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17th Mar 2017
EADT – Campaign seeks SENDsational employers to provide work opportunities for young people with special needs
Suffolk County Council has launched a campaign to find high quality workplace opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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17th Feb 2017
EADT – Woman threatened to throw herself off A14 flyover for fourth time this year
A troubled 23-year-old woman has appeared in court again after threatening to throw herself of an A14 flyover for the fourth time in just over a month.
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29th Nov 2016
EADT – Fresh hope for saving Suffolk’s autism services after ‘positive meeting’
Parents, charities and council chiefs have held “very positive” talks over the future of one of Suffolk’s threatened autism services. The talks were held on Friday following the recent announcement...
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29th Nov 2016
EADT – Why did Suffolk County Council spend thousands in one month on accommodation for young people in B&Bs?
Thousands of pounds were spent in one month on accommodating vulnerable Suffolk teenagers in bed and breakfasts, because “no immediate alternative was available”.
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18th Nov 2016
EADT – Anne Humphrys speaks before House of Lords
SPCN co-chair has spoken in the House of Lords about the challenges she has faced as the parent of a young person with mental health issues to highlight the need for...
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16th Nov 2016
BBC – Norfolk and Suffolk NHS mental health facility has empty beds
Mental health campaigners are “incredulous” five beds for children are unused when 20 patients are being treated “out of the area”. Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) created a...
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15th Nov 2016
EADT – Why are Suffolk special education needs children being sent to private schools as far away as Leicestershire?
Suffolk’s education chiefs have been accused of failing children with special needs after it emerged some were being sent to private institutions hundreds of miles away. Publicly available financial information...
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14th Nov 2016
EADT – £80k grant will kick-start charity’s project to connect with disadvantaged Ipswich children
An £80,000 grant has made it possible for a Suffolk charity to connect with more disadvantaged children in need of direct support. Home-Start East Ipswich & Coastal, based in Martlesham...
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11th Nov 2016
Haverhill Echo – New era in supporting young people with special educational needs
An academy trust is celebrating a new era in supporting young people with special educational needs after launching a series of initiatives in Bury St Edmunds. The Special Educational Needs...
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25th Jul 2016
EADT – More primary school pupils are being excluded and sent home in Suffolk
Rising numbers of pupils are being excluded from primary schools in Suffolk, new figures reveal. The number of students given at least one fixed period exclusion – temporary removal from...
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12th Jul 2016
EADT – Earl Soham mum organises ‘mindfulness’ session at Framlingham College to help Suffolk pupils
A Suffolk parent has recruited mental health professionals to lead an event on “mindfulness and well-being” for school-age children. Lucy Flack, whose children attend Earl Soham Primary School, said there...
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30th May 2016
EADT – Education centres for Suffolk children with additional needs saved after closure threat
Eight education centres for children with additional needs in Suffolk threatened with closure have been saved following 15 months of uncertainty over their future. Suffolk County Council (SCC) launched in...
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23rd Feb 2016
ITV – Are mental health services in the East improving?
The Mental Health Trust for Norfolk and Suffolk became the first in England to be placed in special measures in February 2015. Over the past four years it’s made savings...
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7th Nov 2015
EADT – What can be done in Suffolk schools to improve children’s mental health?
With a tenth of young people suffering from mental ill health, investigations reporter Andrew Hirst takes a look at the support available at schools in Suffolk… The terrifying bouts of...
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13th Feb 2015
BBC – Suffolk special support centres: Apology over ‘closures’ letter
An apology has been made after a document about the closure of centres for children with learning difficulties was mistakenly sent to parents. Suffolk County Council has been reviewing the...
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29th Jan 2015
Star – Additional needs centres at Suffolk primary schools could be shut down
Parents have expressed anger at proposals to shut eight school centres for pupils with additional needs. More than 800 people have signed a petition calling for the “specialist support centres”...
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