Cast your vote for the next Leeds Children’s Mayor
This year, children and young people in Leeds will be electing their 15th Children’s Mayor! As usual, hundreds of children wrote down manifesto ideas in schools which were whittled down to finalists that were submitted by 50 local primary schools. A panel of ch...
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Clean Air Day 2018 - What's happening in Leeds
Clean Air Day 2018 is almost here, so why not join the GO GREEN challenge by wearing green and travelling around the city by bus, bike or by walking on 21st June to show your support to reduce pollution in Leeds. To find out what schools can do to support please...
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FREE to Leeds schools - Recycling visitor experiences, Leeds
A number of free educational visits are currently available to Leeds schools that support a range of national curriculum subjects including Geography, Science, PSHE and Citizenship as well as contributing to pupils' first-hand experience of key environmental iss...
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Government announces plans for a deposit return scheme to increase recycling rates
The government announces plans for a deposit return scheme to increase recycling rates and slash the amount of waste polluting our land and seas.
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FREE waste and recycling visitor experiences in Leeds
In light of these staggering Government statistics why not resolve to do something practical in 2018 to look after the environment and make a difference to this mountain of waste? This will also represent a small, but nevertheless positive, contribution to an em...
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National Recycling Week (25th Sept – 1st Oct 2017)
National Recycling Week runs from 25 Sept – 1 Oct 2017 and we’re supporting schools and young people across the city to get involved and think about waste, recycling and the environment. Why not watch this 1 min film (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA3yknpS5nA...
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Leeds Children's Mayor 2017/18
Leeds Children’s Mayors is an annual citizen project that has been running for 12 years. It is run in partnership between Democratic Services and the Voice and Influence Team. The project aims to actively engage children in the process of democracy and promote ...
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Recycle Week 12th-18th September, 2016
Recycle Week - a celebration of recycling that has been running every year for the last 13 years.
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Leeds Primary Schools Debating Competition 2016
To support and encourage Leeds schools to develop pupils’ confidence and debating skills, Childrens’ Services will host a city-wide debating competition at the Civic Hall in July which is open to Year 5 & 6 pupils in all Leeds primary schools. See attached flyer...
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Visible Learning Conference, 5th May, Royal Armouries, Leeds
Improving schools through ‘Visible Learning’
We are delighted to
announce details of our
regional ‘Visible Learning’
conference, where we will be joined by
internationally acclaimed education
researcher, Professor John Hattie. Visible
Learning is the resu...
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