Foster parents and social workers came together at Wolverhampton Science Park for the annual Fostering for Wolverhampton Wellbeing Conference – an event dedicated to supporting those who look after the city’s children and young people in care. This year’s conference focused on wellbeing, recognising the emotional and physical demands of fostering and the importance of supporting foster parents so they can continue to provide safe, stable, and loving homes. The event featured a range of sessions designed to offer practical tools, emotional support, and shared experiences. Highlights included a powerful talk on menopause and its impact on family life, including…

Young performers from across Wolverhampton will raise the roof of the city’s premier music venue with a series of concerts next week. Wolverhampton Summer Sounds is a four-night celebration of musical talent taking place at the Wulfrun Hall, University of Wolverhampton at The Halls, from Tuesday 15 July to Friday 18 July. Over 4 nights, 400 members of the Youth Choir, Concert String Orchestra, Keyboard Ensemble, Fusion Fives, Big Top SEND Ensemble, Bhangra Fusion Percussion, the Primary and Secondary Rock ‘n’ Pop groups, Guitar Group, Concert Wind Band, New Wind, Early Strings, New Strings, Jazz Big Band, Youth Wind Orchestra…

left to right, are Alison Baggs, Participation Officer, Sarah Reynolds, SEND Early Identification, Helen Taylor, Head of SEND and Inclusion, Shama Hussain, Chloe Lambert, Ellie Parker Brewer and Ne-yo Makombe, all HY5! ambassadors, Alison Hinds, Co Chair SEND and Inclusion Partnership Board, Ellis Lees Griffiths and Dhiren Kumar, both HY5! ambassadors, Andrew Scragg, Participation Officer, Megan Baynham, Kieran Smith-Mills and Harman Kambo, all HY5! ambassadors, Paul Tulley, Co Chair SEND and Inclusion Partnership Board, Councillor Jacqui Coogan, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, Dr Cathy Higgins, Divisional Medical Director/Consultant Paediatrician, Pate Tate, SEND…

Vaccination UK are holding two further catch-up clinics for pupils who have missed a vaccination in school, and for children who are home educated. The following vaccinations will be available: The Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DTP) vaccine, also known as the three-in-one teenage booster, which is offered to children in Year 9 and above. This booster is the last routine dose that provides young people with long-lasting protection into adulthood The Meningococcal (Men ACWY) vaccination for children in Year 9 and above which helps protect young people against four types of meningococcal disease which can cause both meningitis and septicaemia…

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge, the Story Garden, gets underway in Wolverhampton on Saturday (12 July). Young readers are invited to sign up at any of the city’s 16 libraries for free, join the adventure and discover a magical world where stories grow. The annual Summer Reading Challenge is delivered in partnership with The Reading Agency. Last year over 1,200 young bookworms took part, visiting their local library at least three times and reading at least six titles over the summer. Participants can take part in competitions and will receive a certificate and medal on completion of the challenge. To…

A series of free family fun days will take place across the city this summer to encourage everyone to love their community. The Love Your Community fun days will be taking place at Pendeford Dovecotes TMO on Wednesday 30 July, the Cannock Road Gurdwara on Thursday 7 August, Lanesfield Church on Wednesday 13 August, and St Joseph’s Church, Coalway Road, on Wednesday 20 August. Each will run from 11am to 3pm and all are welcome. Partners including the City of Wolverhampton Council, community organisations and charities, the police and other service providers will be on hand to provide a day…

City of Wolverhampton Council’s Wolves at Work team is continuing to deliver a range of community drop-in events across the city to support local people with employment, training, and career development. The latest events come during Employability Week (7 to 11 July) and are open to all Wolverhampton residents aged 16 and over, who are looking for work or considering their next career steps. Further drop-in sessions taking place this week are: Oasis Café, Whitburn Close, Wolverhampton, WV9 5NJ, on Wednesday, July 9, between 1pm and 2.30pm Bilston Public Library & Art Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, WV14 7LU, on Thursday,…

People are being encouraged to think about their drinking habits and the risks posed by alcohol during Alcohol Awareness Week, which gets underway today (Monday 7 July, 2025). The City of Wolverhampton Council and substance misuse service Recovery Near You will be highlighting the harms associated with alcohol and the treatment and recovery support which is available in the city. Representatives from Recovery Near You and SUIT, the Service User Improvement Team, will be available at locations throughout the week offering support, advice and, where appropriate, interventions. At some locations, a fibroscanner will also be available to identify the early…

Amrik Sangha, a Health Improvement Officer with the City of Wolverhampton Council, with one of the vape kits that are available to people who want to Swap to Stop smoking A new programme which has already helped well over 100 smokers in Wolverhampton to quit has been extended for another 12 months. Launched by the City of Wolverhampton Council last year, Swap to Stop provides free vaping kits and behavioural support to help people stop smoking. The service is delivered over a period of 12 weeks by trained members of staff who offer free vape starter kits alongside support…

Councillor Jacqui Coogan, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, joined Headteacher Lorraine Downey, Chair of governors Linda Guest and children and support staff to celebrate Green Park School’s Good Ofsted rating Staff and pupils are celebrating after Green Park School was judged to be Good by Ofsted, with inspectors describing it as an ‘ambitious and caring’ school. They visited Green Park at the end of April and, in their report published recently, found that staff have ‘high expectations and a deep understanding of all pupils’. The school, which supports learners aged three to 19 with complex physical…