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Keep up to date with all the latest news from SPCN.
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10th Jan 2021
Contact & NNPCF first virtual national parent carer forumsā conference 2020
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...
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15th Dec 2020
Support Videos
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...
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15th Dec 2020
SPCN Closure over the Christmas break
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...
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15th Dec 2020
SEND Strategy Survey 2021 – 2023
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...
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13th Dec 2020
Focus Group on the Quality Assurance of EHCPs
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...
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5th Dec 2020
Updates on Suffolk County Councilās work on Alternative Provision
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...
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4th Dec 2020
2020 Contact & NNPCF Virtual National Parent Carer Forumsā Conference
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...
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15th Sep 2020
Experiences of Education, Health & Care Services During Covid-19
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...
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29th Jul 2018
The SEND Governance Review Guide
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...
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5th Jun 2018
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Updated Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment comes into force in September 2018
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5th Jun 2018
Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges
Advice for schools and colleges on how to prevent and respond to reports of sexual violence and harassment between children.
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2nd Jun 2018
Child Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
Recent CCPP editorial on how childrenās culture and experiences impact on mental wellbeing and legal proceedings
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30th May 2018
Suffolk Assembly of Youth
Have you seen the May newsletter from @SuffolkSAY?
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22nd May 2018
Oxleas Learning Disability Bulletin
Adult Learning Disability Service of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust – we thought this bulletin might be of interest to parents and carers.
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13th May 2018
Wellbeing service for young people aged 16-24 – now taking referrals!
The ACE Project supports young people with mental health difficulties to Achieve, Connect and Enjoy for wellbeing.
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13th May 2018
Student mental health ‘failing a generation’
British universities say they risk “failing a generation” unless students get better mental health care.
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13th Oct 2017
BBC – Norfolk and Suffolk mental health trust back in special measures
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.
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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 Suffolkās autism services after āpositive meetingā
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...
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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 āno immediate alternative was availableā.
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18th Nov 2016
EADT – Anne Humphrys speaks before House of Lords
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...
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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?
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...
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14th Nov 2016
EADT – Ā£80k grant will kick-start charityās project to connect with disadvantaged Ipswich children
An Ā£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 ā temporary removal from...
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12th Jul 2016
EADT – Earl Soham mum organises āmindfulnessā session at Framlingham College to help Suffolk pupils
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...
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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 childrenās 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 Suffolkā¦ 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 āspecialist support centresā...
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