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Volunteering opportunity for 16 - 25 year olds living in a council property Southampton City Council is looking for volunteer 'green spaces champions' to inspect the green areas in local neighbourhoods. Could you spend a few minutes a month monitoring how well the council is…
vInspired cashpoint
Aged 14 - 25? Got a great idea for solving a problem in your community? Then look no further. Young people across England and Scotland will have the opportunity to bring their social action ideas to life, with the re-opening of vInspired cashpoint. vInspired cashpoint offers…
Opening Communications Toolkit
This toolkit provides welcome information in various languages that you can use with parents in your setting. It also has key words translated in to various languages and sample letters you can use. Choose the language you need from those listed below, or download the…
School closures
In an emergency, schools and early years centres may have to close suddenly. Find out if your child's school is closed The school closure list will be updated as soon as we have been notified of an emergency closure.
What are Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD)?
Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD) are a type of special educational needs in which children/young people have severe difficulties in managing their emotions and behaviour. They often show inappropriate responses and feelings to situations. This means that they have trouble in building and maintaining…
Raising the participation age (RPA)
In the 2013/14 academic year, the Government changed the law so that all young people are required to continue in education or training until: the end of the academic year in which they turn 17; and this rises to their 18th birthday from summer 2015. The information here…
Say hello to your new baby
Talking to your baby from day one will help the two of you get to know each other, and gives your child a great start in life. Babies just a few minutes old, if content and alert will seek out faces and look at them…
Apply for a school place
To apply for a school place, change an existing school place, find your catchment area or see the school admissions policies please see the Southampton City Council School Admissions information.
Play in group settings
This page provides information about general resources that you might find useful to have in your childcare setting when caring for children or young people. Basic Play Equipment When setting up a childcare provision it is important to have an idea of the core equipment…
What is Global Developmental Delay?
Global Developmental Delay is the general term used to describe the condition in which children are significantly delayed in all areas of development. Babies and children usually develop certain skills and abilities in a fairly predictable order and at fairly predictable ages. Whilst all children…