Council appoints new head of Hull Music Service 18th July 2018 Hull City Council is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Head for the award-winning Hull Music Service. James Dickinson, currently the Head of Hertfordshire Music Service and Chair of Music Mark – The UK Association for Music Education (the body that represents music services and music educators) has been appointed to the role. […] Read more Education and Learning News Hull Music Service
Big Malarkey Festival to host mental health workshop 19th June 2018 Children aged 12 to 16 will have the chance to take part in creative writing workshop to manage mental health at this years Big Malarkey Festival in East Park on Saturday 23 June. As part of the You are not Alone campaign, HeadStart Hull will deliver a workshop by young participants and local poet Vicky […] Read more Education and Learning
Council responds to parents concerns about the future of Hull Music Service 25th May 2018 Hull City Council has responded to the concerns of parents following the release of a statement from the St Cuthberts Trust – Music and Arts Academy referencing its intent to work with unspecified partners to establish an alternative music service to that presently provided by the Hull Music Service. The statement from St. Cuthberts, released […] Read more Education and Learning Hull Music Service
Teenage pregnancies in Hull continues to hit all-time low 27th March 2018 The rate of teenage pregnancies in Hull has continued to hit an all-time low, according to new government figures released today. Pregnancies in girls aged under 18 in Hull have fallen to levels not seen since 1969. The official release issued by the Office of National Statistics of data on the 2016 conception figures for […] Read more Education and Learning
‘You are not alone’: new mental health campaign launches with creative soundscape on Humber Bridge 27th March 2018 A new mental health campaign designed by HeadStart Hull’s young volunteers will launch on Tuesday 27 March with a creative and emotive soundscape over the Humber Bridge. HeadStart is an exciting five-year national £56 million National Lottery funded programme set up by the Big Lottery Fund, from which Hull has secured £7.8 million. Young people […] Read more Education and Learning
Plans for three further childrens homes given go-ahead 26th March 2018 Hull City Councils Cabinet have today (Monday 26 March) approved plans to deliver three new childrens homes in Hull. The Council will now progress plans to build three further childrens homes. The homes will meet increased demand for residential placements for the citys most vulnerable children. The number of looked after children in Hull has […] Read more Education and Learning
More pupils allocated their first choice secondary school place 1st March 2018 The number of secondary school children allocated their first preference school has continued to increase. This year, 83.04 per cent of children have been allocated their first preference school, compared to 82.16 per cent last year. Almost 93 per cent of children got one of their three preferences. Today (Thursday 1 March) parents of almost […] Read more Education and Learning
Council welcomes Ofsted review of front door services for children in Hull 1st March 2018 Hull City Council has today (Thursday 1 March) welcomed the findings of a recent focused visit by Ofsted looking at front door services for children in Hull. Inspectors visited the city on 6 and 7 February and reviewed all of the services that receive contacts and referrals in relation to children and families. The inspection […] Read more Education and Learning
Young people set to learn more about e-safety 2nd February 2018 Children and young people in Hull will be able to find out more about how to keep safe online as part of Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 6 February. Safer Internet Day 2018 is organised by three leading organisations Childnet International, Internet Watch Foundation and SWGfL, with one mission – to promote the safe and […] Read more Education and Learning
Getting a head start on Time to Talk Day 31st January 2018 Hull City Council and HeadStart Hull are supporting Time to Talk Day, taking place on Thursday 1 February, as part of a nationwide push to get people talking more openly about mental health for one day. Time to Talk Day is organised by Time to Change, the campaign to change how we all think and […] Read more Education and Learning
Hull migrants share their journeys through artwork 24th January 2018 Learners who have moved to Hull from other countries have created an art instillation to represent their unique journeys to the city. The Homelands project invited people who had moved to live in Hull from abroad to attend 10 three-hour workshops, at which they created a 6ft-by-4ft piece of artwork depicting flags from around the […] Read more Education and Learning
Best ever Key Stage 2 results for Hull primary schools 14th December 2017 Hull City Council is today celebrating the citys best ever Key Stage 2 results, topping the league table in Yorkshire and the Humber. The results released today by the Department for Education (DfE) show that the percentage of pupils achieving Reading, Writing and Maths at expected standard has improved by 10 percentage points, from 53 […] Read more Education and Learning