News from Lambeth Council

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Lambeth is home to one of the youngest populations in London, and the council offers a wide range of services to support them. Here you can read about the latest work being done by Lambeth and our partners to ensure our young people live safe, happy and fulfilled lives.

Ofsted finds improvements in Lambeth’s adoption services

Ofsted inspectors have today recognised “tangible progress” in Lambeth’s adoption service, following a “focused visit” last month.

Have your say on the future of Streatham Children’s Centres consultation

Following our recent consultation regarding the future of Children’s Centres across the borough, we are revisiting the Streatham locality and seeking your views on an amendment to our original...

Lambeth readers & writers festival 2019

Readers and Writers Festival 2019 – events for young readers

The month long 2019 Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival includes events for young readers and events for school groups.

Left to right: Cllr Jennifer Braithwaite, resident Khudeja Khanam, Cllr Annie Gallop, LEAP director Laura McFarlane cut the ribbon at upgraded children's playground at Cowley Estate

New playground opens in Brixton under Lambeth upgrade works

A new playground on Cowley Estate is part of the Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) Capital Project with Lambeth council to upgrade 11 early years hubs, children’s centres and...

Pupils at Loughborough Primary School pose in front of the new 'green screen' installed.

Read Spring’s Lambeth talk

Loughborough Primary School became the third Lambeth school to have a ‘green screen’ installed to help reduce air pollution on the school playground. Clapham’s businesses have voted overwhelmingly in...

Inspectors find improvements in Lambeth’s Youth Offending Services

Lambeth’s Youth Offending Services (YOS) has a “clear and appropriate vision for the future”, probation inspectors reported today. An HMI Probation (HMIP) joint inspection by specialist inspectors from the...

primary school children meet professionals from Caribbean background who have successed in Law, Medicine, IT, or Education

Primary Aim High – You can be anything you want to be!

Lambeth brought children together with inspirational nurses, doctors, lawyers, barristers, paralegals, architects and other professionals as part of the Raising the Game project (raising achievement of Black Caribbean Children).

adult and child in winter clothes in fromt of shelves of fruit and veg in shop or covered market

Brixton Library fights holiday hunger

Lambeth Council, Brixton Soup Kitchen, and local branches of are teaming up again this school holiday to deliver meals at Brixton Library for kids who normally depend on school...

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