Ormiston Academy s Rachel Zagni and Rob Ilett of St Elizabeth Hospice
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Half a dozen Suffolk schools have been praised by St Elizabeth Hospice for their role in encouraging young people to open up about death and bereavement.
Schools across Ipswich and south Suffolk have been awarded by the hospice as part of its 565 service, which provides emotional and bereavement support for children living with a family member with progressive illness.
Chantry Academy, Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Stoke By Nayland Church of England Primary School, Shotley Primary School, St Mary’s Primary School in Hadleigh and Nacton Church of England School have all earned accreditation.
Ormiston Academy s Rachel Zagni and Rob Ilett of St Elizabeth Hospice
- Credit: St Elizabeth Hospice
Half a dozen Suffolk schools have been praised by St Elizabeth Hospice for their role in encouraging young people to open up about death and bereavement.
Schools across Ipswich and south Suffolk have been awarded by the hospice as part of its 565 service, which provides emotional and bereavement support for children living with a family member with progressive illness.
Chantry Academy, Ormiston Endeavour Academy, Stoke By Nayland Church of England Primary School, Shotley Primary School, St Mary’s Primary School in Hadleigh and Nacton Church of England School have all earned accreditation.
“Clearly, the head of an academy trust has an important role, but I would argue that the person in charge of children and young people in Suffolk, Norfolk, or Essex, has an even bigger job and they are paid nowhere near £200,000.
Graham White is from the Suffolk branch of the National Education Union
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“If you take Suffolk, for example, it used to have 300-odd local authority schools, and the head of that might have been paid £80,000-£90,000 a year, for running 300 schools.”
Others taking home pay packets over £150,000 included Dame Rachel de Souza of East Point Academy and Thetford Academy chain the Inspiration Trust - who has just secured a top Government job as children s commissioner.
“Clearly, the head of an academy trust has an important role, but I would argue that the person in charge of children and young people in Suffolk, Norfolk, or Essex, has an even bigger job and they are paid nowhere near £200,000.
Graham White is from the Suffolk branch of the National Education Union
- Credit: Graham White
“If you take Suffolk, for example, it used to have 300-odd local authority schools, and the head of that might have been paid £80,000-£90,000 a year, for running 300 schools.”
Others taking home pay packets over £150,000 included Dame Rachel de Souza of East Point Academy and Thetford Academy chain the Inspiration Trust - who has just secured a top Government job as children s commissioner.
Teachers in Suffolk have been praised for their help during lockdown
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We asked you to tell us how your schools have gone the extra mile this lockdown - and more than 300 of you left comments for your child s school.
From great communication to less stressed kids, we have brought together just some of your thanks for teachers and school staff from across the county.
Murrayfield Primary Academy, Ipswich
Jo Pike said: “Big shout out to the staff working with the children still in school. It s such a weight lifted to know they are being supported to keep up to date with their online classes which gives our family the time we need as educators in other settings to support even more children.”