Hull born civil servant and Chairman and Chief Executive of Post Office to have plaque unveiled in his honour 22nd September 2017 Councillor Mary Glew, Lords Prescott and Baker unveiled a Lord Mayor Centenary plaque to honour Lord Ron Dearing at the citys first University Technical College. Lord Ron Dearing was born and educated in the city and went on to become a senior civil servant and Chairman of the Post Office. Lord Dearing was best known […] Read more Education and Learning
New parenting courses to start 13th September 2017 A number of free parenting courses to explore techniques and approaches to leading a healthy family lifestyle are taking place at venues across the city. The HENRY (Health, Exercise and Nutrition in the Really Young) parenting course, aimed at parents and carers of babies and young children under the age of five, are a unique […] Read more Education and Learning
New chapter for education and business as Ron Dearing UTC opens 12th September 2017 Pioneering Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC) opened today, beginning a new chapter for education and business in Hull and East Yorkshire. The first students were greeted by Principal Sarah Pashley and her staff as they entered Ron Dearing UTCs state-of-the-art new building, which has been designed to replicate development processes in industry. The UTC […] Read more Education and Learning
SATs results show continuing improvement in Hull 31st August 2017 National curriculum assessment results, released by the Department for Education today (Thursday 31 August), show that Hull is continuing to improve, at the combined measure, in line with improvements nationally. Early data released shows 61 per cent of the citys pupils reached the expected standard in all three of the core subjects (Reading, Writing and […] Read more Education and Learning