Children and families

Become A Fostering Friendly Employer

What is the Fostering Friendly Employer’s scheme? Fostering Friendly is an initiative created by The Fostering Network, the UK’s leading fostering charity. The scheme aims to encourage businesses and organisations to support employees who are Foster Carers, or those on their journey to become a Foster Carer. Hull City Council is a Fostering Friendly employer and […]

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View article Hull City Council asks Hull parents to take up childcare offer as deadline approaches

Hull City Council asks Hull parents to take up childcare offer as deadline approaches

Hull City Council’s Family Information Service is asking parents to check whether they are eligible for childcare before the deadline closes. From September, children aged nine months old on or before 31 August 2024 may be eligible for 15 hours early education and childcare (up to 30 hours for children aged 3-4 years). To receive […]

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View article Free activities on offer to mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week

Free activities on offer to mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week

Next week is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week and Hull City Council’s Early Help teams have put on a series of free events for parents and children. Infant Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10 – 16 June and this year’s theme is ’Speak up for babies’. Infant mental health is an often overlooked […]

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View article Children meet with Lord Mayor at launch of new Lord Mayor’s Award

Children meet with Lord Mayor at launch of new Lord Mayor’s Award

Schoolchildren from Hull have had a breakfast meeting with the Lord Mayor, celebrating the launch of the Lord Mayor’s Award. A teacher and three schoolchildren from Stockwell Primary School, along with two young people and a youth worker from Route One Youth Centre met with the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall. The meeting was held […]

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View article Start the summer with a splash

Start the summer with a splash

Families can splash into summer this weekend as three of the city’s water play areas open to the public. East Park, Alderman Kneeshaw and West Park splash pads will be open from Saturday (25 May) every day through the half term and then at weekends 10am – 5pm.All are free to use. Councillor Rob Pritchard, […]

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View article Council launches new support to help improve school attendance

Council launches new support to help improve school attendance

Over 100 representatives from education providers across the city came together for the launch of the ATTEND Framework. The ATTEND Framework is an early intervention tool that offers a way of identifying the underlying reasons for pupil absence. It’s for pupils aged between five and 16 years old when attendance falls below 90%. The framework […]

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View article Find out more about fostering in Hull this Foster Care Fortnight

Find out more about fostering in Hull this Foster Care Fortnight

Hull City Council is celebrating Hull’s foster carers this Foster Care Fortnight. Foster Care Fortnight, held every May, is a yearly event led by The Fostering Network. It highlights our nation’s incredible foster carers and the difference they make in the lives of young people every day. From 21-23 May, the council will be lighting […]

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View article Start for Life programme is helping children in Hull achieve better outcomes

Start for Life programme is helping children in Hull achieve better outcomes

Ofsted and the CQC have published a joint review, praising the success of the Start for Life programme which Hull has been a key part of. The government announced funding for the Start for Life programme back in 2021. Through family hubs, it offers a range of services to support parents from pregnancy until their […]

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View article Hull City Council’s Music Service appointed to lead Humber Music Hub

Hull City Council’s Music Service appointed to lead Humber Music Hub

Hull City Council’s Music Service has been appointed by Arts Council England to lead the Humber Music Hub from September 2024, as part of an ambitious national programme to provide high-quality music education for all children and young people. The Music Hub covers the Humber region of East Riding, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East […]

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View article Hull parents can now register births at Longhill Family Hub

Hull parents can now register births at Longhill Family Hub

Parents in Hull can now register the birth of their baby at the Longhill Family Hub in east Hull. Previously, parents have only been able to register a birth at the Hull Register Office, located in the Wilson Centre in Hull City Centre and the Priory Family Hub in west Hull. When a child is […]

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View article Hull City Council offering cash bonus to new childcare practitioners

Hull City Council offering cash bonus to new childcare practitioners

Hull City Council has been chosen to take part in a new pilot scheme that offers a cash incentive to newly qualified or returning childcare practitioners. Back in March 2023, the government announced transformative reforms in childcare for working parents, expanding the offer of free childcare to more working parents. As a result, all local […]

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View article Increase in number of Hull school pupils offered their first preference primary school

Increase in number of Hull school pupils offered their first preference primary school

Families across the city have received their children’s primary school place allocation for September. 96% of pupils were offered their first preference of school, up from 95% the year before. 2% of pupils were offered their second preference and 1% their third preference. This means 99% of pupils in total obtained one of their preferences, […]

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