Harris Academy Merton scoops top award
Harris Academy Merton has been honoured at the annual Evening Standard School Awards.
Category Archives: Young people
Golden trip for Merton young people
Thirteen young people from Merton received their gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards at a special presentation ceremony in the palatial surroundings of St James’s Palace.
Merton’s adventure playground praised for its variety
Merton’s adventure playground at the Acacia Centre, Mitcham, has been awarded the playground with the most variety at the London Play awards.
Lucky seven chosen to be Merton Young Inspectors
Seven young people have been chosen to form a new group tasked with ensuring youth services meet the needs of their peers.
Merton shortlisted for children’s award
A local partnership which aims to protect the most vulnerable young people in the borough, has resulted in Merton being shortlisted in the London Safeguarding Children Awards for tackling child […]
Merton school garden is ‘Top of the Plots’
Wimbledon Chase primary school has been awarded top spot in the national ‘Top of the Plots’ competition run by the Mirror newspaper.
South Thames College students help with Civic Centre clean-up
Students on the Prince’s Trust Programme at South Thames College Merton have completed a community project in partnership with Merton Council to rejuvenate the gardens outside the Civic Centre in […]
Young library users to get their say
Merton Libraries are calling on young people to give their feedback about library services through the Young People’s Library Survey taking place from 21 October – 2 November.
Getting young people engaged with politics in Merton
Local Democracy Week kicks off in Merton next week on Monday 14 October with plenty of activities lined up to bring together elected politicians with the future generations of electors.
Feel the blast of culture in Merton
Wimbledon Library will be transformed into a noisy hub of art, culture and music to launch new initiative, ‘Culture Blast’, in Merton on Sunday 13 October.