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Leeds City Council failed children with special needs
Leeds City Council failed children with special needs
There were “serious and extensive failures” in the way Leeds City Council treated three children with special educational needs, a report has found.
In one case, a severely disabled girl could not communicate as her carers did not know sign language, according to the local government ombudsman.
Leeds City Council said it “fully accepted” the ombudsman’s findings.
Teddybears’ picnic raises £250 for deaf charity at St Mary’s school in Runcorn
Teddybears’ picnic raises £250 for deaf charity at St Mary’s school in Runcorn
Jul 7 2011 by Oliver Clay, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News
IF RESIDENTS went down to the woods this week they might have found pupils from a Runcorn school having fun for charity.
Saint Mary’s Primary School pupils in Halton Village held a teddy bears’ picnic, raising £250 for the National Deaf Children’s Society.
The Year 1 students chose the cause because one its class members has hearing difficulties.
Disabled and disadvantaged youngsters trip out at risk
Shadow over future of Norwich to Lowestoft truckers’ convoy
By Stephen Pullinger
Monday, May 23, 2011
2:39 PM
Organisers of the region’s popular children’s convoy say this year’s event could be the last due to police reducing their level of support.
For the past 25 years, crowds have lined the route from Norwich to Pleasurewood Hills theme park in Lowestoft on August bank holiday Sunday to cheer a convoy of up to 100 honking trucks taking disabled and disadvantaged youngsters and their families for a day out.
