The Step Up To Social Work programme in North East Lincolnshire Council opened on Friday 17 February for recruitment for aspiring social workers to apply for a place on the intensive but highly rewarding training programme. Step Up To Social Work is 14-month, full-time training programme for talented graduates and career changers to become the…
1 year ago | Children and families
A leading Councillor has welcomed an announcement from the Department for Education on an increase in bursaries offered to children who have grown up in the care of Local Authorities. The Apprenticeship Care Leaver’s bursary, which is offered to some of the most vulnerable young people in England and Wales as they join the career…
1 year ago | Children and familiesAccording to a Council report, a programme of activities during the school holidays last year reached over 2,500 local children and families. The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, which relies on Government funding and is organised by North East Lincolnshire Council working with individual activity providers, is free to children and young people who…
1 year ago | Children and families
Are you an experienced mum or grandma with time to give? A rewarding local project is helping new parents and mums of early years children by sharing the joys and challenges of their own parenting experiences. Mums and grandparents in North East Lincolnshire are being asked if they can offer vital support to women with…
1 year ago | Children and families
If you haven’t already heard, Your Voice, Your Vote is the local version of an annual consultation run in previous years called Make Your Mark. The local Youth Action group lead on the promotion and use of the results from the annual consultation, by helping to inform local priorities and the top issues from the…
1 year ago | Your voice
Residents of North East Lincolnshire are being asked to share their experiences of services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the area. The SEND Annual survey helps North East Lincolnshire Council to see what is working and how services can improve to meet the needs of the users….
1 year ago | Children and familiesCHRISTMAS has been saved thanks to the generosity of people and organisations across North East Lincolnshire. Gifts have poured in to help make Christmas extra-special for many vulnerable children and families across North East Lincolnshire. Officers from North East Lincolnshire have taken collection of hundreds of presents donated by members of the public and organisations,…
1 year ago | Children and families
An Intergenerational Project: Research into growing up in coastal communities Last week marked the beginning of the end of our youth-led research project which investigated intergenerational perspectives on growing up in a coastal community both now and in the past, partnered with University College London (UCL). The research group consisted of young researchers from our…
1 year ago | Your voice
Finding out about growing up in a coastal community by Tomos Marland and Beth Downes Autumn 2022 A year ago, I wasn’t familiar with a name like UCL. It’s only now that I’ve started to discover the significance of University College London. It makes sense that one of the UK’s most prestigious universities is based…
1 year ago | Your voice
Children and young people from across North East Lincolnshire wowed local leaders earlier this month when they collected their Duke of Edinburgh Award Certificates at a glamourous awards celebration in Grimsby. The Award, which was founded by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1956, to encourage young people to learn new skills…
1 year ago | Children and families