News - Camden Rise

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...

Year 13 students across the borough were celebrating their A-level results and vocational qualifications yesterday, with 97 per cent of Camden A-level exam entries awarded grades A* to E, which is in line with the national average.  Meanwhile, Camden’s overall provisional results for both A-levels and vocational qualifications show that the average point scores per entry in 2023 were the...

Nine Camden young people with education, health and care plans have graduated from NHS Choices College Supported Internship programme at the Royal Free Hospital, in Hampstead. The event on 25 July was attended by families, friends and colleagues who had worked alongside the interns, plus representatives from Camden Council, who all gathered to congratulate the graduates and wish them luck in...