London Borough of Camden

Camden GCSE students celebrated their results last week, once again achieving grades expected to be above the national average! 📝🎉 Congratulations to everyone and a special shout-out to the hard-working teachers and school staff who help make this happen. 🙌 Councillor Sabrina Francis, Cabinet Member for Jobs, Young People and Culture, visited William Ellis School and neighbouring Parliament Hill School to congratulate students and staff. She said: “Well done to everyone who received their GCSE results today – it was a pleasure to see so many students celebrating their hard work and fantastic results. You should all be extremely proud of what you have achieved, including the teachers and school staff who work tirelessly to ensure young people feel supported and equipped for the future. Congratulations everyone!” Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSCTFFDD

We are delighted to announce that last year’s annual public health report has been selected as a national winner in the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Annual Report Celebration 2024 🎉 🎉 🎉   Each year, every Director of Public Health publishes an independent annual report focusing on a health and wellbeing issue affecting local communities. Camden’s 2023 report focused on adolescent health and the issues that young people are facing in the borough.   The report was coproduced by Camden Youth: Tell Them, a group of local young people aged 16-21, who explored the report data and then worked with an illustrator to show the key findings in the form of a graphic novel called Step into Our Shoes. The young people were paid the London Living Wage for their time, their travel expenses were reimbursed and they are working towards a project management qualification equal to a GCSE 9-6.   Camden Youth: Tell Them were proud of their win, telling us "It’s such an honour to have won a national award. We’re all incredibly proud of bringing awareness to the problems that young people in Camden face and standing up for this underrepresented group."   Camden Youth: Tell Them are now working on a coproduced campaign to signpost young people to healthcare services in Camden, which will launch in September. Ebunoluwa Banjo Farjana Khan Shaima J. Ajani Downie Frankline Souamounou Kaylla Lafayette Elizabeth Sodiacal Aya Elgool Sha'mar Phillips Lun Wong Manuj Sharma Lucy Lee Grace Alliott Kirsten Watters FFPH BREAK COMMS The Association Of Directors of Public Health (UK)

📣 “This is an exciting time to come and join us to develop our services” Camden Children’s Family Help and Safeguarding are holding an all day recruitment event for Social Work staff on Friday 18 October. Hear from Nana Bonsu, Director of Relational Practice, Tim Aldridge, Director for Children and Learning and 'Rashida Baig MBE, Director of Children’s Family Help and Safeguarding and more on why you should continue your social work career in Camden. Listen to Nana Bonsu and Sophie Kershaw speak more about the event below. Secure your place today by registering via Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/erVJgjHj #SocialWork #Jobs #CamdenCareers #NewOpportunities

A huge congratulations to students who received their A-Level, BTEC, and other vocational qualifications yesterday! 🎊 Also, a big shout out must go out to our local teachers and school staff who work hard to support students throughout the year and have helped make this happen. ⭐ Councillor Marcus Boyland, Camden’s Cabinet Member for Best Start for Children and Families, joined in the celebrations alongside students and staff at LaSWAP Sixth Form in Highgate. 📺 Watch a video below from results day and hear from Cllr Marcus Boyland wishing students the best of luck in the future. ⁉️ Not sure what to do next? Remember, there are many fantastic opportunities in Camden from a range of apprenticeships, work experience programmes and further and higher education opportunities. Visit camdenrise.co.uk for more information.

🌟 Residents like Abraham, Ikran, Chris, Emily, Malihe and Kevin are transforming Camden’s communities, thanks to the We Make Camden Kit 🌟 Since we partnered with the brilliant Camden Giving to launch the We Make Camden Kit in 2021, over 350 resident-led community projects have been brought to life 🙌🏽 The We Make Camden Kit supports Camden residents who have first-hand experience of the challenges facing the borough and know how to tackle them. It provides funding and one-to-one tailored support to help them kick-start or grow projects that bring people together and make Camden a better place. We are proud to be working alongside Camden-based businesses to fund the We Make Camden Kit. If you would like to find out how your business could get involved too, we’d love to hear from you! 📧 WeMakeCamden@camden.gov.uk Together, we can make Camden a place where everyone has the chance to succeed and nobody is left behind. 🎥 Video by Des Burkinshaw

Camden STEAM has teamed up with world-leading companies and institutions - such as Google, AstraZeneca, Digital Catapult and UCL - to deliver work experience placements for over 400 Year 12 students across our borough. Organised by Camden Learning’s STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) team, the work experience programme aims to provide local students with hands-on experience at a range of top employers across the borough and help young people gain key skills needed to help them in a future career. Research suggests that young adults who have had engagement with the workplace as teens can earn higher wages in the future. With the support of Camden businesses, institutions and schools, Camden STEAM continues to break barriers, preparing Camden's diverse youth for the careers of tomorrow. Councillor Marcus Boyland, Cabinet Member for Best Start for Children and Families said: 💬 "Camden STEAM’s work experience programme is a brilliant way of connecting young people to the many world-leading companies we have in the borough, playing a significant role in shaping the futures of the participating students and supporting them to learn more about Camden's thriving STEAM economy." Thank you to all 32 employers who participated in the STEAM Work Experience programme! We'd love to hear your stories - comment and share below! For more information Camden STEAM, visit camden.gov.uk/camden-steam

At peak times, 40,000 people visit Camden High Street - this is roughly the same as the average matchday attendance for a Premier League football match! We want to make sure all these people can comfortably and safely visit this iconic street. What's more, we want to make sure their visit is memorable. That's why we're proposing to create a motor traffic-free zone as a trial to give more space to locals and visitors. Not only would this make it safer to walk, wheel and cycle around Camden Town, but it would allow us to host cultural activities that celebrate Camden's unique culture and history. You can play a role in shaping what this people-first Camden High Street could look like by sharing your views on our proposals and providing ideas of how we can improve the new public space. 🖱 Visit our consultation website for more information and to complete our survey: https://lnkd.in/ds4XNZ2u

🌟 A huge thank you to the amazing team of volunteers from Mulalley, Savills, Clearcast, Anthesis Group, REVOLT, Camden Climate Alliance and the Council, who came together to ‘tidy up’ the Three Fields Estate in Regent’s Park. 🌟 We sanded and painted 200 metres of railings and 50 bollards, transformed the community hall garden and collected all of the litter on the estate. We’d also like to say a special thank you to Mulalley for their integral support in making the day happen 🙌🏼 💬 One resident told us: “I’m so grateful for what you’re doing here, it’s really making a difference and brightening the estate up.” This ‘tidy up’ is one of many happening across our estates, led by our brilliant partner Think & Do Camden 🌿 If you would like your company to get involved in volunteering at future projects, we would love to hear from you. 📧 Contact us at WeMakeCamden@camden.gov.uk

📰 In partnership with Islington Council, we have just finished a two year externally funded project looking at how we plan and deliver greening within our streets to help address the challenges of extreme weather and unequal access to green space. This means we’re better placed to help mitigate climate change and deliver excellent new green space for residents. A key part of the project was about developing capacity, not just in our organisations, but also sharing what we’ve learnt. The documents are being hosted on the UDL website to help share the learning from the project which can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eyuDxVRG 💬 Adam Harrison, Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Camden, commented: "The programme and guidance documents will help to unlock the potential within the council for delivering excellent, multi-functional, climate resilient streets, and address the multiple challenges we face as a borough and city from a changing climate.” We’d like to thank everybody who attended the launch event at Camley Street Natural Park, as well as the speakers Paul Dodd and Sophie Thompson. Another big thank you to all the people and organisations that contributed to the training sessions and case studies. A final thank you to the teams that supported the project Urban Design Learning, LDA Design, Arup, and our project funders Future Parks and the Mayor of London. 📺 Watch our video to find out more! ⬇ #Camden #Islington #LondonCouncils #GreenStreets #GreenSpace

📣 We have officially launched our Carers Action Plan! The plan was approved at Monday’s Full Council meeting, following a moving debate which highlighted the challenges faced by unpaid carers and the need for better support. Developed alongside carers and local carer services, the action plan aims to: 🔹 Highlight actions for services to work together to enable change for all types of unpaid carers 🔹 Identify more carers in the borough and improve access to support In addition to the launch, a free exhibition titled ‘What does caring mean to you?’ is running at Pancras Square Library. It showcases artwork created by carers to offer a glimpse into their thoughts and experiences. 💬 Councillor Anna Wright, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing & Adult Social Care, said: “We know the challenges that unpaid carers face, giving up their time and taking on additional responsibilities to support a family member, friend, or someone who they know would struggle without extra help. “Many people in the borough may not recognise that they are an unpaid carer, or may be missing out on much-needed support for their caring role. The Carers Action Plan is our commitment to recognising these dedicated individuals and their vital contributions to caring for others. “We will continue to listen to their experiences and work with our health and social care partners to connect with more carers and ensure they are getting the support they need.” 🔎 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eCuTtuj5