Hull City Council serves closure order following drug dealing and nuisance behaviour 4th November 2024 Hull City Council’s Neighbourhood Nuisance Team, working with Humberside Police and the Council’s Neighbourhoods and Housing Service, has been granted a three-month closure on a property, owned by the council, in Arundel Close in the Drypool area of the city. Tenants have been removed from the house which had become a focal point for drug […] Read more Housing News Councillor Linda TockNeighbourhood Nuisance TeamNeighbourhoods and Housing Service
Council celebrates care leavers with plaque and tree planting ceremony 29th October 2024 Hull City Council’s Leaving Care team have planted a symbolic ‘Positivitree’ tree to show their commitment to young people who have experienced being in care. ‘Positivitrees’ were created by the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum to celebrate their 20th anniversary year. The forum is made up over 130 local authority leaving care teams, working together […] Read more Children and families News Care LeaversCouncillor Linda TockNational Care Leavers WeekQueens Gardens
Halloween and Bonfire Night: Council joins forces with police to combat anti-social behaviour 28th October 2024 Hull City Council and Humberside Police are working in partnership this spooky season to tackle anti-social behaviour across the city. From today (Monday 28 October) to Sunday 10 November, additional police presence will be seen in neighbourhoods across Hull, to ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable Halloween and Bonfire Night. The initiative is being […] Read more Community and Living News Alex WeeksBonfire nightCouncillor Linda TockHalloweenHumberside Police
Ofsted praises Hull City Council children’s services in recent visit 18th October 2024 Children and Family Services at Hull City Council have been praised after a recent focused visit by the regulator Ofsted. When a full Ofsted inspection took place in November 2022, the council was graded as ‘requires improvement to be good’. As part of this rating, the local authority receives up to two focused visits in […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockOfstedsocial workSocial Work Academy
Council wins funding for project to boost pre-school creativity 8th October 2024 Hull City Council, in conjunction with The Herd Theatre Company, the University of Hull and Wilberforce College, have been awarded a grant of £120,000 from Youth Music through their new Energiser Fund. The Energiser Fund was established to celebrate and energise creative practice with 2–4-year-olds, centering children’s voices, views and experiences. It is funded and […] Read more Children and families News Arts and cultureArts Council EnglandChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFamily hubsMusicThe Herd TheatreUniversity of HullWilberforce Sixth Form College
Young People, Skills & Employability service celebrates record applications 24th September 2024 Hull City Council’s, Young People, Skills & Employability (YPSE) team are excited to share that they received a record number of applications from Year 11 students across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire this academic year. They received 5,363 ‘log on, move on’ applications from young people to continue their education, training, or employment […] Read more News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockEducationYPSE
Visit from Chinese school connects Hull and Beijing 18th July 2024 Students and staff from a school in China have visited Hull. 110 students aged 9-15 and 20 staff from Fengtai District of Beijing in China have spent four days in the city. They spent three days at Winifred Holtby Academy in East Hull before spending time visiting some of Hull’s museums in the city centre. […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockCouncillor mike rossHull MuseumsLord Mayor and Admiral of the HumberLord Mayor Cllr Mark CollinsonWinifred Holtby Academy
Foster carers in Hull receive pay increase 17th July 2024 Hull City Council has increased fostering allowances by 4.5%. The council has also increased the retention payment paid to carers by £100 to £500, which will now be paid annually instead of every three years. Hull Fostering offer a generous weekly fostering allowance to cover the costs of caring for a child, ensuring its foster […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFosteringHull Fostering
State-of-the-art carbon-neutral home opens for children in Hull 16th July 2024 Work has completed on a new modern, fully adapted, energy efficient home for young people and their families, for disability short breaks. Limetree Short Breaks in East Hull is a state-of-the-art, carbon-neutral design, whilst providing an inviting and homely atmosphere for meeting the specialist needs of children in the city. The new build provision supports […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleChildren's homesCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationDFELimetree CourtOfstedSEND
Northcott School rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted 9th July 2024 Northcott School and Sixth Form College in Hull has received an outstanding Ofsted inspection report. The report showed the school is outstanding in all areas; overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and its sixth form provision. The school was previously judged as ‘Good’ when it was last visited […] Read more Children and families News Councillor Linda TockEducationNorthcott SchoolOfstedschoolsSecondary SchoolsSEND
More local Hull business become Fostering Friendly employers 9th July 2024 Hull City Council is encouraging employers in Hull to consider becoming Fostering Friendly. Fostering Friendly is an initiative created by The Fostering Network, the UK’s leading fostering charity. The scheme aims to encourage businesses and organisations to support employees who are foster carers, or those on their journey to become a foster carer. Foster carers […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peoplechildren's social careCouncillor Linda TockFosteringHull FosteringStagecoach
Council launches new support to help improve school attendance 21st May 2024 Over 100 representatives from education providers across the city came together for the launch of the ATTEND Framework. The ATTEND Framework is an early intervention tool that offers a way of identifying the underlying reasons for pupil absence. It’s for pupils aged between five and 16 years old when attendance falls below 90%. The framework […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockEarly help teamEducationFamily hubsHull Parent Carer Forumschool attendanceschoolsSEND
