Free programme of learning sessions to mark Safeguarding Week 4th June 2025 A programme of free online sessions is now available to mark Safeguarding Week, which begins on Monday 16 June. Partners from Safeguarding Adults Boards, Safeguarding Children Partnerships and Community Safety Partnerships across Hull, North Yorkshire, the City of York Council, and East Riding of Yorkshire Council have come together and developed an extensive programme of […] Read more Adult social care Children and families News Hull and East Riding Safeguarding Adults BoardsHull safeguarding children partnershipsafeguarding
Young people invited to take part in competition to celebrate neurodiversity 1st February 2023 Hull City Council will be marking Neurodiversity Celebration Week by inviting young people in Hull to take part in a creative competition that celebrates neurodiversity. Neurodiversity Celebration Week takes place from 13-19 March. It’s a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about autism and learning disabilities. The competition has been held in partnership with […] Read more Business Children and families Education and Learning News Regeneration businessChildren and young peoplecompetitionCouncillor Rob PritchardEducationHCALHull safeguarding children partnershipLord MayorneurodiversityRegenerationschools
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 […] Read more Children and families News Councillor Linda TockHull safeguarding children partnershipPrivate fostering
Further significant milestones achieved in Hull’s social care improvement journey 24th August 2022 Hull has been on an improvement journey across children’s social care since January 2019, when Ofsted assessed the service as Inadequate. Over the last two years, Hull City Council’s Children’s Services have had six monitoring visits by Ofsted, looking at different parts of the service. The Department for Education (DfE) also appointed a Children’s Services […] Read more Children and families News children's social careChildren's services commissionerCouncillor Linda TockDepartment for EducationEarly help and safeguarding hub (EHASH)Hull safeguarding children partnershipOfstedSEND
