A Nottingham City Council corporate director has been honoured in an annual awards ceremony celebrating women in business. Alison Michalska, who has responsibility for Children and Adults at the authority, scooped the Women In Public Service category of the Nottingham Post Women In Business Awards 2017. The awards have been held for the past five […]
Parents and carers of children due to start primary school in September 2018 can apply for their child’s place on Friday 17 November. Anyone with children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 must fill in an application form before 15 January 2018. Parents are being reminded that it is important to use […]
Three international sports stars will help to officially open the £3.35m expansion of a Nottingham primary school this week. Great Britain gymnast Ellie Downie, former world champion boxer Jawaid Khaliq and ex-England footballer Jermaine Jenas – who all hail from the city – will visit Mellers Primary in Radford on Thursday 16 November. Work on […]
Nottingham City Council has granted When You Wish Upon a Star charity founder Barbara White OBE her own Christmas wish – to be official friends with Santa Claus himself! Barbara founded the charity in Nottingham in 1990 to grant the wishes of children living with a life-threatening illness. Since it was established it has granted […]
A campaign in Nottingham which delivers free books to children has just passed its 100,000 milestone. Nottingham City Council has been working alongside the Rotary Club of Nottingham to co-ordinate fundraising for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library since the Club chose to adopt the scheme as a project in 2012. Since then, donations have increased to […]
Hungry Nottingham City Council workers will be served by the chefs of the future when young people take over Loxley House restaurant on Thursday 9 November. Members of the city’s Children in Care Council will plan, prepare and cook the lunchtime menu for staff at the City Council’s Station Street headquarters. It’s all part of […]
The importance of the wider family, together with strong professional support, is being highlighted this year as part of National Adoption Week 2017. The support and stability that can be provided by grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins is a vital part of the whole adoption process. The family unit, and the role that extended family […]
The Primary 6 Partnership, a group of five Nottingham City primary schools, (Ambleside, Heathfield, Hempshill Hall, Old Basford and Rosslyn Park Primary Schools) based on six sites, is one of only 10 schools nationwide to be selected as a lead ‘school’ as part of the RSC’s national Associate Schools programme. The RSC Associate Schools programme […]
Services to protect and support children in Nottingham have been rated ‘good’ following an inspection by Ofsted. Children’s teams at Nottingham City Council were praised for creative ways of working that make a positive difference to children and families. Strong leadership and a clear vision have successfully created an environment where social work can flourish […]
Nottingham City Council is launching the Playing Out initiative to get the community, parents, children and young people to come together and get active and have a day playing out in the street. Roads that take part in the sessions will be safely closed by volunteer marshals so children can play in complete safety. Playing […]