The Isle of Wight NHS Trust came under fire at the policy and scrutiny committee for children’s services last night after it was revealed children waiting for autism referrals had been let down for the last nine months.
A series of beautifully tender photographs, examining the complexities of relationships that exist between a teenage son and his father, have been featured on Source.
Save our Isle of Wight Schools campaign will be marching for SEN children and their families on Wednesday 30th. Meet at 2pm in St Thomas's Square, Newport.
Campaigners say if the regional schools commissioner accepts the proposal to close the school, despite hundreds of students, parents, businesses and organisations putting forward strong and valid arguments, he won't have ‘listened’.
On the deadline to object to the Department for Education about the planned closure of the Isle of Wight Studio School the teachers' union, NEU, lend their support to the campaign.
Inventing a new way of working with the 19th century wet-collodion process, fine art photographer Honza Sakar, has created an emotionally charged collection of portraits that resonate as artworks. See it at Dimbola from 26th May.
Children and their teachers from Sandown Bay School filled planters with colourful blooms and native herbs, replacing plants removed or damaged by vandals earlier this year.
Bader Braves Aviation Days offer youngsters with a disability the opportunity to experience the same excitement that famous legless WW2 fighter ace, Douglas Bader, himself enjoyed throughout his life, namely flight in a light aircraft.
Isle of Wight Festival have chosen Save the Children as their national charity partner this year and festival-goers who raise over £150 for the charity can look forward to a free 160ft bungee jump at Seaclose Park this June.
The roadshow is a chance for the ‘you matter’ message to be spread across the Isle of Wight, letting young people know that support is available, and that they matter.