News - Camden Rise

The Rebel School, in partnership with Camden Council, is running free sessions for 16 to 25-year-olds in Camden this autumn to show young people how to make money through business at no cost to them. Students can sign up for as many of the sessions as they wish. Each session runs from 10am to 2pm, from Monday 24 to Friday 28 October at King’s Cross Construction Skills Centre, 180 York Way,...

Join an exciting Family Day at the British Library from 12 to 4pm on Saturday 24 September (drop-in anytime), run in British Sign Language and spoken English. Make, touch, sign and explore, as we create, share and celebrate stories. This event is fully accessible for families with D/deaf children, parents and carers. The day, which is suitable for children and young people of all ages, will...

Camden GCSE students have achieved results which are above the national average – as well as up on last year’s GCSE results and the last time that students sat exams, rather than having grades assessed by their teachers.  The results show that the percentage of Camden GCSE students achieving a ‘strong pass’ in English and maths – grade 5 or above in both subjects – is 59%, which is above...

The first Camden students to sit exams since the pandemic have been celebrating their A-level results, with the overall borough figure above the 2019 results - the last time students sat exams, rather than having grades assessed by their teachers.  Ninety-eight per cent of Camden A-level exam entries in 2022 were awarded a pass at grades A* to E - while 85% of Camden students achieved at...

There’s still time to enter Camden in Bloom in the Young Gardener category. If you're under 16 and love growing vegetables or planting flowers, we want to hear from you!  You could win a gift hamper, courtesy of Alara health foods and a £40 voucher from Camden Garden Centre. Second and third placed entrants will receive a £20 or £10 voucher prize. Just send a photo of what you have grown...