TWENTY young people from North East Lincolnshire had a brush with royalty after hard work earned them a trip to Buckingham Palace. The youngsters from across our region each completed their gold Duke of Edinburgh Award before the pandemic, bagging them a ticket to the meet His Royal Highness Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex…
2 years ago | Children and families
A leading Public Health official is encouraging parents to speak to their children about their mental health and the support that is available. The comments follow the publication of the latest NHS data, showing almost 400,000 were in contact with children and young people’s mental health services, at the end of February. Dr Ekta Elston,…
2 years ago | Children and familiesNorth East Lincolnshire’s newly elected Mayor, Councillor Steve Beasant, has told how he left “in awe” after meeting some of the area’s silent superheroes – foster carers. The Mayor hosted a number of foster carers from across North East Lincolnshire for afternoon tea at Grimsby Town Hall, part of celebrations to mark Fostering Fortnight. Cllr…
2 years ago | Children and families
LEADERS, with a ‘genuine desire’ to work with families, have a ‘firm grasp’ of what is needed to support young people with special educational needs. This is one of many areas of praise for members of North East Lincolnshire Council’s SEND (special educational needs) team, following a March revisit by Government inspectors from Ofsted and…
2 years ago | Children and familiesYouth Research with University College London – Recruiting Participants We would like to share with you an exciting opportunity for local people to share their memories and experiences through a project designed and developed by local young people in partnership with University College London with a theme of growing up in a coastal community. To…
2 years ago | Your voice
People in North East Lincolnshire are being encouraged to give Fostering a go this Fostering Fortnight. Fostering Fortnight is a two-week national celebration of foster carers, and is a campaign run by the Fostering Network. Foster carers are ordinary people who care for vulnerable children. They do an amazing job of giving young people a…
2 years ago | Children and familiesOverview A project initiated and supported by young people in the Youth Action Group almost 10 years ago, only around 6 months after we started the Young Advisors team here in NE Lincs. The project was conceived by the young people working in partnership with the Children’s services director and Grimsby Telegraph. This was in…
2 years ago | Your voice
The North East Lincolnshire Music Education Hub is to enter into a new partnership arrangement with the Music Education Hub in Hull. Established in 2012, the North East Lincolnshire-based Hub has been successful in attracting Arts Council England grants of over two hundred thousand pounds each year to our area to help thousands of children…
2 years ago | Children and familiesOn 1st March 2022, parents and carers of children who are due to transfer to secondary school in September were notified which school their child has been allocated. Those parents and carers who applied online were notified by email. Parents and carers applying via the paper form have been notified by post. In total, 1,957…
2 years ago | Children and familiesAre you a parent or carer of a child with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Would you be interested in becoming a Peer Mentor volunteer and offering a listening ear to other parents and carers? North East Lincolnshire Council is offering people the opportunity to train as Peer Mentors and support other parent carers…
2 years ago | Children and families