SEND at Eastern Education Group
Special educational needs and disabilities – support through every stage.
We firmly believe that access to quality education is a fundamental right for everyone. That’s why we’ve merged with the best SEND provider in the region; to ensure that each and every student receives tailored support that allows them to thrive socially, academically and emotionally.
We provide a choice for students with SEND from ages five to 25, and is the most recent addition to the Eastern Education Group family.
We offers a range of specialist and alternative provisions (AP) across five special schools and two centres linked to mainstream schools. Our SEND team specialises in moderate learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, and social, emotional, mental, and behavioural needs.
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We provide a service to our local and regional communities which has a coherent approach to special and alternative education across Suffolk and beyond.
The Trust has a symbiotic relationship with all its schools and colleges, making sure that a continuum of specialist provision can be focused to best meet the needs of students with complex SEND/AP.Our nurturing and supportive approach and the commitment and warmth of our devoted staff helps us to achieve our vision of:
- Providing a complete and fully supported learning journey that achieves the best possible outcomes for our learners and their families
- Removing the barriers between different types of specialist education through our highly collaborative and joined-up approach
- Helping to develop well-rounded individuals with the confidence, skills and independence to progress to work and adult life
Quick links
Suffolk
Priory School
Priory School in Bury St Edmunds specialises in supporting young people with Moderate Learning Difficulties for those aged five to 18. There are a number of local specialist provisions led by Priory School.
Priory School
Priory Mount Road
Priory Angel Hill
Priory at Thurston
Priory Aspire
Sunrise Academy
Sunrise Academy in Lowestoft specialises in supporting children aged ten to 16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, who have difficulties in managing their behaviour and emotions.
- Most of our students are within an average cognitive range, with some having lower than average cognition
- Personalised, nurturing approach
- Helping students to reach their full potential when they leave us.
Chalk Hill
Based in Great Cornard, Sudbury, Chalk Hill is for boys aged eight to 14 who have experienced difficulty navigating mainstream education and are or have been at risk of permanent exclusion.
- Most of our students have experienced difficulty or trauma in their childhood
- Nobody should be defined by their past. With courage and commitment, they can transform their future.
Stone Lodge Academy
Stone Lodge Academy in Ipswich is a special school for those aged five to 16 with complex Moderate Learning Difficulties.
West Suffolk College Sixth Form
Based in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk College provides a person-centred approach to meeting the individual learning and development needs of students aged 16 to 24 with SEND in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment.
One Sixth Form College
SEND Services at One Sixth Form College in Ipswich provide a holistic range of support options to ensure students are successful with their learning and can achieve their individual goals.
Norfolk
Duke of Lancaster
Set in five acres of space in Fakenham, Duke of Lancaster is a special school for students aged 5-16 with Communication and Interaction difficulties.
We support young people with a range of needs, specifically:
- Students in the ‘average’ cognitive range as they will be working towards mainstream milestones, including SATs and GCSEs.
- Students with a full Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
- Most of our students have a diagnosis of Autism, however it’s not essential to have a full diagnosis, but pupils should display some, or all, traits.