Ofsted Reports Improvements In Services For Children In Care

8 Ways To Make School More Appealing And Welcoming To Children
January 15, 2022

Ofsted has published findings of a monitoring visit into children’s social care in Hull, focusing on children in care.

Inspectors visited Hull on 18th and 19th November, which followed a previous two-day monitoring visit in June, which reported improvements in services for children in need and those subject to a child protection plan. A full inspection of Children, Young People and Family Services took place in January 2019.

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Hull Successful In A Bid For Social Workers In Schools

Hull Successful In A Bid For Social Workers In Schools
October 30, 2020

Hull City Council is one of 20 local authorities across the country to be successful in a bid to be part of research funded by the Department for Education into how children’s social care support, offered through the school setting, could enable safer outcomes for children at risk of harm.

The council has been awarded £252,864 to deliver the Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) programme, part of the What Works for Children’s Social Care research.

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World’s Biggest 5K Obstacle Course Set To Return To Leeds

World's Biggest 5K Obstacle Course Set To Return To Leeds
January 2, 2020

Dig out the trainers from the back of the wardrobe as the world’s biggest 5K obstacle course is heading back to Leeds for a fifth successive year this spring.

Shed the festive excess and channel those New Year good intentions by tackling the ultimate in fun and fitness – the Gung Ho! giant inflatable obstacle course.

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Fostering Agency Call Out To Empty Nesters As Children Head To University

Fostering Agency Call Out To Empty Nesters As Children Head To University
August 28, 2019

A local fostering agency is urging more families to become foster parents once their children leave the family home for university.

With over 200,000 18-year olds from across the UK being offered a university place this year, Orange Grove fostercare, which provides fostering services in Beverley is looking for more parents to open up their hearts and homes to welcome children in need of care, support and love.

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World’s Biggest 5K On Its Way To Hull Thanks To Social Media

World’s Biggest 5K On Its Way To Hull Thanks To Social Media
September 26, 2018

A huge 5k run featuring some of the world’s biggest inflatable obstacles is heading to Hull for the first time this weekend – and it’s all down to social media users from the city.

Gung-Ho! has toured the UK with its huge inflatable obstacle for four years, with more than 120,000 people taking part along the way.

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World’s Biggest 5k On Its Way To Hull For First Time

World’s Biggest 5k On Its Way To Hull For First Time
January 9, 2018

Thrillseekers will have the chance to roll back the years and conquer the world’s biggest fun-run – featuring HUGE obstacles – when it comes to the region for the first time in 2018.

Gung-Ho! Seriously Fun 5k will take adults, and kids, back to the days of Total Wipeout, Fun House and It’s A Knockout as they clamber over and through giant inflatables.

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Five Star Swing To Appear At Parkway Cinema Beverley

Five Star Swing To Appear At Parkway Cinema Beverley
March 8, 2017

As part of their national tour starting at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, Five Star Swing are coming to Beverley on Sunday 26 March with “Swing ‘n’ Sinatra”.

Parkway Cinema and Theatre will host an evening of Vintage Swing, featuring classic songs from Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller and many more, performed by the famous Five Star Swing multi-instrumentalists and singers.

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 121

November 19, 2012

HU17.net Magazine issue 121 is available from Molescroft News, Woodhall Way and features pictures from the following events and sporting fixtures that have appeared on the HU17.net web site;

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