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Autistic children living in Suffolk will not be sent to Acorn Park School until it does more to improve, the county council says.

Autistic children living in Suffolk will not be sent to Acorn Park School until it does more to improve, the county council says.

A city mum has spoken of her autistic daughter's battle for a decent education, calling her time at an inadequate special school "a disaster start to finish".

Acorn Park School in Banham. - Credit: Sonya Duncan Ofsted inspectors have said a Norfolk special school has made progress in tackling weaknesses that left parents accusing it of failing their children.  After its last full Ofsted inspection in February 2020 Acorn Park School in Banham was rated ‘inadequate’ with the quality of teaching said to be “not good enough”. Inspectors said while children enjoyed attending the school, the quality of the curriculum was “weak”, leaders had “given little thought” to how they progressed, and pupils completed “disconnected tasks and acti...

Alastair Campbell has amused some Good Morning Britain viewers when he accidentally announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II on-air. The former Labour Party spokesman made the blunder on his third day hosting the popular ITV morning show alongside Susanna Reid. Campbell is filling in as co-presenter on a temporary basis throughout Mental Health Awareness Week, with ITV still searching for a permanent replacement for the recently departed Piers...