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
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 children receive their primary school place offer 16th April 2025 Today is National Offer Day and families across Hull will have received their children’s primary school place allocation for September. 96% of pupils were offered their first preference of school this year. 99% of pupils obtained one of their three preferences. In total, around 2,900 children make up the total cohort of pupils at Hull’s […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News EducationHull SchoolsPauline Turnerprimary school placesschools
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
Children meet with Lord Mayor at launch of new Lord Mayor’s Award 4th June 2024 Schoolchildren from Hull have had a breakfast meeting with the Lord Mayor, celebrating the launch of the Lord Mayor’s Award. A teacher and three schoolchildren from Stockwell Primary School, along with two young people and a youth worker from Route One Youth Centre met with the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall. The meeting was held […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleLord MayorLord Mayor's AwardPauline Turnerschools
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
Hull City Council to begin offering grants to help with the cost of school uniforms 26th September 2023 Hull City Council is introducing a School Clothing Grant to alleviate some of the pressures on Hull parents and carers during the cost-of-living crisis. Families in receipt of Free School Meals with children entering Year 7 will be allocated the £40 grant on 23 October 2023. Around 1,100 pupils are set to benefit from this […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda Tockschool clothing grantschools
Hull ranked in top 10 for cycle training for children in England 10th August 2023 Hull has been ranked in the top 10 locations in the country for delivering cycling training to children, according to new figures from the Bikeability Trust. Between April 2022 and March 2023, 78% of year 6 pupils in Hull received either Level 1 and 2 or Level 2 Bikeability training, putting the city seventh in […] Read more News Regeneration active travelBikeabilityCouncillor Mark IeronimoCyclingschools
Work begins to expand Northcott School to improve provision for Hull pupils with SEND 14th March 2023 Work has begun on expanding Northcott School as Hull City Council steps up its provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Last year, the council announced that £600,000 would be spent expanding the schools’ age range from 5-16 to 3-19, and increasing the number of its pupil places to 200. Four extra […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleEducationEsteemHull SchoolsNorthcott SchoolschoolsSENDSEND strategy 2021-2024SEND sufficiency
Hull City Council Leader calls on Education Secretary to extend Free School Meals 13th March 2023 The leader of Hull City Council, Councillor Mike Ross, has written to the Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan to call on the government to increase the number of pupils eligible for Free School Meals. Councillor Ross has written the letter on behalf of the council asking the government to extend Free School Meals […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor mike rossEducationFree school mealsschools
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
Prizes on offer to enterprising young people this Global Entrepreneurship Week 2nd November 2022 The Youth Enterprise and Micro Business Team at Hull City Council are delighted to again be offering a packed programme to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022, supported by Hull Culture and Leisure, the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank and Engaging Education. Global Entrepreneurship Week was founded 15 years ago to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in […] Read more Business Children and families Education and Learning News Regeneration businessChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Drake-DavisGlobal Entrepreneurship WeekHull Youth EnterpriseJohn Cracknell Youth Enterprise BankRegenerationschoolsyoung enterpriseyouth enterprise
