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17 November 2020
Primary schools across Reading are being asked to sign up to a new initiative to encourage children to be more active. The Move More campaign will focus on helping pupils to walk, cycle or scoot to school and supporting schools to introduce more physical activities. The project is being led by Brighter Futures for Children …
05 November 2020
A virtual national youth climate summit involving pupils from Reading is taking place next week. Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is one of the organisations supporting the event which aims to bring children and young people together from across the UK to demonstrate their commitment to tackling climate change. The summit, starting on Monday 9 …
27 October 2020
Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) is celebrating the success of young people leaving care in Reading during National Care Leavers’ Week this week. A programme of activities has been organised to mark the annual event which runs from 26 October to 1 November. The week is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the achievements of Reading’s care leavers and to inspire young people in care. Events this week will …
26 October 2020
Brighter Futures for Children is working with Reading Borough Council and partners to provide support to families who need help accessing regular meals for children within the borough during half-term. Families in difficulty who need help to provide regular meals for their children should call the One Reading Community Hub on 0808 1894325 from Monday 26 October. The One Reading Community Hub …
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15 October 2020
A series of online debates on key issues affecting the education sector has been announced by Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) and the University of Reading. The Big Education Conversation will feature academics, school leaders and students from Reading and beyond discussing the topical matters of the day. The first online event taking place on …
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15 October 2020
A member of Brighter Futures for Children staff who works with children and young people in care has taken on a 1,739km cycle challenge for charity. Catie Blundell is getting on her bike and clocking up the miles morning, noon and night to complete the gruelling task throughout October, in aid of children’s charity Coram. …
03 September 2020
A letter of thanks has been sent to the headteachers of all Reading’s schools as they welcome pupils back for the new term. The letter from Cllr Ashley Pearce, Lead Councillor for Education, and Prof Dr Kate Reynolds, Director of Education at Brighter Futures for Children, reproduced below, recognises the tremendous work carried out by …
25 August 2020
Schools across Reading will be welcoming back children and young people to their classrooms from next Wednesday (September 2). The government wants all school-age children and young people to be in school full-time from the beginning of the autumn term and teachers have been working hard to ensure pupils feel safe and happy when they …
21 August 2020
Funding to better equip schools to support the wellbeing of pupils as they return to class this autumn has been secured by Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC). The grant has been allocated to Reading from the government’s Wellbeing for Education Return project which aims to help schools promote children’s wellbeing, resilience and recovery in response …
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20 August 2020
Pupils across Reading have been collecting their GCSE results today and can now start to plan their next steps. Candidates were unable to sit their GCSE exams this summer due to coronavirus restrictions. Following a recent announcement by the Department for Education, students are now receiving their centre assessment grades, calculated by their teachers based …