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21 February 2019
Fostering Information Service Event 21 February, 2019 Reading Civic Centre, Bridge Street, RG1 2LU Committee Room 3 17:00 – 19:00 Have you ever considered fostering? Would you like to know more about the process? Our Fostering Information Service Events are run by experienced fostering social workers to help explain the fostering process. We regularly have …
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Read More19 February 2019
A big thank you to Reading Football Club Community Trust which has given our children in care the opportunity to train at their fantastic facilities. Everyone had an amazing time playing football at one of the country’s best training grounds. ‘We enjoyed our session. I loved playing at Reading Stadium and the football match with …
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Read More13 February 2019
Reading Youth Cabinet are holding a conference by young people for young people on the 1st of March at St Laurence’s Church. The conference will include workshops which explore their three chosen campaigns for the year, which are ‘Putting an End to Knife Crime’, ‘Mental Health Awareness and Reducing Homelessness’. They will also bring to …
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Read More12 February 2019
A new programme that involves children and professionals from a range of public bodies who have contact with children and young people is being rolled out across the South of England in a drive to improve children’s mental health services, NHS England (South East) has announced. Around 6,000 members of staff working in the NHS, …
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Read More12 February 2019
The Reading Youth Cabinet elections are being held in March 2019 and we are looking for young people to put themselves forward to stand for election. Reading Youth Cabinet is an elected group of young people from all across Reading who run campaigns and work on a wide range of issues with different people. They …
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Read More06 February 2019
Calling all parents, carers, schools and workplaces – this week is Children’s Mental Health Week and Brighter Futures for Children is encouraging you to join in and spread the word. By combining our efforts we have the potential to reach thousands more children, young people and families. You can start supporting Children’s Mental Health Week …
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Read More06 February 2019
A Tilehurst nursery school has been judged ‘Outstanding’ following a recent Ofsted inspection. Norcot Early Years Centre has maintained the outstanding quality of education since the first Ofsted inspection in 2005. Inspectors commented that the school in Lyndhurst Road has continued to provide an exciting and stimulating curriculum alongside the exceptional care that was identified …
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Read More03 December 2018
A new company created to provide Children’s Services for Reading has gone live this morning (Monday 3rd December).
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23 August 2018
Young people leaving care are well prepared for the future and supported in all aspects of their lives, according to the latest Ofsted report on Reading’s Children’s Services.
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21 August 2018
Play Days, a teddy bears’ picnic in the park, messy play and a special rhymetime in the Abbey Ruins, are among the fun range of activities the Council is laying on for kids over the summer holidays.
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