Foster carers from Hull win prestigious Fostering Excellence Award 18th October 2023 Two foster carers from Hull who care for a boy with additional needs have won a prestigious Fostering Excellence Award, recognising their exceptional contributions to foster care. Pamela and her partner, who foster with Hull Fostering, were awarded The Fostering Network award for foster carers at The Fostering Excellence Awards, sponsored by The Mortgage Brain, […] Read more Children and families News childrenChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFosteringHull Fostering
Trinity Market reveals plans for free festive family fun! 18th October 2023 With the festive season fast approaching, Trinity Market is set to gift a free exciting and magical event to the people of Hull. Working together with the council, Hull company Redland Events will present The Santa Claus Showtime! – a family show packed with songs, stories and an appearance by Santa himself. Starring Father Christmas, […] Read more Children and families Christmas Leisure & Culture News What's on Cllr Rob PritchardDan WatsonfreeJack ManganRedland EventsThe Sanata Claus Showtime!Trinity Market
Hull City Council’s Children’s Services continue to improve as government lifts Improvement Notice 28th September 2023 Hull City Council’s Children’s Services are no longer under an Improvement Notice. David Johnston OBE MP, the Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing recently wrote to the Council to inform them that the Department for Education (DfE) was lifting its Improvement Notice. An Improvement Notice is a direction issued by the DfE to local authorities, […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peoplechildren's serviceschildren's social careCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationImprovement plan for children's servicesOfstedsocial workSocial Work Academy
Hull City Council to begin offering grants to help with the cost of school uniforms 26th September 2023 Hull City Council is introducing a School Clothing Grant to alleviate some of the pressures on Hull parents and carers during the cost-of-living crisis. Families in receipt of Free School Meals with children entering Year 7 will be allocated the £40 grant on 23 October 2023. Around 1,100 pupils are set to benefit from this […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda Tockschool clothing grantschools
Hull City Council joins fostering partners in launch of moving new film 26th September 2023 ‘Any Of Us’ can be foster carers if we have the capacity to care is the message of a powerful new fostering film. ‘Any Of Us’, launching today, is the sixth film produced by a growing partnership of councils and children’s trusts to promote local authority fostering. The ‘Any Of Us’ project is the largest […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleChildren Social ServicesCouncillor Linda TockFosteringLooked after children
Any Of Us Can Foster 26th September 2023 ‘Any Of Us’ is the latest in a series of film collaborations between over 80 Local Authorities to show any of us can be foster carers, if we have the capacity to care. The film ‘Any Of Us’ looks at three very different people who all show some of the attributes needed to be a […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
Professionals across Hull come together to help young people Thrive 22nd September 2023 A conference to celebrate Youth Mental Health Awareness Day took place at the Guildhall in Hull this week. The theme of this year’s Thrive Hull Conference 2023 was #BeBrave and there was a packed programme to support professionals who work with children and young people in the city to do exactly that. The conference invited […] Read more Children and families News Children and young peoplechildren's social careCouncillor Linda TockMental HealthNHSsocial workTHRIVE model
Girls hit back of the net thanks to council funding 22nd September 2023 A girls’ football team have been hitting the back of the net thanks to over £2,000 worth of support from Hull City Council. Council leader, Mike Ross, has granted £2,322 from the Leader’s Fund to Chanterlands Girls Football Club to purchase two safe sets of goals to enable them to enter a local girls league. […] Read more Children and families Civic Leisure & Culture News Chanterlands Girls Football ClubCllr Mike RossLeaders contingency budget
Support for children with additional needs to be expanded as IPaSS service is relaunched 20th September 2023 The Integrated Physical and Sensory Service (IPaSS) has been relaunched after a restructure that will create new capacity for teachers. IPaSS is a Hull City Council service that supports children and young people in Hull that have physical difficulties, speech and language difficulties or visual or hearing impairments. The restructure will create a more sustainable […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockHull SchoolsIPaSSSEND
Hull Trinity House Academy set to start new school year at newly refurbished site 6th September 2023 Work to transform the former site of Endeavour School on Beverley Road in Hull has been completed. The building has been fully refurbished to make way for Hull Trinity House Academy, who will be starting the school year at the new location this month. The school is run by the Delta Academy Trust. The move […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Children and familiesCllr Mike RossCouncillor Linda TockEducationEsteemHull SchoolsHull Trinity House AcademySewell Construction
Try out pre and post-natal wellbeing sessions at the free Us Mums event 5th September 2023 Pregnant women and their partners with young families with children aged 0-5 are invited to come along to the free ‘Us Mums’ event. It takes place at Woodford Leisure Centre on Friday 8 September, from 12pm – 2pm. The Healthy Lifestyles team at Hull City Council will be offering tasters of pregnancy exercise sessions such […] Read more Children and families Health and Social Care News Children and familiesCouncillor Linda TockEarly help teamHealthy Lifestyles TeamUs MumsWoodford Leisure Centre
Pocket Money Guidance 25th August 2023 Children and young people cared for by Hull Fostering should all receive pocket money and savings. Hull Fostering have a set amount that should be saved for each child in your care, and guidance in respect of appropriate amounts of pocket money. This guide aims to clarify expectations in respect of pocket money and savings […] Read more Children and families Hull Fostering: Latest News and Updates
