Keep up to date with all the latest news from SPCN.
10th Jan 2021
A massive thank you to everyone who joined us during conference week. We are so pleased that so many of you enjoyed it and took learning back to your forums...
Read more15th Dec 2020
Here is a post to help explain the Tier system in England. This video is for people with learning disabilities to help them understand the tier system in place in...
Read more15th Dec 2020
All our families have found this year particularly challenging, as we know from all of the conversations and interactions we have had with you. The SPCN have dedicated their time...
Read more15th Dec 2020
Suffolkās SEND Strategy 2021-2023 Suffolk has begun work on the new SEND Strategy for Suffolk for 2021-2023. SPCN and PACT will be jointly hosting 4 Focus Group sessions for parent...
Read more13th Dec 2020
SPCN hosted a focus group for parents and carers on 8th December 2020 to discuss the work that education, health and care services are doing around the quality assurance of...
Read more5th Dec 2020
Updates from meeting held on Monday 30th November 2020 A Parent Carer Forum to hear updates on Suffolk County Councilās work on Alternative Provision, Specialist Placements and Exclusions took place...
Read more4th Dec 2020
Join us for an exciting programme of events based on the priorities of parent carer forums. Please see the below list of sessions available for you to join as part...
Read more15th Sep 2020
Please find below the link to an important survey about your experiences during lockdown and the return to school in respect of your children and young people. If you have...
Read more29th Jul 2018
The SEND Governance Review Guide is now available to download. Commissioned by Whole School SEND and co-funded between the Department for Education (DfE) and Driver Youth Trust in partnership with...
Read more5th Jun 2018
Updated Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment comes into force in September 2018
Read more5th Jun 2018
Advice for schools and colleges on how to prevent and respond to reports of sexual violence and harassment between children.
Read more2nd Jun 2018
Recent CCPP editorial on how childrenās culture and experiences impact on mental wellbeing and legal proceedings
Read more30th May 2018
Have you seen the May newsletter from @SuffolkSAY?
Read more22nd May 2018
Adult Learning Disability Service of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust – we thought this bulletin might be of interest to parents and carers.
Read more13th May 2018
The ACE Project supports young people with mental health difficulties to Achieve, Connect and Enjoy for wellbeing.
Read more13th May 2018
British universities say they risk “failing a generation” unless students get better mental health care.
Read more13th Oct 2017
A mental health trust has been put back in special measures after its board “failed” to address serious concerns raised since 2014, a report says.
Read more17th Mar 2017
Suffolk County Council has launched a campaign to find high quality workplace opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Read more17th Feb 2017
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.
Read more29th Nov 2016
Parents, charities and council chiefs have held āvery positiveā talks over the future of one of Suffolkās threatened autism services. The talks were held on Friday following the recent announcement...
Read more29th Nov 2016
Thousands of pounds were spent in one month on accommodating vulnerable Suffolk teenagers in bed and breakfasts, because āno immediate alternative was availableā.
Read more18th Nov 2016
SPCN co-chairĀ 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...
Read more16th Nov 2016
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...
Read more15th Nov 2016
Suffolkās 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...
Read more14th Nov 2016
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...
Read more11th Nov 2016
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...
Read more25th Jul 2016
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 ā temporary removal from...
Read more12th Jul 2016
A Suffolk parent has recruited mental health professionals to lead an event on āmindfulness and well-beingā for school-age children. Lucy Flack, whose children attend Earl Soham Primary School, said there...
Read more30th May 2016
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...
Read more23rd Feb 2016
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...
Read more7th Nov 2015
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...
Read more13th Feb 2015
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...
Read more29th Jan 2015
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 āspecialist support centresā...
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