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Nearly 1,200 cared for children supported to do well in school
More than 1,160 children and young people in Stoke-on-Trent who are cared for - or were previously cared for - have been given extra help over the past year to succeed in their education.
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City council renews commitment to improving lives of vulnerable children
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has restated its commitment to making lasting improvements to services for children and families.
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Free school holiday activities on offer this summer across Stoke-on-Trent
Families across Stoke-on-Trent can access more than 804 free activities to keep children entertained during the summer holidays.
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Council unveils new promise of support for foster carers
Stoke-on-Trent Fostering has launched a new Foster Carer Promise – a clear and heartfelt commitment to supporting the city’s foster carers at every stage of their journey.
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Centenary Big Sing and Big Play to showcase city’s young musical talent
Hundreds of children from across the city will take to the stage at the Victoria Hall this June as part of a special City Music Service concert series celebrating Stoke-on-Trent's centenary.
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Young people access FREE fun and fitness with Youth Takeover
A successful programme offering free weekly fitness activities for young people at the Wallace Centre is now running every Friday.
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New Health and Wellbeing Strategy set for approval
Stoke-on-Trent will have "an unrelenting focus on increasing preventative activity" if a new health and wellbeing strategy is approved.
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Care leavers to be considered in council policy as it becomes a ‘locally protected characteristic’
Stoke-on-Trent City Council will give new lifelong rights and protections to young people who spend time in care.
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Family Matters helps more than 1000 children in just one year
A pioneering programme to help support families in Stoke-on-Trent has helped more than 1,100 children in its first year.
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Colour Runner event back in Hanley for centenary celebrations
Caudwell Children’s Colour Runner event is coming to Hanley Park this year as part of Stoke-on-Trent's centenary celebrations.
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Have an egg-cellent Easter with FREE school holiday activities
There will be over 10,000 opportunities for fun this coming Easter thanks to the work of Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Hubb Foundation.
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Stoke-on-Trent celebrates Kinship Carers with launch of new Community Clusters initiative
During Kinship Week (17 – 21 March), the city council is celebrating family members and friends who step up to care for children when their parents can’t.
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Carers encouraged to make their voices heard by filling in new survey
Unpaid carers of adults and children are being asked to have their say to help design services that support them.
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New soft play area opens in Hanley Market
Stoke-on-Trent has welcomed a brand-new, state-of-the-art, soft play facility in Hanley Market - thanks to £50,000 of funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
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Stoke-on-Trent children’s services to exit Government intervention following significant transformation
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Children and Families service will exit government intervention.
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New director appointed to drive forward transformation of city’s Children and Families service
Neil Macdonald has been appointed as Corporate Director for Children and Families at Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
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More positive news on vulnerable children as social worker caseloads lighten
The average caseload of social workers dealing with vulnerable children in Stoke-on-Trent has dropped sharply – thanks to effective early support.
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Service keeping city’s young people safely with their own families Highly Commended at national awards
A service which helps to keep up to 88% of vulnerable young people living safely with their families has been Highly Commended at the HSJ awards.
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Have a wonderful winter with FREE school holiday activities
Families looking for something for the kids to do over the school holidays can access over 170 free sessions as part of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.
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Free Family Hubs Terrific Tuesdays launch at the Potteries Centre
Remember, remember the fifth of November… the date free Family Hubs Terrific Tuesdays launch at the Potteries Centre.
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Spook-tacular autumn half-term activities in Stoke-on-Trent
A wide variety of activities are taking place across Stoke-on-Trent during the upcoming autumn half-term break – including some ‘spookily good’ Halloween events.
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Launch of new Chell Heath Family Hub provides vital early help to children and families
Families in Stoke-on-Trent are benefitting from help and support from a range of city council, NHS and voluntary sector services, thanks to the continued rollout of Family Hubs in the city.
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City service for children in care and care leavers funds vital opportunities through music
A Stoke-on-Trent service which supports looked after children has funded vital music opportunities for children in care.
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Family Matters programme reaches 300 family milestone as number of children in care drops
The city council’s Family Matters programme has already made a big difference across the city – having reached the milestone of working with 300 families in just nine months.
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Council commemorates Baby Loss Awareness Week with ribbon display
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is working with the STILL support group to commemorate Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) with a ribbon display outside the Civic Centre, Stoke.
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Council continues to prioritise emotional health and wellbeing for children and young people
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is continuing to provide support for the city’s children and young people through the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service.
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Free training will help Stoke-on-Trent children to ‘bike right’
Hundreds of children in Stoke-on-Trent are being offered free cycling lessons to learn how to ride safely in the city.
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Celebrating three years of partnership working to improve the lives of children and families
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Thrive at Five are celebrating three years of working together to improve the lives of children and families in Abbey Hulton and Bentilee.
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New music pilot breaking down barriers for disadvantaged young people
Young people in Stoke-on-Trent showing musical talent from low income families are to be supported through music.
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Stoke-on-Trent families supported through school uniform campaign
Parents in Stoke-on-Trent have been receiving extra support with finding free or affordable school uniforms with the help of a QR code
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Council service that keeps families safe and together shortlisted for national award
Council service that keeps families safe and together shortlisted for national award
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Up to £40k of funding available to improve family life in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Family Matters programme is launching a new micro-grant opportunity to help improve family life in the city.
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Youth Offending service successfully reduces first-time offending and keeps re-offending rates low
Council leaders are set to approve the Youth Justice Plan 2023/24 and have heard how stronger partnership working and links with the voluntary sector are working to reduce youth offending in the city.
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Food provision across the city available during the summer holidays
Community groups, faith organisations and the voluntary sector have united alongside Stoke-on-Trent City Council to offer food support to people who may be struggling across the city.
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New joint SEND strategy to help children and young people with SEND be the best they can be
A new strategy has been agreed by council leaders to support children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to be the best they can be.
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New programme shows that in Stoke-on-Trent, Family Matters
On Tuesday 30 July Stoke-on-Trent City Council cabinet members will hear how the Family Matters programme is already making a difference to families in the city.
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Have the best summer ever with FREE school holiday activities
Families looking for something for the kids to do over the school holidays can access over 889 free activities as part of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme
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Foster carers recognised at city-wide celebration
Foster carers, city leaders and Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s fostering team have come together to share experiences and celebrate their work to support vulnerable children and young people.
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New report praises ‘determination’ to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities but says more work to be done
New report praises ‘determination’ to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities but says more work to be done
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Have an Easter egg-stravaganza with free school holiday activities
There will be over 10,000 opportunities for fun this Easter thanks to the work of Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Hubb Foundation.
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City Council launches new family support service
Today it was announced four local organisations will work closely with the council to offer their expertise and support to families.
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Stoke-on-Trent Family Hubs introducing community book collections to mark World Book Day
Family Hubs across Stoke-on-Trent will be enhancing their offer to families with the introduction of community book collections, starting on World Book Day (Thursday 7 March).
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Local community group raise funds to support musical education for thousands of local children
The Stoke-on-Trent City Youth Choir have been presented with a cheque for £183 from the Birches Head and Northwood Volunteers Community Group.
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More than £400k awarded to youth services in Middleport
More young people in Stoke-on-Trent will have access to youth services thanks to the work of Middleport Matters Community Trust and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
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Funded childcare extended to younger children in city
Over 1,000 parents are set to benefit from additional funded childcare hours from April 2024.
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New Digital Family Hub launches to support families in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has launched its new Digital Family Hub to provide even more support to families in the city.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council celebrating achievements of homegrown social work talent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Children and Family Services team are celebrating the achievements of its apprentices who have successfully qualified as social workers.
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Higher fostering skills payments mean more children can be cared for locally in Stoke-on-Trent
Increased skills payments for foster carers have led to more fostering placements being identified to allow more care-experienced children to be cared for locally in Stoke-on-Trent.
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New soft play facility for Hanley Market thanks to over £50k of UK Shared Prosperity Fund money
Children and families in Stoke-on-Trent will have access to a brand new, state-of-the art soft play facility in Hanley Market thanks to £50,000 of funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
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Free electric blanket testing as ‘Help is at Hand’ continues over Winter
Residents across the city are set receive free electric blanket testing as temperatures continue to drop.
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New app launch in Stoke-on-Trent makes parenting advice EasyPeasy
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has commissioned the EasyPeasy app, which has now launched to support parents and their 0-5 year olds in the city.
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Ofsted Inspectors find more children in Stoke-on-Trent ‘are achieving security and stability’ in permanent homes
City leaders have today (Wednesday 8 November) welcomed findings from an Ofsted focused visit.
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Care experienced young people celebrated as part of National Care Leavers Week
Care-experienced young people across Stoke-on-Trent have had their achievements celebrated as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Care Leavers Celebration Week.
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A host of council services to offer free fun for half term
Halloween activities, monster trails and live storytelling sessions are among a host of free activities available for Stoke-on-Trent families over the half term break.
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Foster carers in Stoke-on-Trent to get higher payments for helping children in the city
Foster carers in Stoke-on-Trent are to get higher skills payments for the second and third children they foster to allow more care experienced children to be cared for locally in a supportive home env
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Launch of new Bentilee Family Hub to provide joined-up way to ‘make a huge difference to the life chances of children’
Families in Stoke-on-Trent are benefitting from help and support from a range of city council, NHS and voluntary sector services, thanks to the continued rollout of Family Hubs in the city.
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Double success for Stoke-on-Trent City Council Education and Family Support Services
Learners, staff and governors are celebrating as Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Adult and Community Learning (post 16) team is rated ‘Good’ in its recent Ofsted inspection.
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Over 9000 school pupils across the city received free holiday activities and food in 2022
A hugely popular scheme that has supported thousands of children across the city with healthy food and fun activities during school holidays continues to reach new milestones.
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Popular recorder festival marks its 25th anniversary
The Music Partnership Recorder Festival will this month mark 25 years since it began.
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Stoke-on-Trent Young Musician 2023 winners announced
This year’s Stoke-on-Trent Young Musician 2023 winners were crowned on Friday 10 March during an enchanting live final.
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Stoke-on-Trent families to benefit from local support in rollout of Family Hubs
Families across Stoke-on-Trent will be offered help and support with issues such as infant feeding, mental health and relationship building thanks to Family Hubs being rolled out in the city.
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Residents urged to have their say on the Joint Commissioning Strategy for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 2023-2028
Residents urged to have their say on the Joint Commissioning Strategy for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 2023-2028
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Hundreds of Stoke-on-Trent households receiving help with fuel and food bills
Hundreds of households across Stoke-on-Trent are getting help with their fuel and food bills this winter.
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Stoke-on-Trent residents to get help with food, essentials and energy costs this winter
Community groups across Stoke-on-Trent have received a share of £125,000 to support residents with food, essentials and energy costs this winter.
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Safe School Streets Consultation to launch
Today a School Streets Consultation is launching which aims to create an active, safe and healthy environment near schools.
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£38,000 cash boost helps city centre theatre repair its leaky roof
A popular city centre theatre has been able to fix its leaky roof thanks to a £38,000 cash boost from Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
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Leading figures join together to support children and families in Stoke-on-Trent
Leading figures join together to support children and families in Stoke-on-Trent
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Healthy food and fun activities continue over Christmas for children in the city
A hugely popular scheme that has supported thousands of children across the city with healthy food and fun activities during school holidays will continue over Christmas.
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Thousands of families in need set to receive food vouchers this Christmas
Thousands of families in need set to receive food vouchers this Christmas
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Ofsted inspectors find ‘clear vision’ and ‘coordinated and relentless drive’ in improving services for children and families
Ofsted inspectors find ‘clear vision’ and ‘coordinated and relentless drive’ in improving services for children and families
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Social workers encouraged to be the change our children need and help #ShapeStokesFuture
Social workers are being encouraged to work for Stoke-on-Trent City Council and join its children and family services transformation journey.
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Walking group welcomes funding boost from Stoke-on-Trent City Council
A walking group which helps people suffering from depression, anxiety and PTSD has received a funding boost from Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
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Childhood’ – short film to raise awareness of the need for foster carers
In a ground-breaking national collaboration, Stoke-on-Trent City Council has worked with 55 Local Authorities across England to share ideas to create a short film to raise awareness of fostering.
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Local charity launches new community hub thanks to £17,500 from Stoke-on-Trent City Council
A Stoke-on-Trent charity which supports residents-in-need has opened a brand new community hub.
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The DadPad app launches in Stoke-on-Trent because babies don’t come with a set of instructions
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has worked with the NHS Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and DadPad to launch the easy-to-use, freely downloadable resource for new dads and dads-to-be.
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Strategy developed to enable 14 to 25-year-olds to reach their full potential
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and partners are set to launch the Young People’s Learning and Skills Strategy, 2022–2027.
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New programme launched to help support Stoke-on-Trent residents facing hardship this winter
Community leaders who are playing a major part in helping to tackle the cost of living crisis in Stoke-on-Trent have revealed what they are doing to support residents facing hardship this winter.
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Council joins national campaign to celebrate living life with a learning disability
Council leaders are joining a national campaign that is celebrating living life with a learning disability.
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Healthy food and fun activities continue over school holidays
A hugely popular scheme that has supported thousands of children across the city with healthy food and fun activities during school holidays will continue with the help of the Hubb Foundation.
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City Council running ‘amnesty’ campaign for potentially dangerous coin and button batteries
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is encouraging residents to check their electrical items and make sure coin and button batteries are disposed of safely.
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Local leaders urge businesses to become ‘Be The Future’ employers
Local leaders urge businesses to become ‘Be The Future’ employers
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This year’s Stoke-on-Trent Young Musician 2022 winners
This year’s Stoke-on-Trent Young Musician 2022 winners were crowned on Friday 18 March during a captivating live final.
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Over £1m of funding set to be granted to continue the children’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme 2022/23
A hugely popular scheme that has supported thousands of children across the city with healthy food and fun activities during school holidays is set to continue throughout 2022 and 2023.
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The city council celebrates World Social Work Day, as more than 200 children’s services staff have been recruited over the past eighteen months
The city council celebrates World Social Work Day, as more than 200 children’s services staff have been recruited over the past eighteen months
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Care-experienced young people to receive extra support this Christmas
Care-experienced young people across Stoke-on-Trent will receive extra support over the Christmas holidays.
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Free holiday activities and food for children most in need this Christmas
Free holiday activities and food for children most in need this Christmas
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Children in care to receive more dedicated educational support
Children in care to receive more dedicated educational support
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Thousands of children in Stoke-on-Trent to benefit from food vouchers during October half term
Thousands of children in Stoke-on-Trent to benefit from food vouchers during October half term.
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Regional Adoption Agency helping children find permanent homes celebrates first birthday
Regional Adoption Agency helping children find permanent homes celebrates first birthday
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Stoke-on-Trent foster carers running to raise awareness about fostering
Stoke-on-Trent City Council fostering service and its foster carers are set to run this year’s Hanley Economic Potters ’Arf Marathon next weekend (Sunday, September 26).
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Digital service for young people at risk of exploitation launches in Stoke-on-Trent
Digital service for young people at risk of exploitation launches in Stoke-on-Trent
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New strategy to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities ‘to be the best they can be’
New strategy to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities ‘to be the best they can be’
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More than 10,000 school pupils to benefit from free summer holiday activities and food in Stoke-on-Trent
More than 10,000 school pupils to benefit from free summer holiday activities and food in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Stoke-on-Trent Young Musician of the Year is crowned
Despite lockdown restrictions, this year’s Stoke-on-Trent Young Musician 2021 winners were crowned on Friday 18 June during a captivating live final.
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Strategy extended to support children in care in Stoke-on-Trent
Strategy extended to support children in care in Stoke-on-Trent
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City council and partners launch new strategy to support people with a learning disability to live their best lives
City council and partners launch new strategy to support people with a learning disability to live their best lives
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Stoke City FC and bet365 become Fostering Friendly
Local organisations Stoke City FC and bet65 have joined Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Fostering Friendly ethos by becoming Fostering Friendly.
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Stoke-on-Trent Opportunity Area extended for the next academic year
Stoke-on-Trent Opportunity Area extended for the next academic year
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Over £1m of funding set to be granted to continue the children’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme
Following on from its previous success the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is set to continue throughout 2021 and 2022.
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Effective early help and support is now available to children and families in Stoke-on-Trent
Effective early help and support is now available to children and families in Stoke-on-Trent
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Foster care heroes needed as the number of children in care rises during the pandemic
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is making an urgent call to recruit new foster carers as the city recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
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New strategy to improve education for children and young people in Stoke-on-Trent
A new strategy to improve education outcomes for children and young people in Stoke-on-Trent is set to be introduced if approved by city council cabinet members at a meeting on April 20.
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95 per cent of primary school pupils return to face-to-face learning
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City Council and local NHS Trust reach agreement on how to continue provision of School Nursing and Health Visiting services in the city
School Nursing and Health Visiting services supporting children, young people and their families in Stoke-on-Trent are to continue to be provided by a local NHS trust
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Christmas gifts and online festive fun at museums and libraries
Museums and libraries in Stoke-on-Trent are providing a host of festive online activities, services and shopping opportunities to help families mark the run up to Christmas.
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Coronavirus infection rate shows ‘clear downward trend’, and teachers and families reassured as schools plan phased 1 June reopening
Coronavirus infection rates in the city are showing a ‘clear downward trend’, after experiencing a much faster rate of increase in new cases in April and the first week of May than surrounding areas.
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Foster care heroes needed as city prepares to take first steps on recovery journey
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is making an urgent call to recruit foster carers, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, as the authority prepares to begin a carefully considered recovery plan.
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Residents urged to look out for signs of child abuse, as number of referrals fall
Residents are being reminded of the need to stay vigilant to the signs of child abuse and the neglect of children in Stoke-on-Trent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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