The University of Wolverhampton’s publishing house, Ripple Bed Press, in collaboration with the Wolverhampton Literature Festival and the City of Wolverhampton Council's Libraries service, is delighted to announce the launch of the first-ever Young Person’s Writing Award.   This new initiative celebrates emerging literary talent across the region and invites young writers to explore the theme, Reading Places.   Open to young people aged 11 to 18, the competition welcomes prev

A pioneering Wolverhampton youth voice group has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award recognising outstanding co‑production with children, young people and families.   HY5!, a group for young people aged 11-25 with additional needs and disabilities, has been named a finalist for the Excellence in Co‑Production Award at the SEND Awards 2026, organised by the Council for Disabled Children.   Meeting every fortnight at the Cherry Street SEND & Sensory Hub, HY5! cham

Wolverhampton is marking Young Carers Action Day today (Wednesday 11 March, 2026) by celebrating the vital caring role many children and young people in the city play.   A young carer is anyone under 18 who helps care for a relative, friend or loved one, and, according to the 2021 census, some 900 children and young people in Wolverhampton saw themselves as young carers. The City of Wolverhampton Council has an active relationship with over 300 of them and would like to reach

A Wolverhampton primary school which has been recognised as one of the very best in the country is celebrating an excellent Ofsted inspection.   Spring Vale Primary School was recently named in the Sunday Times Parent Power list of the top 1,000 schools, and now has even more reason to celebrate following the publication of its latest Ofsted report.   Inspectors visited Spring Vale in January, and in their report published last week, found that 'pupils achieve highly'. Teache