This Summer we will be running a range of free family activities across the borough between 10am to 12.30pm daily between Monday 28th July to Thursday 21st August 2025.

An end of term message from Mary Jarrett on this years strengths and achievements.

The Met Office has issued an increased heat health alert from Yellow to AMBER for London.

This Summer, the Waltham Forest Holiday Activity Programme will be running free activities for children who are in receipt of benefit related Free School Meals (FSM) from Monday 28th July to Friday 22nd August 2025.

The amber heat health alert is in effect from 10am on Monday 30 June 2025 until 9am on Wednesday 2 July 2025 across London. The amber alert has a matrix score of 13.

Kooth are offering free resources for young people and their families over the summer. Please share with young people and their parents/carers.

Heat health alert issued for London

The government has launched its 'Space Requirements in Early Years Childcare Settings' consultation which is open until Friday 11 July.

Waltham Forest will be running the DfE funded Holiday Activity and Food Programme which enables Local Authorities across England to provide holiday activities and food during school holidays in 2025.