Hull City Council urges local families to foster as it increases its support 26th June 2025 With rising demand for safe, stable homes for children in care, Hull City Council is stepping up its efforts to recruit and retain foster carers – offering an enhanced support package and renewing its pledge to prioritise people over profit. The council is calling on residents to consider fostering through Hull Fostering, a not-for-profit service […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFosteringHull Fostering
Hull City Council and local school trust expand special school places 19th June 2025 The Venn Academy Trust has worked with Hull City Council to build on their capacity for more special school places. Bridgeview Special School, part of the school trust, has greatly expanded their number of places. They have also enhanced their provision and specialist curriculum offer. In response to local needs, they have created a specialist […] Read more Children and families News Bridgeview Special SchoolChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockOfstedschoolsSENDspecial educational needs or disabilitiesSpecial SchoolsVenn Academy Trust
Hull City Council celebrates cohort of newly qualified social workers 19th June 2025 Colleagues from across Adult Social Care and Children’s Services came together to celebrate the hard work of Newly Qualified Social Workers during their Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE). The annual ASYE Celebration Event is a joyful and reflective tradition where the efforts of both newly qualified social workers and their assessors is recognised. […] Read more Adult social care Children and families News adult social careASYEChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda ChambersCouncillor Linda TockPauline Turnersocial workSocial Work AcademyTracy Meyerhoff
Anti-violence campaign to be rolled out in Hull schools 18th June 2025 Hull City Council have commissioned a citywide violence reduction campaign for schools. Over the coming months, local man and charity founder Paul Spence will deliver impactful talks to every secondary school pupil in years 7-10, and provide ten educational booklets to every primary school in the city. Through these talks and resources, young people across […] Read more Children and families News child friendly cityChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockEducationschools
Hull City Council appeals for more foster carers to join them this Foster Care Fortnight 13th May 2025 Hull City Council is calling on the people of Hull to come forward and consider fostering as part of a major awareness drive for this upcoming Foster Care Fortnight (13–26 May 2025). With one of the highest populations of looked-after children in the country, Hull urgently needs more foster carers to keep children safe, supported […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFoster care fortnightFosteringHull Fostering
Find out about the free childcare support available to you – including childcare places and breakfast clubs 8th May 2025 Hull City Council is urging local parents and carers to take advantage of the free childcare provision available to them. The government’s childcare offer for working parents has expanded over the past year and the council want to ensure parents and carers understand what their options are for their child’s government-funded early education. The council’s […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News 30 hours free childcarebreakfast clubscareersChildcarechildcare fundingChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleEarly educationEarly yearsEducationFamily Information ServiceFree childcare
Hull City Council’s Connexions service receives glowing report as it retains accreditation 30th April 2025 Hull City Council’s Connexions service has retained the matrix accreditation for the quality of its information, advice and guidance services to young people in Hull. Connexions offer support for young people and adults up to 25 years into employment, education and training. The matrix Standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News child friendly cityChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleconnexionsEducationEmploymentIAGLearning and skillsmatrix standardPauline TurnerSENDTraining
Hull social workers recognised as some of the country’s ‘Amazing Social Workers’ this Social Work Week 20th March 2025 Social workers across Hull City Council’s Children and Family Services have been honoured as some of the ‘Amazing Social Workers’ being celebrated for World Social Work Week. Many individuals, as well as one of the teams, have been profiled as part of the British Association of Social Worker’s (BASW) annual celebrations. The BASW is the […] Read more Children and families News child friendly cityChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleChildren Social ServicesPauline Turnersocial workSocial Work Academysocial work week
Marketplace drop-in event to showcase education and training opportunities for young people with SEND 7th March 2025 Hull City Council is hosting a marketplace event for Hull young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It’s a chance for young people and their families to find out more about their options and support their preparation for adulthood. The event is aimed at young people with SEND aged 14-25 and takes place […] Read more Adult social care Children and families Education and Learning News adult social careChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockEducationPrinces QuaySENDTraining
LGBTQ+ people in Hull invited to learn more about adoption and fostering 4th March 2025 Hull City Council’s fostering team and One Adoption North and Humber, the regional adoption agency for North Yorkshire and the Humber councils, are showing their support for LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week this week. This year’s campaign, ‘#ChangeLives in ’25’, calls for more people from the community to explore fostering and adoption as a way […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFosteringHull FosteringOne Adoption North and Humber
Youth reps in Hull launch new resource for food support 20th February 2025 Hull’s Young Mayor and Youth Representatives have launched a website to help residents access nutritional information, recipes and food support. Hull’s Young Mayor and Youth Representatives are a voluntary group of young people aged 11 to 17 years old. The members of the group meet weekly and discuss policies and services that are important to […] Read more Children and families News child friendly cityChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockHEY Smile FoundationHull's Young MayorSmile FoundationYoung Mayor
New video on Supported Internships shows how they help more young people with SEND into work 11th February 2025 Hull City Council has a new video on Supported Internships and how they are supporting young people in Hull gain valuable work experience. The council have been working hard to increase the number of young people accessing Supported Internship programmes locally. Working with a range of partners including, Hull College, Bishop Burton College, Wilberforce College, […] Read more Children and families News asdaBishop Burton Collegechild friendly cityChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCity Health Care Partnership CICconnexionsCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationDepartment for Work and PensionsDWPEducationEHCPFareShareHull CollegeHumberside PoliceJobslearning disabilitiesNHSSENDspecial educational needs or disabilitiesSupported InternshipsTrainingWilberforce Sixth Form College
