Barnet Council is set to support the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, running from 25 November to 10 December, with a series of events across the borough.

These events, developed in collaboration with various partners, will engage residents in advocating for change and spearheading initiatives to combat violence against women and girls.

Barnet Council, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Police, is launching a groundbreaking partnership during Restorative Justice Week 2023 (19-25 November).

This will promote restorative justice (RJ) initiatives within the borough, creating a platform for dialogue and healing among those impacted by crime.  The collaboration will provide a blueprint for improvements in RJ provision across the Met and Barnet.

More than 80 Barnet schools have recently been awarded their TfL Travel for Life accreditation by Transport for London (TfL).

TfL Travel for Life (formally STARS) is TfL's accreditation scheme for London schools and nurseries. TfL Travel for Life inspires young Londoners to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly, and safely by championing walking, scooting and cycling.

The Barnet Construction Supply Chain programme has effectively supported more than 70 SMEs and 15 developers, leading to the retention of £7 million within the local economy.

Barnet Council is taking charge to tackle the local effects of the financial crisis affecting all local authorities across the country.

Barnet Council has launched a new mental health campaign aimed at helping the borough’s children and young people.

The campaign has been created with a panel of 14 to 21 year-olds, who drew on their own experiences to provide unique insight into the realities of the mental health issues affecting increasing numbers of Barnet’s young people.

Barnet residents came together to pay their respects to those who have died in conflicts around the world on Remembrance Sunday (12 November).

The sights, sounds and flavours of Diwali lit up the Quadrangle at Middlesex University at the council’s official celebration event yesterday evening (8 November).

The event was organised by Barnet Council in partnership with Middlesex University and Barnet Asian Women’s Association (BAWA).

Newly published Key Stage 4 (KS4) data from the Department for Education (DfE), shows that Barnet is second in the country for Progress 8, which measures the progress that students have made between the end of primary school and the end of Key Stage 4 (16 year olds).

The Barnet Progress 8 score for the 28 schools in the Borough was only beaten by the Isles of Scilly Local Authority, which has only one school in it.