Further significant milestones achieved in Hull’s social care improvement journey 24th August 2022 Hull has been on an improvement journey across children’s social care since January 2019, when Ofsted assessed the service as Inadequate. Over the last two years, Hull City Council’s Children’s Services have had six monitoring visits by Ofsted, looking at different parts of the service. The Department for Education (DfE) also appointed a Children’s Services […] Read more Children and families News children's social careChildren's services commissionerCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationEarly help and safeguarding hub (EHASH)Hull safeguarding children partnershipOfstedSEND
£120,000 funding to tackle barriers to training and employment for young people in Hull 12th August 2022 Hull City Council, The Warren and Humber Learning Consortium have been successful in securing £120,000 grant funding from the Youth Futures Foundation. The money will be used to undertake research into the mismatch between the high number of apprenticeship vacancies and job vacancies locally, compared with the high number of young people not in employment, […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News connected futuresCouncillor Linda TockHumber Learning ConsortiumThe WarrenYouth futures foundation
Pride in Hull 2022 arrives in Queens Gardens this weekend 27th July 2022 After two years on hold, Pride in Hull is back and has planned something extra special to celebrate 50 years of Pride in the UK and 21 years in Hull. Initially planned to take place in West Park, the venue change was announced at the end of June after confirmation of Hull City’s fixtures for […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News What's on family eventfreePride in Hull 2022
Cabinet opens consultation on plan to protect nursery places in north Hull 25th July 2022 Hull City Council’s Cabinet has today agreed to hold a formal consultation on plans that aim to protect nursery provision in North Hull for the long term. The current McMillan Nursery in North Hull has been hit by a decreasing birth rate in the area and national funding shortages. Hull City Council has now taken […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Councillor Linda TockMcMillan Nurserynursery places
Hull to host UK Youth Parliament annual conference 19th July 2022 Hull is to host this year’s UK Youth Parliament annual conference. Members of Youth Parliament, aged 11 to 18, from all over the UK will visit the city between 22 and 24 July for the conference being held at Hull University. Youth representatives will together debate the issues affecting young people, and vote on which […] Read more Children and families Community and Living Council Government and Democracy Education and Learning News Make Your MarkYouth Parliament
Young Ukrainian chess player leads Hull team to victory after fleeing war 19th July 2022 A Ukrainian chess prodigy who fled the war in his home country has led Hull’s finest young players to victory at a national event. Maksym Larchikov, 12, displayed his remarkable talent as part of Chess Fest, the sport’s biggest public-facing event in the UK, after the event’s organiser, Chess in Schools and Communities, invited a […] Read more Children and families Community and Living Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Sport Hull and District Chess AssociationKCOMUkraine
Funding announced to support young people leaving care into independent living 19th July 2022 Hull City Council has been successful in a bid for over half a million pounds of Government funding to help make sure that looked after children get the best possible start when they leave care. The council will receive £515,000 of Staying Close funding, from the Department for Education, over the next two and a […] Read more Children and families News Children's homeschildren's social careCouncillor Linda Tockstaying close funding
“Tell Mike” – your chance to let the new Leader of Hull City Council know your views as Love Hull magazine lands this week 18th July 2022 The latest edition of the council’s residents’ magazine, Love Hull, will start to arrive at Hull households this week. As part of a wider commitment to listening to residents’ views, the summer issue offers residents the opportunity to tell the Leader of the Council, Councillor Mike Ross, about the issues that matter to them. By […] Read more Business Children and families Community and Living Council Government and Democracy Customer Services Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Public Health Regeneration Transport & Streets What's on Councillor mike rossLove HullLove Hull Magazine
Hull City Council to invest in life-saving bleed control cabinets 15th July 2022 Hull City Council will be offering £1,000 in funding to help purchase two Emergency Bleed Control Cabinets for the city centre, which are designed to prevent catastrophic blood loss before paramedics have time to arrive. This follows an application for funding from the family of the late 23-year-old Corey Dobbe, who was tragically stabbed to […] Read more Children and families Community and Living Health and Social Care News Public Health bleed control kitsCorey DobbeCouncillor mike rossDaniel Baird FoundationHumberside Fire and RescueNHSsafetyYorkshire Ambulance Service
Hull’s Museum Quarter Transformed for Festival of Archaeology 8th July 2022 Hull’s museum quarter will be transformed into a medieval encampment for the city-wide Festival of Archaeology. On Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July, 11am – 3.00 pm, visitors can come face-to-face with knights in armour, a unit of archers, medieval residents of the street, craftspeople and musicians. There will also be the chance to participate […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Children and familiesCouncillor Alison Collinsonfamily activitiesfamily funFestival of ArchaeologyHCALHull Culture and Leisure
Safer Hull community safety pod has moved to the avenues ward 7th July 2022 People in Avenues ward have been invited to raise community issues, including antisocial behaviour, at a dedicated pod. The mobile Community Pod, designed to move around the city, has relocated from the city centre to a spot on Princes Avenue. Residents can drop in and meet Hull City Council teams responsible for dealing with neighbourhood […] Read more Children and families Community and Living News Transport & Streets Councillor Rob PritchardHumberside PoliceSafer Hull PodThe Avenues
Minister responsible for Supporting Families programme visits Orchard Park 30th June 2022 Hull welcomed Minister Badenoch, the Minister responsible for the Supporting Families Programme in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the city on Wednesday 29 June. The Minister spoke with families and key workers in Orchard Park whilst visiting Parks Children’s Centre to hear how the coordinated support for families in Hull works […] Read more Children and families Community and Living News Councillor Linda TockMinister BadenochSupporting Families
