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Category Archives: Children

Are you looking after someone else’s child?

30 June 2017by mertonzb

Merton Council is marking Private Fostering Week (3 – 7 July) by reminding residents to get in touch if they know a child is living with someone other than their […]

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Adoption and fostering, Children, Children, Schools and Families, Young people

Could you be a foster carer?

4 May 2017by mertonzb

Merton Council is hosting a series of roadshow events around the borough during Foster Care Fortnight for people to find out more about becoming a foster carer.

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Adoption and fostering, Children, Children, Schools and Families, Young people

Merton ‘OSCA’ goes to teacher who set up student support group

24 April 2017by mertonzb

A teacher at Ricards Lodge High School has been presented with a Merton ‘OSCA’ for her exceptional support for students.

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Awards, Children, Children, Schools and Families, Education and schools, Young people

Merton offers every child a primary school place

20 April 2017by mertonzb

A primary school place has been offered to every parent in Merton with a child starting school in September.

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Children, Children, Schools and Families, Education and schools

Zero tolerance of child sexual exploitation

13 March 2017by mertonzb

Merton Council is supporting Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day on 18 March by expanding it into week of activity and is calling on people to spot and speak out against […]

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Children, Children, Schools and Families, Safer Merton

Tackling Childhood Obesity Together

13 March 2017by mertonzb

The places where people live, work and play can have just as much impact on reducing childhood obesity as personal lifestyle choices, according to an independent report.

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Children, Community and Housing, Public health, Young people

Together we can tackle child abuse

14 February 2017by mertonzb

Residents who suspect that a child they know may be at risk of harm are being urged to report their concerns to the Merton Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).

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Children, Children, Schools and Families, Health and social care, Safer Merton

Mental health and wellbeing lessons for parents at first ever school conference

8 February 2017by

Eating disorders, anxiety, depression, self-harm and addiction in secondary school-aged children will be discussed at the first parent conference hosted by local charity stem4.

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Children, Children, Schools and Families, Education and schools

Children share lessons on how to stay safe online with Merton’s mayor

7 February 2017by

The mayor of Merton visited children at Haslemere Primary School in Mitcham to hear what they had learnt about staying safe online with advice from the council as part of […]

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Children, Children, Schools and Families, Mayor of Merton

Merton welcomes everyone

1 February 2017by

‘Merton welcomes everyone’. That’s the message from Merton Council ahead of its full council meeting tonight.

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Children, Crime
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