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Sunfield's Chief Executive resigns
The Trustees of Sunfield have received the resignation of Professor Barry Carpenter from his post as Chief Executive of Sunfield, effective 31 December 2008. More>> |
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It's back - for one night only (and in aid of Sunfield) - Jasper Carrott's Christmas Cracker!
Jasper Carrott is kindly supporting Sunfield with his legendary and hugely popular Christmas Cracker show on Sunday, 21st December at Birmingham's NEC - most definitely a show not to be missed! Jasper's “Crackers” are truly unique in that he keeps the bill a closely-guarded secret until the artists actually walk out onto the stage. Consequently, every act is a huge surprise to the audience and past Crackers have included Robert Plant, Sir Cliff Richard (on two occasions), Bill Bailey, Roger Daltrey, Robin Gibb, Chris De Burgh, Riverdance, Vanessa Mae and Victoria Beckham with her band. The bill for this year will be completely different and only Jasper will know who will be appearing. We have full details of how to book tickets, including special VIP Hospitality tickets. More>> |
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Local Council supports research into FASD
Sunfield's research into support for pre-school children with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) will receive funding from Worcestershire County Council. More>> |
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Christmas cards now on sale
Sunfield's 2008 range of Christmas cards offers four different designs all available now. An order form can be downloaded from our site. More>> |
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Professional training courses for Spring 2009 at Sunfield
Details of professional training courses for Spring 2009 (January to April) ) are now online. Bookings can be made using the online booking form. More>> |
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Summer showers fail to dampen Carnival spirits
While the Olympic theme of this year's summer Carnival at Sunfield was transformed into something more akin to 'Singing in the Rain', spirits were certainly not dampened by the British weather and more than £5000 was raised for our new school appeal. |
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Voices in Harmony raise the roof - and a terrific £750 for Sunfield
A concert by highly popular local choir, Voices in Harmony at Lawrence Lane Methodist Church was a brilliant success, with the audience enjoying an evening of excellent entertainment while raising a noteworthy £750 for Sunfield's new school appeal. |
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Sunfield's Sunshine Week achieves a heartwarming result
Schools, local organisations and businesses helped achieve a heartwarming result for Sunfield's second Sunshine Week. One school alone raised over £1000 from a week of activities. Holly Hall Mathematics and Computing College held a danceathon, treasure hunt, car wash and various sporting events to raise funds for Sunfield, handing over a massive cheque for £1044 which will go towards the new school project. |
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VIP evening with Josie Lawrence raises £3500
A VIP evening at Birmingham Rep hosted by Black Country born actress Josie Lawrence has raised £3500 for Sunfield's new school appeal. More>> |
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Jasper's festive gift for Sunfield
Jasper Carrott made a surprise visit to Sunfield to hand over more than £6000. More>> |
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Sunfield wins National Training Award for putting families at its heart
Sunfield has won a National Training Award for an innovative staff-training programme which is aimed at helping staff understand the challenges faced by families bringing up a child with profound autism. More>> |
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Rosie's run raises over £1150 for Sunfield
Rosie Thompson ran the Great North Run for Sunfield, raising just over £1150 in the process. More>> |
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Waitrose donates £5000 to help Sunfield pupils
Waitrose of Stourbridge has presented a cheque for £5000 to Sunfield. The money, raised by all the partners within the store's group, was handed over by General Manager David Harcourt and Sales Partner Philip Glazebrook. More>> |
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The future of teacher training in special education
"The provision of teachers equipped to face the rapidly changing profile of diverse disability in our children is not only under threat, but is non-existent.......More than ever, we need university departments offering in-depth, reflective courses that not only enable teachers to acquire the skills and knowledge to offer high quality education to children with S/PMLD, but also push back the boundaries of what we know and how we can teach, and evolve some of the pedagogy that as yet we do not have." In this article recently published in PMLD Link, Sunfield's Chief Executive, Prof Barry Carpenter expresses his serious concerns for the future of teacher training in special education. More>> |
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Sunfield students conquer Snowdon
Two students have trekked to the summit of Snowdon and raised over £400 to provide holiday treats for all children at Sunfield. More>> |
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Sunfield joins forces with FoneAid
Sunfield is delighted to have teamed up with FoneAid to run a fundraising recycling campaign for unwanted mobile phones. For every phone donated, whatever age or model, Sunfield will receive from FoneAid £3 which will go towards our new classrooms appeal. More>> |
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Fairer to Fathers The role of schools in nurturing positive fatherhood - a United Kingdom perspective Paper by Professor Barry Carpenter OBE
In March, the New Zealand government invited a team of experts from Sunfield to present their work and research during a two week lecture tour. This paper by Sunfield's Chief Executive was subsequently published in Kairaranga, the New Zealand journal of educational practice, and is now available online for download. More>> |
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Sherborne @ Sunfield - new training DVD
After a two year collaborative study between Sunfield School and the Sherborne Association UK, Sunfield has launched a new training DVD, Sherborne @ Sunfield - an adapted teaching approach for children with autistic spectrum disorders. More>> |
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Hollywood at the Hyatt raises £3,400 for new classrooms appeal
Sunfield's first summer ball, Hollywood at the Hyatt, was held on Saturday 2nd June at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Birmingham. Guests included members of the city's business community, parents of Sunfield children and Sunfield staff. More>> |
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Obituary - David Clement, founder trustee of Sunfield
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Mr David Clement on Sunday 20 May at the age of 96. David came to Sunfield just a few months after Fried Geuter and Michael Wilson had founded it in 1931. David was invited to join Michael Wilson as a director in 1934 , and he remained an active trustee up until his death. More>> |
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Provision for day students at Sunfield
Following our success in developing specialist services and personalised learning pathways for children with autistic spectrum disorders and complex learning needs, we are now offering tailor made day provision in addition to 52 week placements. More>> |
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BTCC driver takes time out to support Sunfield
British Touring Car Championship competitor, Adam Jones took time to visit Sunfield to present a cheque towards the school's ‘Sunglasses for Sunfield' appeal. More>> |
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Sunfield launches two new books
Sunfield has announced the publication of two new books - New Horizons in Special Education and Moving with Research.
New Horizons in Special Education
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presents new ways to enable children with severe learning disabilities and autism to learn, and is based on the evidence of seven years of research by professionals working with children and young people at Sunfield. Projects included communication and self-advocacy, community access, health and mental health, family inclusion, curriculum development , psychology and therapies, and the Arts. Therapists, psychologists, teachers, teaching assistants, care workers, social workers and catering staff, along with families and children have all contributed to the book. Click here for further details or to order a copy.
Moving with Research
Veronica Sherborne developed a unique way of engaging children and young people with severe learning difficulties in interactive learning which became known as the Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM). Moving with Research presents evidence of the effects and benefits of SDM and is based on research carried out in both the UK and Europe by educationalists, therapists and health professionals. Click here for further details or to order a copy. |
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Sunfield launches £10,000 appeal for a 17 seater Sunshine Coach
Sunfield has launched a £10,000 appeal for a Variety Club Sunshine Coach to enable the children to enjoy educational and recreational activities that would be otherwise unavailable to them out in the community. More>> |
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Boxing Gala raises over £6000 for new classrooms appeal
The first Sunfield Charity Boxing Gala, held at Villa Park on Friday 26th January, saw the former boxing champions, Richie Woodhall and Bunny Johnson along with former Birmingham City FC footballer, Joe Gallagher enjoy an evening of dinner, champagne and amateur championship boxing in aid of Sunfield. Almost 200 people attended the event which raised over £6000 for Sunfield's new classrooms appeal. More>> |
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