East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s children’s centres are celebrating after achieving international recognition for a baby-friendly initiative.
Centres across the East Riding, including Anlaby, Beeford, Beverley, Bridlington, Brough, Cottingham, Driffield, Hedon, Hessle, Hornsea, Howden, Goole, Market Weighton, Pocklington and Withernsea.
Nearly all East Riding parents of children moving to secondary school this year have got places for them at their preferred school.
Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary places in September are being sent out today, Thursday, 1 March. All local authorities in England have to send the letters out on the same date.
East Riding secondary schools are again celebrating their success in the GCSE league tables announced today by the Department for Education.
East Riding schools are ranked eighth in the Yorkshire and Humber region for Progress 8, the main measure by which schools are now judged following the introduction of new accountability measures.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Pathway team is celebrating after winning the national Social Worker Team of the Year Award 2017.
The team, which supports looked-after young people and care leavers from the age of 16 years, won the award as a result of its outstanding work with children and their families.
A Beverley primary school is celebrating after being judged as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted inspectors.
Keldmarsh Primary School, which was previously described as ‘good’, is now outstanding in all areas following its recent inspection.
Students at East Riding secondary schools have achieved their best ever GCSE results.
The East Riding is one of the best performing of the Yorkshire and the Humber authorities in the results which have been published, with some of the best Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores in the north of England.
Adoption staff from East Riding of Yorkshire Council are holding a series of information sessions to encourage more people to consider adopting a child.
As part of National Adoption Week (16 to 22 October), staff will be at venues in Beverley, Market Weighton and Haltemprice to talk to people who may be considering adoption, to hand out leaflets and to answer any questions they may have.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council offers a range of support to people who are interested in becoming a registered Ofsted childminder.
Childminders are self-employed and care for children in their own home. They play an important role in providing a childcare setting which meets the needs of many parents and carers across the East Riding.
Mums and babies from across the East Riding are being invited to take part in events to highlight the benefits of breastfeeding and raise awareness of the support available.
Five Big Latch On events are being hosted by East Riding children’s centres, in partnership with the midwifery service and Humber Foundation NHS Trust health visiting service, as part of international celebrations to mark World Breastfeeding Week, August 1 to 7.
Parents and carers in the East Riding looking for ways to keep their children entertained this summer can get a wealth of great ideas from the School’s Out 2017 booklet.
School’s Out 2017 will be delivered in early July to 20,000 homes of children aged between four and 13 who attend an East Riding school. It is full of ideas and activities to keep children active and has a sport theme for what promises to be a superb summer of international sports events.
Parents and carers of children starting infant, junior and primary schools in September 2017 have been told which school their child will be attending.
Letters and e-mails telling them the outcome of their applications for places were being sent out today (Tuesday 18 April)
Nearly all East Riding parents of children moving to secondary school this year have got places for them at their preferred school.
Letters to parents telling them the outcome of their applications for secondary places in September are being sent out. All local authorities in England have to send the letters out on the same date.
Services for vulnerable children across the East Riding have been judged to be ‘good’ overall with ‘outstanding’ features by Ofsted inspectors.
A comprehensive and rigorous inspection of East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s children’s services and the East Riding Safeguarding Children Board has found them to be ‘good’ and the services for young people leaving care are described as ‘outstanding’.
East Riding secondary schools have topped the league of GCSE results in Yorkshire and the Humber for the first time, with one of the best scores in the north of England.
The new accountability measures for schools are published for the first time today in figures released by the Department for Education.
East Riding secondary schools have topped the league of GCSE results in Yorkshire and the Humber for the first time, with one of the best scores in the north of England.
Primary schools in the East Riding have achieved top place in the Yorkshire and Humber region for their Key Stage 2 results for pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is making a plea to the new Education Secretary for urgent extra funding for East Riding schools.
Most East Riding schools are celebrating their best ever GCSE results. This year’s results are judged by an entirely different set of measures to previous year