What’s Happening

A very Happy New Year to all HLC partners and stakeholders! I’ve been encouraged by the Editor to spread positivity and light (literally) in my introduction, not particularly easy when we’ve arrived at Lockdown 3,with more severe restrictions for all of us!

Welcome to the final edition this year of the HLC E-Bulletin – the Christmas edition.
Thank you for all your hard work and support throughout what has been at times, a very challenging year.

This week we return from the National Lockdown back to the tiered approach, so what does this mean for HLC funded delivery?

This week sees the initial, virtual launch of the new Youth Hub Hull, in partnership with JCP Hull and Humber, Goodwin Development Trust, City Health Care Partnership (CHCP), Hull City Council and HLC.

Since the start of the pandemic in March a high percentage of concerns received by our partners have been related to mental health.

Well not surprisingly we’re heading back into another National Lockdown from 5th November, so what does this mean for face to face delivery?

Although there are national concerns about the rising number of Covid cases, face to face delivery continues to be a crucial element in developing young people and
adults. We thought it would be useful to remind partners of the FE guidance available, to help us ensure staff and learners can work safely, and minimise the risk of transmission.

Since we shared our news of a phased return to the HLC office, we have now put a pause on this due to the Government’s latest announcement asking us all to work from home again, if we can.

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) has warned that the impact of Covid-19 and social isolation could make some of society’s most vulnerable people more susceptible to radicalisation and other forms of grooming.