Councillor Linda Tock

View article Hull becomes trailblazer city for Start for Life funding

Hull becomes trailblazer city for Start for Life funding

10th February 2023

Hull is to benefit from £3.5million for Family Hubs to support the city’s families. One-stop hubs will offer support from conception through to age 19, or up to 25 for young people with special education needs and disabilities, in local communities. Family Hubs will expand what’s on offer in Hull’s children’s centres, and provide help […]

View article Mayor of Futaba-machi visits Hull

Mayor of Futaba-machi visits Hull

17th January 2023

The Mayor of Futaba-machi in Japan, Mr Shiro Izawa, along with former Hull English teacher, Anthony Ballard, have visited Hull to talk about how a natural disaster in their country gave rise to a unique relationship between our areas. Anthony, who previously taught English in Hull, and former East Riding English teacher, Philip Jellyman, moved […]

View article Significant step forward for children’s services in Hull

Significant step forward for children’s services in Hull

13th January 2023

Hull’s children’s services mark a significant milestone after the latest full Ofsted inspection found the service is no longer Inadequate. During a two-week inspection in November, inspectors found that the council provides ‘good’ services for children in care and has given an overall judgement of Requires Improvement. The previous full inspection, in 2019, assessed the […]

View article Hull’s new Young Mayor is selected

Hull’s new Young Mayor is selected

5th December 2022

Young People in Hull have selected the city’s fourth Young Mayor. Amaya Newman from Ron Dearing UTC was appointed following a selection day attended by 16 young people. The young people were set a team challenge and planned and made a speech in their bid to be the next Young Mayor for Hull. For the […]

View article Support offered to families in private fostering arrangements

Support offered to families in private fostering arrangements

5th December 2022

Hull City Council is raising awareness about private fostering arrangements and the help available to families. Private fostering is an informal arrangement made by parents and carers for a child to live with another family – where the other family is not close relatives; grandparents, aunt/ uncle, or step-parent by marriage. Where a child is […]

View article Malet Lambert opens Jane Disbrey Hall as the school celebrates 90 years of education

Malet Lambert opens Jane Disbrey Hall as the school celebrates 90 years of education

2nd December 2022

The new extension to Malet Lambert School has officially opened. The sports hall extension has been named Jane Disbrey Hall, after the well-loved former Headteacher. The hall is a multi-functional space that can also be used for exams and events. Along with the sports hall, there are an additional five classrooms and a staff room, […]

View article Hull wins digital transformation in social work award

Hull wins digital transformation in social work award

7th November 2022

Hull City Council has won the new Digital Transformation in Social Work Award at this year’s national Social Work Awards. The award highlights Hull’s young people-led work on listening to children who are looked after, and responding to their voices and priorities creatively, using digital technology. The award focused on a young people-led animated film […]

View article Hull young people to attend House of Commons debate to decide priority campaign for 2023

Hull young people to attend House of Commons debate to decide priority campaign for 2023

2nd November 2022

Members of the UK Youth Parliament are to take part in a debate in the House of Commons chamber on Friday 4 November to decide on the priority campaign for 2023. 300 members, aged 11 to 18, will debate the issues chosen by the Make Your Mark ballot, which was hosted in Hull in July. […]

View article Work begins on new children’s home for disability short breaks

Work begins on new children’s home for disability short breaks

1st November 2022

Work is starting on a new modern, fully adapted, energy efficient home for young people and their families, for disability short breaks. Limetree Court in East Hull will be 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 will […]

View article Hull young people win national The Voice Award

Hull young people win national The Voice Award

26th October 2022

Young people from Hull representing Young Voices Influencing Care have won a national The Voice Award. Four young people, representatives of Hull’s Young Voices Influencing Care group, attended the event in Manchester run by Coram Voice on 25 October. Hull’s nomination for the Dream On animation and a podcast produced by young people about the […]

View article Consultation opens on plans to protect nursery places in North Hull

Consultation opens on plans to protect nursery places in North Hull

10th October 2022

Consultation has today opened on the future of nursery provision in North Hull. This follows Cabinet approval to hold formal consultation on plans that aim to protect nursery provision in North Hull for the long term. The current McMillan Nursery in North Hull has been hit by a decreasing birth rate in the area and […]

View article West Hull community benefitting from more pupil places, new classrooms and additional courses

West Hull community benefitting from more pupil places, new classrooms and additional courses

20th September 2022

Pupils at The Boulevard Academy in West Hull are now benefitting from new classrooms, additional courses and more pupil places as the three-storey extension is complete. The £6.7million extension opened for the new school year, increasing student capacity by 300 places and enabling the school to offer new courses from this September. The Academy now […]