Child car safety workshops piloted across Hull 23rd May 2022 This week, parents and carers throughout Hull have a unique opportunity to meet child seat experts to learn more about how to keep their children safer in cars. New child car safety workshops are being piloted in children’s centres across Hull and provided by Good Egg Safety, an internationally awarded non-profit organisation funded by Government […] Read more Children and families News Transport & Streets Children's centresroad safety
Pupils give tour of new Broadacre Primary School 20th May 2022 Pupils moved into the new Broadacre Primary School in March and the school is now holding an official opening and celebration day looking at life in the new school. A video showcases the journey of the building of the school, to the children moving in; including children writing their names on steel beams and the […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Broadacre Primary SchoolCouncillor Linda TockEducationHull Esteem ConsortiumHull SchoolsSewell Construction
Bumper Jubilee weekend event coming to Hull 10th May 2022 A free four-day fun-packed family event will come to Hull this June to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The council has today published a decision record that will allocate funds for the event, which will take place from Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 June to coincide with the extended bank holiday weekend. Seventy years since […] Read more Children and families Civic Leisure & Culture News What's on City centreeventfamily funGarry TaylorJubilee eventQueens Jubilee
Could you foster a child? Fostering information sessions in Hull this week 9th May 2022 Hull Fostering is supporting Foster Care Fortnight, 9 to 22 May, highlighting the commitment, passion and dedication of foster carers, and also the need for more foster carers to help care for children in Hull. The theme of Foster Care Fortnight 2022 is fostering communities, enabling children to stay with foster families local to […] Read more Children and families News Foster care fortnightFostering communitiesFostering information sessions
Third consecutive positive Ofsted monitoring visit reports improvements in children’s services in Hull 9th May 2022 Ofsted has published findings of a monitoring visit into children’s social care in Hull, focusing on the services and support provided to young people who have experienced care. Ofsted inspectors reported positively about the strategic and individual plans that in place for care experienced young people, that young people are well engaged in developing plans, and […] Read more Children and families News children's serviceschildren's social careOfsted
East Park splash pad reopens for summer of fun 29th April 2022 The splash pad at East Park reopens this Saturday (30 April). The facility will be 10am to 6pm on weekends and through school holidays, until the last weekend in September. The splash pad has 43 water jets providing a mixture of different play features that include rooster tails, geysers, ground gushers and spray caps for […] Read more Children and families News East park splash pad
Investment announced to increase school places and improve provision for pupils with SEND 25th April 2022 Hull City Council has announced additional funding for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), which will see an increase in the number of school places in the city. This will include increased provision at: Rise Academy; £450,000 to create additional places, subject to approval from the Regional Schools Commissioner, and expand the age range […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Hull Learning PartnershipHull SEND strategyMulti-academy trustsschool place planning boardSEND sufficiencyspecial educational needs or disabilities
Space things up this Easter with Hull Museums’ free Science Spectacular! 8th April 2022 Budding young scientists are invited to get involved in a celebration of science at the Museums Quarter during the Easter holidays. Hull Museums have teamed up with the University of Hull, Explorer Dome, Science Made Simple, and more for an exciting 2-day Science Spectacular packed full of free bookable and drop in activities for all […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Children and familiesEasterEaster holidaysHull Culture and LeisureHull MuseumsMuseums QuarterStreetlife Museum
Hull City Hall lights up gold for Autism Acceptance Week 30th March 2022 It’s Autism Acceptance Week this week and Hull City Council are lighting up City Hall gold in support from 1st to 3rd April. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong condition that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people. It also affects how a person makes sense of the world around […] Read more Adult social care Children and families Education and Learning Health and Social Care News adult social careautismConnect to SupportEducationHealthHull Connect to Supportlearning disabilitiesMental HealthSocial care
Hip-hop family musical to premiere at Stage @TheDock 23rd March 2022 A brand new hip-hop musical in Hull will encourage children to dress up as superheroes and unicorns. There Should Be Unicorns, from Middle Child and Beats Bus, is a family adventure about a Hull schoolgirl called Jasmine, who sets out to make the world a better place through the power of imagination. The free show […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News What's on Beats BusMiddle ChildThere Should Be Unicorns
Free Easter holiday activities coming to Hull next month 23rd March 2022 Free holiday sports camps and activities are back for the Easter holidays. The programme is provided by Hull Culture and Leisure, funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education as part of the Holiday and Activities and Food Programme, and will run Monday 11 – Friday 22 April. Holiday camps with First Step Sport will take place […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News Sport What's on Cllr Hester BridgesCllr Marjorie BrabazonDepartment for EducationEaster holidaysfree activitiesHealthy HolidaysHull Culture and Leisureleisure centresParksswimming
Animation outlines improvements to SEND services 23rd March 2022 Hull City Council, along with Hull NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), is working to involve families of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in all aspects of shaping services, and making sure they are aware of the support available. The council and CCG work closely with Hull Parent and Carer Forum, who have […] Read more Children and families Community and Living Education and Learning News Coproduction charterCouncillor Shane McMurrayHull Local OfferHull Parent and Carer ForumSEND
