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Speech therapy jobs are to be created near Cambridge next year, as a
special school for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will
be opened.
Gretton School is set to cater for up to 40 young people between the ages of five and 19 when it gets up and running in January.
Medical facilities will play an important role, with both speech and occupational therapy services available.
Headteacher
Lyndsey Stone explained that families will be provided with support and
short breaks, with a strong interest in the personalised education that
will be on offer already apparent.
"It will significantly
improve the lives of children and young people living with ASD in and
around Cambridge and - in the near future - provide residential
education for children and families further afield," she said of the
school.
Speech therapists are among those currently benefiting
from the newest version of Lorenzo Care Management software, which was
recently introduced at NHS Bury.
Written by Megan Smith