The City of Wolverhampton Council's social work services have celebrated another successful year, marked by national recognition, high standards of practice, continued workforce growth and major progress in supporting people through trauma-informed practice. Principal Social Worker Hannah Bates’ Annual Report highlights how the council has continued to strengthen high-quality, ethical and relationship-based social work practice across Adults' and Children's Services, while

Children and young people across Wolverhampton are being encouraged to get ready for the biggest Yo! Active summer holiday programme so far. Yo! Active is delivered by WV Active and Wolves Foundation and offers a wide range of free activities all year round to children and young people aged up to 18, or 25 for care leavers or those with a disability, whose family pay Council Tax to the City of Wolverhampton Council. Children and young people can take their pick from over

Members of the City of Wolverhampton Council's Cabinet have approved plans to expand Colton Hills Community School. It will create space for an additional 79 Year 7 places from 2027, and 395 permanent places across Years 7-11 by September 2031. The expansion, approved by Cabinet yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 8 July, 2026) will help meet the growing demand for secondary school places in the south-east of the city, and Colton Hills has already been admitting significantly

A nursery school is celebrating after being judged to be at Strong Standard in all areas by Ofsted. Inspectors visited Bilston Nursery School and found that children experience a 'safe, warm and nurturing environment where they feel welcome from the moment they arrive'. They 'behave well... developing friendships and positive relationships with both staff and each other'. Children 'enjoy their learning' as they explore the 'well-designed... thoughtfully organised and acce

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 University of Wolverhampton at The Halls’ Civic and Wulfrun Halls from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 July. Over four nights, 400 members of the Youth Choir, Concert String Orchestra, Keyboard Ensemble, Fusion Fives, Bhangra Fusion Percussion, the Primar

Children and young people who have missed one of their school-aged vaccinations are invited to get it at a special catch-up clinic taking place this weekend. It will be held on Saturday (11 July, 2026) at Whitmore Reans Family Hub, Lansdowne Road, Wolverhampton from 9am-1pm, and is open to all 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

People of all ages in Wolverhampton are benefiting from good quality social care, following the publication of two positive inspection reports for children’s and adult services. In the space of a fortnight, the City of Wolverhampton Council's Children’s Social Care Services were rated Good by Ofsted, while Adult Social Care was judged Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – highlighting strong and consistent support from birth through to later life. Ofsted found that

Young people from across Wolverhampton took part in a Dragons’ Den-style event to design new ways of supporting emotional health and wellbeing for their peers. Young Voices Healthy Futures – The Pitch! was organised by the City of Wolverhampton Council, Wolves Foundation and children’s charity Barnardo’s and brought together Key Stage 3 students from seven local schools, each working in teams to develop and present an idea to a panel of 'dragons' at Molineux Stadium. Arou

Parents and carers across Wolverhampton are being reminded that national changes to free school meal eligibility will come into effect from September. Since 2018, all existing free school meal claims have been protected under a Government scheme called Transitional Protection. This meant that around 20,000 children in Wolverhampton have continued to receive free meals, even if their family’s financial circumstances changed. At the end of this school year, this protection

Children in care enjoyed a special day at Molineux Stadium to help them prepare for the move to secondary school. Eight Year 6 pupils took part in a programme of activities designed to build confidence, encourage teamwork and open up conversations about the transition ahead. The day, organised by the City of Wolverhampton Council's Virtual School, used football and the unique setting of Molineux to create a relaxed and engaging environment. Pupils took part in team buildi