Theatre performance to take audiences ‘To the Moon and Back’ 30th August 2019 A theatre production, created specifically for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), will take audiences to outer space at Hull New Theatre this weekend. To the Moon and Back is a heart-warming children’s show about family relationships. Writer and director Daniel Swift, from theatre company Concrete Youth, has worked with children within special […] Read more Education and Learning Hull New Theatre Leisure & Culture News What's on Concrete YouthHull New TheatreTo the Moon and Back
GCSE progress maintained across Hull, early scores show 23rd August 2019 Early GCSE scores are showing that last year’s impressive progress across the city has been maintained. After young people across the city collected their GCSE results yesterday, indications are showing that 2019 results are in line with those from 2018, when 57 per cent of pupils achieved a standard pass (grade 4 and above) in […] Read more Education and Learning News Councillor Peter ClarkDepartment for EducationGCSEs
Students train as reporters to tell Freedom Festival story 9th August 2019 Students from Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) are preparing to tell the story of Hull’s award-winning Freedom Festival from a young person’s perspective as they take become reporters at the five-day event. The Freedom Festival Arts Trust has teamed up with the employer-led school for a unique two-year partnership to create the Young Reporters […] Read more Education and Learning News ArtFreedom FestivalRon Dearing UTC
Hull’s role in protecting those at sea explored in new exhibition 8th August 2019 An exhibition in Hull will explore the role the city has played in supporting its seafaring community. For those in Peril on the Sea will look at how, from the 18th century to the present day, efforts have been made to help seafarers and to improve their physical and moral welfare. The free exhibition will […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture Museums News Arctic CorsairFor those in Peril on the SeaHull Culture and LeisureHull History CentreHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityMaritimeMaritime heritage
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
