News - Camden Rise

Camden Summer University 2026 bookings are open - places are still available on some courses. The programme for 13 to 19 year-olds runs from Wednesday 22 July to Friday 21 August.  View the list of available courses here Please fill-in the two online forms on the Camden Summer University website. Camden Summer University means you can stay safe, have fun, learn...

We’re delighted to invite young people - and their schools or youth centres - to take part in Camden’s annual Youth Safety Multi-Media Competition - with the winner and runners-up to be unveiled during Youth Celebration Week 2026 later this year. The competition is open to 10 to 18 year-olds in Camden and entries must be by children and young people in partnership with their...

Hannaan Abdalla has been elected as Camden’s new Youth MP in a boroughwide election held in schools and youth centres. Hannaan, who is a student at Maria Fidelis Catholic School, received 648 votes out of 3,404 votes cast - an amazing 19% of the total. Meanwhile, Ibrahim Abukar, of Regent High School, and Mohammed Asim Khan, of Haverstock School, have been...

National Supported Internship Day (27 March) raises awareness of supported internships as a proven pathway into paid work for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. National Supported Internship Day celebrates the achievements of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are taking their first steps into the world of work...

Young people go to the polls from 20 April to 1 May 2026 to elect a new Camden Youth MP and two Deputy Youth MPs. There are nine candidates. If you're aged 11 to 19 (up to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities), live in Camden, go to school or college in the borough or work here, you can vote in your secondary school or youth centre. All the candidates are listed...