News - Camden Rise

By Farjana Khan, aged 17 I interviewed three members of Camden Youth Council (CYC), two of whom are our current Youth MPs. I asked them each questions about what it’s like being part of the CYC and the benefits.  Aya, 17, is one of Camden’s Youth MPs. She said she joined CYC because she has “always been interested and passionate about social justice” and also because she wanted to be...

Places are still available for this exciting paid opportunity to join a young people’s events and communications training programme with a top creative agency. Sixteen to 19-year-olds from Camden are invited to join paid, on-the-job training with Break Comms to deliver their own event. Get paid the London Living Wage Network with industry professionals Get experience of event...

Fresh Youth Academy and Lauderdale House have announced their autumn programme for local young people. The free weekly creative sessions at Lauderdale House on Thursday evenings from 4pm to 6pm are open to young people aged 13 to 19 (up to 25 for disabled young people). Run in partnership with Camden Council's Integrated Youth Support Service, the sessions feature exciting artists who...

Camden GCSE students have achieved results which are above the national average – bucking the downward trend caused by a return to pre-pandemic grading this year.  The provisional 2023 results show that the percentage of Camden Year 11 students achieving a ‘strong pass’ in GCSE English and maths – grade 5 or above in both subjects – is 51%, which is well above the borough’s 2019 figure of...

Adults born between 1998 and 2004 are less likely to be vaccinated against measles because of a 1998 study that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism. This study has been disproven – there is no link between MMR and autism. However, measles cases are increasing in London and, if you’re not fully vaccinated, measles can make you seriously unwell. It can lead to...