at risk, according to Town Hall child protection team
Read MoreSurvivors of abuse in Islington children’s homes to receive support payments
Town Hall scheme ‘broadly welcomed’ by the Islington Survivors’ Network as council leader apologises for ‘darkest chapter in borough’s history’
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