91 per cent of Hull primary schools assessed as Good or Outstanding 28th June 2022 Two more of the city’s primaries have been graded as Good by Ofsted, meaning 91 per cent of Hull primary schools have now been assessed as Good or Outstanding. Nationally, the average for primary schools is 88 per cent. Councillor Linda Tock, Portfolio Holder for children’s services said: “This progress is testimony to the dedication […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Councillor Linda TockEducationHull Learning PartnershipHull Primary SchoolsOfstedThanet Primary SchoolWoodland Primary School
International speakers share expertise with Hull school communities at festival of relationships that make a difference 27th June 2022 Schools and parents are coming together with leaders in the field of research into relationships that make a difference to the life-chances of children and young people. Developments in the field of brain science have shown that quality, unconditional relationships reduce stress, build resilience and allow pupils to learn, even when they have been impacted […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News #HullCaresCouncillor Linda TockEducationHull Learning PartnershipHull Parent and Carer Forum
Pupils give tour of new Broadacre Primary School 20th May 2022 Pupils moved into the new Broadacre Primary School in March and the school is now holding an official opening and celebration day looking at life in the new school. A video showcases the journey of the building of the school, to the children moving in; including children writing their names on steel beams and the […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Broadacre Primary SchoolCouncillor Linda TockEducationHull Esteem ConsortiumHull SchoolsSewell Construction
Hull families receive their child’s primary school place offer 19th April 2022 Families across the city will today, Tuesday 19 April, receive their children’s primary school place allocation for September. In Hull, 98 per cent of parents have received one of their preferred schools, with 94 per cent of families obtaining their first preference. Parents that applied using the council’s online service will have received an email […] Read more Education and Learning News Educationprimary school places
Hull City Hall lights up gold for Autism Acceptance Week 30th March 2022 It’s Autism Acceptance Week this week and Hull City Council are lighting up City Hall gold in support from 1st to 3rd April. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong condition that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people. It also affects how a person makes sense of the world around […] Read more Adult social care Children and families Education and Learning Health and Social Care News adult social careautismConnect to SupportEducationHealthHull Connect to Supportlearning disabilitiesMental HealthSocial care
Hull Training and Adult Education service boosted to ‘Good’ rating by OFSTED 17th March 2022 Hull City Council’s Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE) service have been assessed as ‘Good’ by OFSTED. HTAE were previously assessed as ‘Requires improvement’ at their last full inspection in 2018. HTAE provide apprenticeships, adult learning programmes, education programmes for young people and provision for learners with high needs. Ofsted praised HTAE for offering calm […] Read more Education and Learning News Regeneration Councillor Rosemary PantelakisEducationHull Training and Adult EducationOfstedRegeneration
Council and University unite to re-launch Hull legal Mediation Centre 23rd March 2021 Hull City Council and the University of Hull have joined forces to re-launch the legal Mediation Centre, with the help of one of the most senior and respected judges in England. The Mediation Centre will be available to local businesses and individuals in need of mediation services to solve civil law disputes such as consumer, […] Read more News EducationThe University of Hull
Children in Hull to be given laptops after £10k donation 2nd July 2020 Children that are looked after by Hull City Council are to receive laptops following a donation from Hull Esteem Consortium. A donation of £10,000 for the purchase of 20 laptops for children in the city has been made by Dalmore Capital, the majority stakeholder in the Esteem Consortium. The devices are to be given to […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Councillor ClarkEducationEsteem ConsortiumLearningLearning Partnership
New Broadacre Primary School now a step closer 30th June 2020 The construction of the new Broadacre Primary School has taken a step forward. The project, which will see the existing building demolished and replaced, has now approved by the Regional Schools Commissioner. The new build will provide 630 pupil places – 210 more places than the existing building – for children in the North Carr […] Read more Children and families Coronavirus Education and Learning News Broadacre Primary SchoolCouncillor ClarkEducationHull Schools and Learning Partnership
Return to Hull school ‘gone smoothly’ as pupils, parents and teachers happy to be back 5th June 2020 Hull schools have now opened to a wider number of pupils, in nursery, reception, year one and year six. Helen Miller, principal at Kingswood Parks primary school, said: ‘The wider opening of the school has gone very smoothly. Both staff and pupils have quickly settled into a new routine. As a school we appreciate the […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Department for EducationEducationHull Schools and Learning PartnershipKingswood Parks Primary School
Hull primary school places allocated for September 16th April 2020 Families across the city have received their children’s primary school place allocation for September. In Hull, 97.7 per cent of parents have received one of their preferred schools, with 93.3 per cent of families obtaining their first preference. Over 80 per cent of parents applied using the council’s online service, and they will have received […] Read more Children and families News Educationprimary school places
Deadline for free childcare for Hull parents is next week 10th January 2020 Parents have until Wednesday 15 January to register their child for free early education. All children aged three and four are entitled to 15 hours of free early education a week, for 38 weeks of the year, and most families will be eligible for 30 hours per week. The free early education can be at Ofsted registered […] Read more Children and families News ChildcareEarly educationEducationFamily Information ServiceOfsted