Young Hull readers out of this world ahead of space-themed fREADom Quest event 4th October 2019 More than 1,000 Hull children are feeling over the moon after taking part in this year’s fREADom Quest to read six books over the summer holidays. That’s because the 1,200 children who completed the quest are now invited to attend a space-themed event at Hull City Hall on Sunday. Nick Arnold, author of the Horrible […] Read more Education and Learning Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News fREADom QuestHull Libraries
Library of contemporary and classic plays to tour Hull 1st October 2019 Award-winning theatre company Middle Child are teaming up with Hull Libraries to bring a pop-up version of their script library to residents across Hull this autumn. The Plays Aloud, which is funded by the James Reckitt Library Trust, will also promote Hull Libraries’s extensive collection of play scripts The tour will feature a collection of […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Councillor Marjorie BrabazonHull Culture and LeisureMiddle Child Theatre
Plan launched to deliver best outcomes for children and families 30th September 2019 A plan to ensure Hull is an inspiring, healthy and safe city for children and young people to learn, play, work and live has been launched. The city’s Children, Young People and Families Board launched the plan for the city today. It outlines help to provide the best start in life for the city’s children, […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News childrenEducationfamiliesHull City CouncilHull Clinical Commissioning GroupHull Community and Voluntary ServicesHumberside PoliceLearningyoung peopleyoung people and families board
Entertain your children for free with this new project 23rd September 2019 Parents and carers have endless play inspiration at their fingertips with the launch of a new project. Active Imaginations has been designed to keep toddlers’ brains and bodies active. Public Health England has worked with parents in Hull to film dozens of simple ideas for games that can be set up in minutes and entertain […] Read more Education and Learning News Public Health Active ImaginationsChange 4 LifeHull City CouncilParks Children’s CentrePublic Health EnglandStart 4 Life
Give views on provision for special educational needs or disabilities in Hull 23rd September 2019 Families who have children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) are being asked for their views on provision in the city. Families, carers and professionals who work with children with SEND are being asked to complete a survey about proposals revealed in a draft SEND sufficiency strategy and action plan which was recently published. […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Hull City CouncilSENDspecial educational needs or disabilities
Why pupils should aim to attend school every day 13th September 2019 A campaign to encourage pupils to aim for 100 per cent school attendance has been launched in Hull. Headteachers from the city’s primary and secondary schools have launched the Every Day Counts campaign alongside Hull City Council to raise awareness of the benefits of attending school every day. Full-time primary and secondary school pupils who […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Every day countsHull City CouncilHull FCHull KRschool attendanceViking FM
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
