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
Hull families receive their child’s primary school place offer 19th April 2022 Families across the city will today, Tuesday 19 April, receive their children’s primary school place allocation for September. In Hull, 98 per cent of parents have received one of their preferred schools, with 94 per cent of families obtaining their first preference. Parents that applied using the council’s online service will have received an email […] Read more Education and Learning News Educationprimary school places
Hundreds of students take part in Hull’s first active travel festival 8th April 2022 More than 100 primary school students across Hull took part in the city’s first active travel festival in a bid to encourage healthier lifestyles. Schools including Bude Park Primary School participated in a host of educational activities which focused on three key active travel themes including health and wellbeing, the environment and road safety. The […] Read more Education and Learning News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bude Park Primary SchoolFirst Step SportsHull Active SchoolsModeshift STARS
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
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
“The feeling of getting somewhere under my own steam gives me a buzz” 22nd March 2022 Mum of two Amy Emmerson cycles the school run on a daily basis. The journey takes just five to ten minutes from her home in the Avenues to her daughter’s primary school, less than a mile away. Amy uses a tag-a-long bike for her daughter who she deems a ‘part-time pedaller’, but says she still […] Read more Education and Learning Environment News Transport & Streets Councillor Dean KirkHull Active SchoolsModeshift STARSSustrans
Trainee Social Worker, Megan, on how Hull’s internal apprentice scheme has helped her access her dream career 18th March 2022 Hull City Council has been celebrating Social Work Week 2022, with stories from the people working in Children’s and Adults Social Work. As the week comes to and end, we hear the final story from one of Hull City Council’s trainee social workers, Megan Wray. Megan said: “I never thought I could become a social […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News apprentice schemeChildren and familiessocial work week
Hull Training and Adult Education service boosted to ‘Good’ rating by OFSTED 17th March 2022 Hull City Council’s Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE) service have been assessed as ‘Good’ by OFSTED. HTAE were previously assessed as ‘Requires improvement’ at their last full inspection in 2018. HTAE provide apprenticeships, adult learning programmes, education programmes for young people and provision for learners with high needs. Ofsted praised HTAE for offering calm […] Read more Education and Learning News Regeneration Councillor Rosemary PantelakisEducationHull Training and Adult EducationOfstedRegeneration
Arts Council England invites Hull Music Service to take a larger regional role 8th March 2022 Hull Music Service has been invited by Arts Council England to become lead partner for North East Lincolnshire Music Education Hub, in addition to being the lead partner for Hull Music Hub. James Dickinson, Head of Hull Music Service said: “This is not only an endorsement of our work in Hull, but it also opens […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Arts Council EnglandCouncillor Shane McMurrayHull Music HubHull Music Service
Young people elected to represent Hull as Members of Youth Parliament announced 4th March 2022 The Lord Mayor of Kingston Upon Hull, Councillor Lynn Petrini, has announced who will represent Hull in the UK Youth Parliament. Four youth representatives have been announced; Toby Gold and Logan Richards have been elected as new Members of Youth Parliament (MYP), and Scarlett-Victoria Rowland and Elizabeth Wilson have been elected as Deputy Members. 20 […] Read more Children and families Council Government and Democracy Education and Learning News Councillor Shane McMurrayLord Mayor Councillor Lynn PetriniUK Youth Parliament
Humber leading the way in the digital sector as government minister visits Hull to launch the Humber Local Digital Skills Partnership 3rd March 2022 A drive to improve the digital skills of thousands of people across the Humber is being launched today following match-funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). It comes as new figures reveal Hull and East Yorkshire’s tech sector is one of the fastest growing in the UK. Tech Minister Chris Philp […] Read more Business Education and Learning News Regeneration ArcobusinessChris Philp MPHEY LEPHull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise PartnershipLDSPLearning and skillsRon Dearing UTC
Children starting secondary school will today receive their place offer 1st March 2022 Today, 1 March, parents of children starting secondary school in Hull in September will be offered a school place. Eleven year olds will be offered a place at one of the city’s 12 secondary schools. This year 88 per cent of pupils have received their first choice of school and 95 per cent have been […] Read more Education and Learning News Councillor Shane McMurraySecondary place allocations
