London council to use wasteland to help educate children about growing food

London council to use wasteland to help educate children about growing food

A London borough council has launched a policy to educate children growing up in urban areas about healthy living by transforming wasteland into new allotments and orchards. Hounslow Council said the “first-of-its-kind”... Read more »
‘Horrified’ parents and teachers at Petra Ecclestone’s centre for autistic children are in tears

‘Horrified’ parents and teachers at Petra Ecclestone’s centre for autistic children are in tears

Parents and teachers at Petra Ecclestone’s centre for autistic children were left in tears after the Formula One heiress pulled her funding. Multi-millionaire Petra, 33, bankrolled ‘Petra’s Place’ to offer a lifeline... Read more »
Net zero sum game — How to discipline Conservative children — Sausage fest MPs – POLITICO

Net zero sum game — How to discipline Conservative children — Sausage fest MPs – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Presented by Lloyds Banking Group. By EMILIO CASALICCHIO PRESENTED BY   Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in... Read more »
West London ex-teacher creates comic project for children from black and ethnically diverse backgrounds

West London ex-teacher creates comic project for children from black and ethnically diverse backgrounds

COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS: Still from Leroy London Comic Mania will launch this month to help teach children from black and ethnically diverse backgrounds create superheroes. The new platform, created by ex-teacher Simone... Read more »
Tower Hamlets children to be paid to stay in school

Tower Hamlets children to be paid to stay in school

East London children will be paid £400 to stay in school and complete their studies under an educational scheme reintroduced by a local council. Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman announced on Wednesday... Read more »
East London council to pay low income children to stay in school

East London council to pay low income children to stay in school

A n east London council is to become the first in the country to pay children from low income families to stay in school. Tower Hamlets will give £200 a term to... Read more »
Quarter of a million children living in food poverty in London – South London News

Quarter of a million children living in food poverty in London – South London News

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter As many as 250,000 children in London are believed to be living in food poverty, according to a “heartbreaking” new report. A 2021 to 2022 survey... Read more »
I didn’t learn about Black history at school – but all children should

I didn’t learn about Black history at school – but all children should

Is it OK that students only learn about Black history during Black History Month? In a word, no. Of course, “something is better than nothing”, but shouldn’t we do better? It’s now... Read more »
The lost children of Israel – South London News

The lost children of Israel – South London News

A major new exhibition at the Brunei Gallery aims to help Jewish migrant families uncover the fates of hundreds of children who disappeared in the early years of the State of Israel,... Read more »
Fresh from his world record run athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge visits local school children in West London to support them doing the Daily Mile

Fresh from his world record run athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge visits local school children in West London to support them doing the Daily Mile

The Daily Mile Foundation hosted an event today with athletics legend and Daily Mile Ambassador Eliud Kipchoge to promote the initiative and inspire even more young Londoners and children across the world... Read more »