Category: Children’s services

513 Children’s services posts found.

Increase in financial support for foster carers

16/12/2022
Image of child and adult

From 1 April 2023, the amount Shropshire Council pays foster carers will significantly increase in a bid to encourage more people to…

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Musicians – Ensemble! Shropshire Music Service launches new ensembles in New Year

15/12/2022
Shropshire Music Service Ensembles

Shropshire Music Service, part of Shropshire Council, is launching a brand-new suite of ensembles to welcome in 2023. Eleven ensembles will be…

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Schools offered salt spreaders to treat icy pavements

12/12/2022

Schools are being invited to work with Shropshire Council to tackle the problem of icy pavements near their school. The first to…

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News from our partners: The Vanguard Building construction company nabs national Net Zero award

29/11/2022
Meole Brace teaching hub

News from our partners Read Construction A Wrexham-based main contractor, Read Construction, have taken home the national Constructing Excellence Net Zero award…

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News from our partners: Praise at property awards for sustainable school scheme

29/11/2022
The new ‘state of the art’ school build at Harlescott Junior School. Image courtesy of Pave Aways

News from our partners Pave Aways Limited A Shropshire building contractor has been highly commended for its construction of net zero carbon…

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Merry Christmas for visitors to Father Christmas museum workshop

17/11/2022
Father Christmas - Museum Workshop infographic

The elves at Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery are busy preparing to welcome Father Christmas and his workshop on Wednesday 23 November…

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Support on hand to help boost language skills for Shropshire’s young children  

17/11/2022

To improve children’s communication skills Shropshire Council, and partners including NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and UK Health Security Agency, are offering…

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Shropshire partners update on work to tackle criminal child exploitation

16/11/2022

A strong partnership has been working with around 200 Shropshire children this year at risk of criminal exploitation or who are being…

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Winter holiday fun in Shropshire with Holiday Activities and Food: bookings open

15/11/2022
Holiday Activities and Food this winter / Christmas flyer

Bookings are now open for the winter/Christmas Shropshire HAF (Holiday Activities and  Food) programme. Shropshire Council is working with local schools, voluntary and…

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£2.1m of targeted support to Shropshire residents to help with cost of living

07/11/2022
Cost of living help graphic

A new package of measures has been created by Shropshire Council to support vulnerable and low income households in the county as…

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