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Concerned parents to learn about 'Safety Valve' agreement from SEND legal expert this Friday
Joined17, February 2018
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The inclusive educational support initiative launched aims to help nurture a more inclusive, collaborative, and supportive approach for neurodivergent children and children with disabilities
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This reader urges Islanders to challenge Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely, and ask him why he voted as he did against a clause that would have guaranteed protection for the NHS in any future trade negotiations
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Colleen Brannon shares her thoughts following the rejection of her 7,000 signature strong petition calling on the council to reconsider plans to close mental health day care centres.
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We're told that austerity is over, but the group campaigning to save the Isle of Wight's mental health day centes believe "the books are balanced on the backs of our most vulnerable friends, family and neighbours" and they challenge the credibility of council's commitment to 'listen to service users'.
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All those who will be impacted by the planned closures of the mental health day centres are encouraged to attend this public meeting next week to ensure your voice is heard, including family, friends and concerned residents.
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Save our Schools IW say that taking care of children, making sure they have every opportunity to thrive, is surely the most basic measure of our own humanity and success as a community and invite others to join them at demo on the 30th May.
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A former service user at one of the Isle of Wight's mental health day centres, shares his story of being saved from suicide and why he believes closing the centres will be false economy that could end in tragedy.
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Colleen Brannon shares a heartfelt plea to Islanders to support this petition calling on the Isle of Wight council to rethink closure of mental health day centres.
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Four Isle of Wight women joined 1,000+ others at the first stand-alone Women’s Conference arranged by the Labour Party in 20+ years and an Island Labour motion was chosen to go to the National Conference.
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Colleen Brannon from Island Labour shares the speech she will make at tonight's full council meeting, in defence of the Law Centre, which provides help to vulnerable Islanders and says it saved the council between £1.5-£1.9m in 2017.
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Female members of the Isle of Wight Labour Party came together last week and heard impassioned speeches about how Island women can help empower others to represent their communities.
