Free activities on offer to mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 2nd June 2025 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 9 – 15 June and this year’s theme is ‘Who is holding the baby’. Infant mental health is an often […] Read more Children and families News What's on Infant Mental Health Awareness WeekPauline TurnerWho is holding the baby
Splash into summer this bank holiday weekend 23rd May 2025 Summer water fun begins in Hull this Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Families can splash their way into the half-term holidays at Alderman Kneeshaw, Bude Road and West Park splash pads from Saturday 24 May. All three splash pads will be open from 10am until 5pm on weekends, bank holidays and during school holidays until Sunday […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture News Parks Cllr Rob PritchardEast park splash padPickering Park Paddling Pool
Active travel journeys increase at Hull schools participating in national challenge 15th May 2025 More and more children are opting to walk and wheel to school in Hull, following the launch of WOW – the walk to school challenge from UK charity Living Streets, in autumn 2024, and now even more schools across the city can take part thanks to further funding from Active Travel England. WOW sees pupils […] Read more Children and families Environment Health and Social Care News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark IeronimoLiving StreetsWOW Challenge
Hull City Council appeals for more foster carers to join them this Foster Care Fortnight 13th May 2025 Hull City Council is calling on the people of Hull to come forward and consider fostering as part of a major awareness drive for this upcoming Foster Care Fortnight (13–26 May 2025). With one of the highest populations of looked-after children in the country, Hull urgently needs more foster carers to keep children safe, supported […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFoster care fortnightFosteringHull Fostering
Councils confirm continuation of ‘Freedom Pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers 9th May 2025 A scheme enabling care leavers to receive free bus travel in Hull and the East Riding will continue thanks to new funding from Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. After initially being introduced in September 2024, the Young Person’s Freedom Pass, an initiative between the two local authorities and the region’s bus […] Read more Children and families News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)Councillor Mark IeronimoDepartment for TransportEast Riding of Yorkshire Councileast yorkshire busesHull City CouncilStagecoach East Midlands
Find out about the free childcare support available to you – including childcare places and breakfast clubs 8th May 2025 Hull City Council is urging local parents and carers to take advantage of the free childcare provision available to them. The government’s childcare offer for working parents has expanded over the past year and the council want to ensure parents and carers understand what their options are for their child’s government-funded early education. The council’s […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News 30 hours free childcarebreakfast clubscareersChildcarechildcare fundingChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleEarly educationEarly yearsEducationFamily Information ServiceFree childcare
Free Hull events aim to prevent child car seat errors that could cost young lives 8th May 2025 Hull City Council has teamed up with Safer Roads Humber and award-winning child safety experts Good Egg Safety CIC to deliver a series of free child car seat safety events —designed to prevent life-threatening installation errors and give parents and carers added peace of mind. Starting this month, seven events will take place across Hull, […] Read more Children and families News What's on Councillor Mark IeronimoGood Egg Safety CICSafer Roads Humber
Hull City Council’s Connexions service receives glowing report as it retains accreditation 30th April 2025 Hull City Council’s Connexions service has retained the matrix accreditation for the quality of its information, advice and guidance services to young people in Hull. Connexions offer support for young people and adults up to 25 years into employment, education and training. The matrix Standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News child friendly cityChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleconnexionsEducationEmploymentIAGLearning and skillsmatrix standardPauline TurnerSENDTraining
Move over, CBeebies stars – Hull’s young storytellers steal the spotlight at red carpet premiere 25th April 2025 Hull’s newest screen stars lit up the red carpet last night at a special premiere event celebrating the magic of reading aloud and the power of performance. Hosted at Hull Central Library, the glamorous event marked the finale of ‘Hull’s Young Storytellers: Lights, Camera, Read!’, a creative literacy project that saw 36 year five pupils […] Read more Children and families Leisure & Culture Libraries News Anderson PressCBeebiesChris HeesHannah LevyHorizon Academy TrustHull Central LibraryHull LibrariesHull's Young StorytellersJames Reckitt Library TrustLights Camera ReadMichelle AlfordPeter BentlySchools Library Service
Hull children receive their primary school place offer 16th April 2025 Today is National Offer Day and families across Hull will have received their children’s primary school place allocation for September. 96% of pupils were offered their first preference of school this year. 99% of pupils obtained one of their three preferences. In total, around 2,900 children make up the total cohort of pupils at Hull’s […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News EducationHull SchoolsPauline Turnerprimary school placesschools
Hull social workers recognised as some of the country’s ‘Amazing Social Workers’ this Social Work Week 20th March 2025 Social workers across Hull City Council’s Children and Family Services have been honoured as some of the ‘Amazing Social Workers’ being celebrated for World Social Work Week. Many individuals, as well as one of the teams, have been profiled as part of the British Association of Social Worker’s (BASW) annual celebrations. The BASW is the […] Read more Children and families News child friendly cityChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleChildren Social ServicesPauline Turnersocial workSocial Work Academysocial work week
Marketplace drop-in event to showcase education and training opportunities for young people with SEND 7th March 2025 Hull City Council is hosting a marketplace event for Hull young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It’s a chance for young people and their families to find out more about their options and support their preparation for adulthood. The event is aimed at young people with SEND aged 14-25 and takes place […] Read more Adult social care Children and families Education and Learning News adult social careChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockEducationPrinces QuaySENDTraining
