Children and families

View article Hull pupils step up for new challenge

Hull pupils step up for new challenge

Chiltern Primary School is the first school in Hull to sign up for WOW – the walk to school challenge from Living Streets, which sees pupils record how they get to school using the interactive WOW Travel Tracker, with those who walk, wheel, cycle, scoot or ‘Park and Stride’ to school being awarded a monthly […]

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View article Hull Fostering joins 120 local authorities in launching new short film celebrating foster care

Hull Fostering joins 120 local authorities in launching new short film celebrating foster care

Hull Fostering is proud to announce its collaboration with over 120 local authorities in the creation of an inspiring new short film, Everything, which highlights the profound difference fostering can make in the lives of children. The film, released at 12noon on Thursday 17 October, takes viewers on a heartfelt journey down memory lane, depicting […]

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View article Ofsted praises Hull City Council children’s services in recent visit

Ofsted praises Hull City Council children’s services in recent visit

Children and Family Services at Hull City Council have been praised after a recent focused visit by the regulator Ofsted. When a full Ofsted inspection took place in November 2022, the council was graded as ‘requires improvement to be good’. As part of this rating, the local authority receives up to two focused visits in […]

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View article Council wins funding for project to boost pre-school creativity

Council wins funding for project to boost pre-school creativity

Hull City Council, in conjunction with The Herd Theatre Company, the University of Hull and Wilberforce College, have been awarded a grant of £120,000 from Youth Music through their new Energiser Fund. The Energiser Fund was established to celebrate and energise creative practice with 2–4-year-olds, centering children’s voices, views and experiences. It is funded and […]

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View article Councils fund new ‘freedom pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers

Councils fund new ‘freedom pass’ to provide free bus travel for care leavers

Hundreds of young people in Hull and the East Riding are to receive six months of free bus travel to support them as they leave care. Working in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, East Yorkshire Buses and Stagecoach East Midlands, Hull City Council has introduced the Young Persons’ Freedom Pass using bus service […]

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View article Hull City Council staff shortlisted in multiple national awards

Hull City Council staff shortlisted in multiple national awards

Staff working in Adult Social Care and Children’s Services across Hull City Council have been shortlisted for a number of national awards. The council have been shortlisted in the national Social Worker of the Year Awards three times, the Children and Young People Now Awards four times and they have one shortlisted in the Local […]

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View article Remodelling works create SEND provision at Dorchester Primary

Remodelling works create SEND provision at Dorchester Primary

Remodelling of classrooms at Dorchester Primary School to accommodate Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) pupils have now been completed. The Bransholme school was subject to significant development which has created an additional 20 places for pupils with SEND. Remodelling took place over the summer holidays and were completed in time for the new school […]

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View article Council Leader calls for urgent clarity over Household Support Fund’s future

Council Leader calls for urgent clarity over Household Support Fund’s future

Cllr Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the Household Support Fund, but sought clarification over long-term support for those most vulnerable. Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, announced that £421 million will be distributed to local authorities in England to help people most in need with the […]

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View article Hull-iday fun weekly round-up: Things you can do with your children during the school holidays this week

Hull-iday fun weekly round-up: Things you can do with your children during the school holidays this week

There are so many fun activities for your children to do this summer, many of them for free. Read our new round-up below to find out what’s happening this coming week. Medieval Mayhem!When? Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 JulyWhere? The Museums Quarter on High Street in Hull City CentreWhat does it cost? It’s free!What is […]

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View article Summer fun sorted! New guide unveils family-friendly activities in Hull

Summer fun sorted! New guide unveils family-friendly activities in Hull

With the school bell having chimed for the final time, families in Hull are gearing up for weeks of fun and adventure this summer. And to help make the most of the long break, Visit Hull has released a fantastic new summer holiday calendar, packed with events and activities taking place across the city. Alongside […]

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View article Visit from Chinese school connects Hull and Beijing

Visit from Chinese school connects Hull and Beijing

Students and staff from a school in China have visited Hull. 110 students aged 9-15 and 20 staff from Fengtai District of Beijing in China have spent four days in the city. They spent three days at Winifred Holtby Academy in East Hull before spending time visiting some of Hull’s museums in the city centre. […]

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