The Winter Grant Scheme has been extended meaning that households in Hull that are most in need will benefit from further food and fuel support.
Families in Hull that live in an area of extreme fuel poverty and are medically vulnerable, are set to receive £50 towards the cost of energy, and families of children entitled to free school meals will continue to receive these through the summer half-term in May.
Hull schools will be open for vulnerable children and key worker children only, following the Government’s announcement that schools across the country will close to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Hull’s Young Mayor, Gabriela Surdyk, has launched Love Staying Safe, a campaign aimed at providing young people with practical tips and advice to stay safe on the streets.
The campaign follows on from Staying Safe Online earlier this year, helping young people to ensure they protect themselves online.
Make Your Mark is an opportunity for 11-18-year-olds across the UK to have their say and begin their democratic journey by voting on the policies they want to introduce or change.
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.
Schools across Hull have been developing their remote learning provision, so that any pupils who are isolating at home but are well enough to do schoolwork, can continue to work remotely.
A new campaign aimed at supporting parents and young people in reducing relationship conflicts has been launched today.
Relationship Matters is a programme that will provide support for parents where there are conflicts, and emotional well-being support for young people affected by this, in turn, improving the mental health and long-term future chances for children involved.
New resources have been developed to help children returning to school life.
HeadStart Hull, along with Barnardo’s, has consulted children of primary school age to find out about their concerns, and helped to address these in new guides; Stepping into Secondary School and Returning to School Life After Lockdown.
Hull City council has allocated £88,500 funding for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library scheme to be rolled out to eligible two-year-olds in Hull during the next academic year.
From September, over 1,500 children eligible to receive the two-year-old early education entitlement will receive a free book every month through the scheme.
Secondary schools in Hull have been developing how they deliver online learning to pupils
Secondary schools have remained open for key worker and vulnerable children only since the end of March, and have now invited back some pupils from year 10 from the end of June.
