If you are a parent/carer with a general query about SEND, please contact the Local Offer Line on 0345 606 1490 or email localoffer@suffolk.gov.uk
If you are enquiring about an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) that is within it’s first six weeks, please contact the EHCNA Team on 01473 263688 / EHCNArequest@suffolk.gov.uk
Student Self Referral to the Learning Support Hub
Irlens Information
From September 2024, King Edward VI school expects any student in Year 7-11 who has been diagnosed by an optometrist with any of the following perceptual processing disorders:
- Visual Stress
- Meares-Irlens Syndrome (MIS)
- Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome
Will use coloured glasses or overlays (supplied by the student) to support them with this in school. Please could you email Mrs Farrow (fy@king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk) with details of their diagnosis so we can support the student and ensure our records are up to date.
Medication Shortage
Information regarding national supply disruptions to ADHD medications:
You may have heard about a national shortage of some of the medicines used to treat ADHD. These supply problems are expected to resolve at various dates between October and December 2023.
How does this affect me/my child?
Although not all ADHD medicines are affected by this shortage, one or more medicines are likely to be in short supply, or possibly unavailable.
What do I need to do?
The NHS is working hard to manage this shortage, but there are a few things that you can do to help minimise the effect on you/your child:
- Please only order your prescription when you have 10-14 days of your medicine left. It is important not to stockpile medicines, and your doctor will not be able to issue your prescription any earlier.
- If your usual pharmacy is not able to supply your medication, please try calling or visiting other local pharmacies to locate stock. Pharmacy contact details can be found via Find a pharmacy – NHS (www.nhs.uk).
Patients currently taking Medikinet, Ritalin, Concerta XL, Xaggitin XL, Delmosart XL, Affenid XL, Xenidate XL, Matoride XL, Amfexa, Strattera:
- Be prepared that your medicine may look a little different to normal:
- You may be asked to take different strengths of your medicine to make up the full dose.
- If your usual medicine is not available, your GP should be able to give you a prescription for a different medicine that works in the same way and is still available.
- Any change to your medicine will be short-term, and only until the supply problems are resolved.
Patients currently taking Medikinet XL, Ritalin XL, Metyrol XL, Equasym XL, Addepta XL, Elvanse, Elvanse Adult, Intuniv:
- Your GP cannot prescribe you an alternative medicine, if you are unable to find a pharmacy which can dispense your prescription, please contact the Suffolk Under 18 ADHD Service: Community | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS (nsft.nhs.uk) so that they can refer to the specialist ADHD team to manage your treatment.
- While waiting for supplies of your medicine to become available again, you may need to change to a different treatment or management plan. Your specialist will discuss the options available to you and agree on the best way to manage your ADHD until your usual medicine is available again.
Where can I go for further information?
If you’ve received a medicine which looks different to what you normally receive, your community pharmacist is best placed to provide information on it. Rest assured that any changes should only be visual, and act the same as your old medication unless directed by the ADHD specialist team.
SEND Local Offer
How can this school meet your child’s needs?
We adapt the curriculum for children with Special Educational Needs. Every child’s needs are considered on an individual basis.
The Suffolk Local Offer website signposts you to:
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Specialist support services within Education, Health and Social Care
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Advice and guidance on EHCP assessments and plans, travel and transport and preparing for adulthood
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Local nurseries, schools, and health services and gives information about the support they offer
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Clubs and local groups that young people can join
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The Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) Their helpline is: 01473 265210
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ARC SEN Support Group: Jellybean33@outlook.com
- SEN Support in Schools
- Annual Health Check Poster
SEND Policy
Click here for our Equalities and Accessibility Policy
Useful Events
Psychology in Schools Team Events
Events calendar – Suffolk SENDIASS
Parent Guides
Supporting a child with attachment disorder
Supporting a child with attention and listening difficulties
Supporting a child with dysgraphia
Supporting a child with dyspraxia
Supporting a child with global developmental delay
Supporting a child with working memory difficulties
Useful information
Who we are and what we do – Suffolk SENDIASS
Leaflets and resources – Suffolk SENDIASS
Making Meetings Matter – Suffolk SENDIASS
Meeting for the Parent carer Involvement Board – Suffolk SENDIASS
Solution-focused practice toolkit
Printable Info Card – Suffolk SENDIASS
Improving SEND services Survey
Why Should I go to my Learning Disability Annual Health Check when I turn 14?
Preparing for adulthood transitions guide
Bridge the Gap Provision Information
Inside this issue:
- A Focus on: Irlen Syndrome
- Our ADHD journey
