Category: Children’s services

513 Children’s services posts found.

Short Breaks consultation reveals service highly valued by parent carers though also reveals high demand

30/07/2024
Library image of woman and young girl painting: Credit Mikhail Nilov, Pexels images

Shropshire Council seeks to improve short breaks provision for children and young people with disabilities and/or special educational needs and their families.…

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Church Preen Primary School celebrates ‘Good’ rating in new Ofsted report

23/07/2024

Church Preen Primary School, near Much Wenlock, has been judged as a ‘good’ school in all areas – and ‘good’ overall –…

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Oswestry Community and Family Hub moves to Oswestry Library

19/07/2024

Oswestry’s popular community and family hub is moving from The Centre on Oak Street and into the town centre library on 5…

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Summer Holiday Fun in Shropshire with HAF (Holiday Activities and Food)

19/07/2024
HAF summer activities

There are still spaces available on the summer Shropshire HAF programme, at several holiday clubs, particularly in the south of the county.…

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Focus on Early Help for families as service relaunched in Shropshire

18/07/2024

More families than ever before are being supported by Early Help in Shropshire, as the service relaunches following significant transformation. At a…

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Shropshire’s first cohort of Supported Internships at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital celebrate Graduation

12/07/2024
Shropshire's first Cohort of DFN Project Search Graduates

A successful collaboration between Shropshire Council, DFN Project Search, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), Shrewsbury Colleges Group and Enable…

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Shropshire children invited to take part in the ‘Marvellous Makers’ Summer Reading Challenge 2024

11/07/2024
Summer reading challenge 2024 Marvellous Makers

Children aged from 4 to 11 across Shropshire are being encouraged to join in the fun and games of this year’s Summer…

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24 schools awarded share of £30,000 to encourage cycling, walking and scooting

09/07/2024

Twenty-four Shropshire schools are to receive a share of £30,000 to help encourage children to cycle, walk or scoot to and from…

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Shropshire ranks top of West Midlands table for primary and secondary school placements

03/07/2024
Three children sharing a free school meal

Shropshire Council is again one of the top councils for first preference and preferred school placements in the West Midlands, latest figures…

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Internship opportunities for young people with SEND at RAF Cosford – Application deadline extended

01/07/2024
10 Internships opportunities at RAF Cosford

The application deadline for 10 SEND internships at RAF Cosford has now been extended to the 14 July. Shropshire Council SEND and…

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