Chinese students perform Peking opera at Hull City Hall 17th July 2019 Four schools from Beijing were in Hull today to perform a traditional Chinese opera. The schools, all from the Fengtai District in Beijing, have close ties to the city through a 15-year relationship with the Archbishop Sentamu Academy. Groups of students from Beijing and Hull regularly visit each other as part of a cultural and […] Read more Education and Learning Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News Archbishop Sentamu AcademyBeijing operaChinese studentsPeking opera
Have you been to East Park’s Animal Education Centre? 17th July 2019 As Hull celebrates Love Parks Week, regular visitors to the city’s green spaces are singing the praises of their favourite spots. But did you know one of Hull’s most popular parks hosts a range of exotic, domestic and farm animals? The Animal Education Centre at East Park hosts events throughout the year to engage and […] Read more Education and Learning Environment News Animal Education CentreEast ParkLove Parks Weekwildlife
Help to build your baby’s brain with Look, Say, Sing, Play campaign 10th July 2019 A campaign to encourage parents to look at how they are communicating with their child launches today. The NSPCC’s Look, Say, Sing, Play initiative has been designed to benefit the social, emotional and cognitive development of children. It is being launched in the city by Hull City Council and Hull Clinical Commissioning Group. Professionals who […] Read more Education and Learning News Councillor Peter ClarkHull Clinical Commissioning GroupLook Say Sing PlayNSPCCsafeguarding
Pictures: Big Malarkey Festival 2019 in East Park 1st July 2019 Hundreds of children were transported into a world of stories and imagination at the Big Malarkey Festival at the weekend. Hull’s third annual children’s literature festival saw writers, poets, cartoonists, artists, illustrators, musicians and performers gather in East Park among brightly coloured tents and a huge big top. The festival attracted a host of national […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Big Malarkey FestivalChannel FiveEast ParkNick SharattTracy Beaker
Young Hull volunteer gets a HeadStart to a bright future 1st July 2019 A HeadStart Hull volunteer is the only UK student picked to join a select group from around the world at the prestigious Genesis Academy in Chicago. Kaitlyn Robson, 16, will fly off to the US to join a group if students to spend two weeks examining why conflict happens. HeadStart Hull, a partnership programme led […] Read more Education and Learning News HeadStart HullStereNOtypingYou Are Not Alone
Sun to shine on Big Malarkey Festival this weekend 27th June 2019 The Big Malarkey Festival will open its gates to the public this weekend. Over the past week, school children have been visiting the children’s literacy festival in East Park, where they have entered a world of stories and imagination. A host of famous writers, poets, cartoonists, artists and illustrators are set to appear at the […] Read more Education and Learning News What's on East ParkJacqueline WilsonLiteracy FestivalNick SharattReadingThe Big Malarkey FestivalTracy Beaker
Council responds to rising demand for secondary school places with multi-million pound investment 25th June 2019 Hull City Council is increasing the capacity of three schools in the city to respond to the rising demand in secondary school places. It is projected that over the next five years there will be an increase in demand of 1,000 secondary school places in the west of Hull. St Mary’s College, Kelvin Hall School […] Read more Education and Learning Regeneration Boulevard AcademyHull City CouncilKelvin Hall SchoolSecondary SchoolsSt Mary's College
Hull Young People’s Parliament elects new Young Mayor 7th June 2019 Hull Young People’s Parliament has selected its latest Young Mayor. Gabriela Surdyk, 15, will spend the next 12 months working with other young people and decision-makers to promote the interests of young people in the city. She will attend the Young People’s Parliament at the Guildhall, take part in civic duties, and accompany the Lord […] Read more Council Government and Democracy Education and Learning Young MayorYoung People's Parliament
A month of imagination and storytelling at Hull Libraries 5th June 2019 Hull libraries are inviting children to enter a world of stories, characters and imagination this month. The Big Malarkey Festival returns from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 June in East Park. Before then, a series of free children’s reading sessions will celebrate the magic of the bedtime story. Families are invited to visit their local […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Hull LibrariesThe Big Malarkey Festival
Gandhi’s grandson coming to Hull for 150th birthday of activist 24th May 2019 The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi is to give a lecture in Hull to mark his grandfather’s 150th birthday. Gopal Gandhi is a former IAS officer and diplomat who was the 23rd Governor of West Bengal, serving from 2004 to 2009. As an IAS officer, he served as Secretary to the President of India and as […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture
Hull City Council accelerates improvement plans for children’s services in response to Ofsted inspection 17th May 2019 Hull City Council is accelerating its improvement plans, which aim to increase investment and put children at the centre of its social care transformation, following an inspection by Ofsted. A report detailing the findings of the inspection, which took place from 14 to 25 January 2019, has been published today. Ofsted looked at three areas […] Read more Education and Learning News Hull City CouncilOfsted
Careers event to showcase apprenticeship opportunities 15th May 2019 A careers event showcasing a wide-range of apprenticeship opportunities at Hull City Council is taking place at the end of this month. Hull City Council’s ambition is to employ 100 new apprentices, across a variety of areas. The event at the Guildhall on Thursday 30 May will be an opportunity for potential apprentices, and parents, to […] Read more Education and Learning News
