Children and families news

High take up of free school meals spells success for Southwark

Published: 17 January 2012

The vast majority of reception and year one pupils in Southwark are benefitting from the council's pioneering free health healthy school meals programme, it was revealed today.

Parents give backing to Southwark's free heatlhy school meals scheme

Published: 24 October 2011

Parents have given their backing to Southwark Council's free healthy school meals programme to help tackle high childhood obesity in the borough, according to a new report.

Food programme tackles children's health in Southwark

Published: 26 July 2011

This Friday, Southwark will launch nutrition policies and a four week rotational menu for its directly managed Children’s and Early Years Centres.

Independent commission report to council on how to reduce teenage pregnancy

Published: 10 May 2011

Southwark’s independent teenage pregnancy commission presented its final report and recommendations to the council. This followed five months’ investigation into how best to reduce teenage pregnancy

Southwark's leaders of tomorrow

Published: 3 November 2010

Young people from Southwark attended an event this week with the Mayor of London, to promote and celebrate education and cultural activities for children from challenging backgrounds.