The recommissioning of Wolverhampton's Shared Lives service has been welcomed by carers, service users and partners who say it transforms lives by providing personalised support in a family environment. Earlier this month, the City of Wolverhampton Council announced that Camphill Village Trust had been awarded a new contract to continue delivering Shared Lives across the city for the next two to four years. Shared Lives supports adults and young people aged 16 and over who ne

Pennfields School has joined a select few city schools to scoop a prestigious Alex Timpson ARC Attachment Award for helping vulnerable pupils to thrive. Organised by ARC (the Attachment Research Community), the award celebrates best practice in attachment and trauma-aware schools and settings, and recognises those that have made a profound and lasting contribution to attachment and trauma-aware practices. Attachment issues are sometimes experienced by children who have had di

Children are being given the chance to fall in love with reading as part of this year's Summer Reading Challenge, which is now underway across Wolverhampton's libraries. Created by The Reading Agency and delivered in partnership with public libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge is a free, fun-packed way to keep kids reading and learning all summer long. This year’s theme, Read to the Beat, is powered by Universal Music Group UK and celebrates the joy of music and the power