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Contact details for The Virtual School for children in care

Contact details for The Virtual School for Children in Care

How to get in touch with the Virtual School for Children in Care.

Our Virtual School Office can assist with general queries or signpost you to the best person or team to help.

Please email suffolkvirtualschool@suffolk.gov.uk or call 01473 260818.

You can also follow us on X @SuffolkVirtual.

Staff List

Matthew Cooke, Virtual School Head: email matthew.cooke@suffolk.gov.uk
Esther Das, Deputy Virtual School Head: email esther.das@suffolk.gov.uk
Jude Kemp, Assistant Virtual School Head, Children with a Social Worker Lead: email judith.kemp@suffolk.gov.uk
Sarah Squirrell, Assistant Virtual School Head, Previously Looked After Children Lead: email sarah.squirrell@suffolk.gov.uk
Ruth Woollard-Kingston, Assistant Virtual School Head, Inclusion Lead: email ruth.woollard-kingston@suffolk.gov.uk
Dawne Chumbley, SEND Lead: email dawne.chumbley@suffolk.gov.uk
Michelle Bird, Post 16 Lead: email michelle.bird@suffolk.gov.uk
Janice Conington, Specialist Youth Support Worker for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and Young People: email Janice.Conington@suffolk.gov.uk
Chris Wright, Post 18 Lead: email chris.wright@suffolk.gov.uk
Catherine Barron, Virtual School Office Manager: email suffolkvirtualschool@suffolk.gov.uk
Kerry Sturman, Nicky Clifton and Sonali Ganguly, PEP Technicians: call 01473 260818 or email suffolkvirtualschool@suffolk.gov.uk

Please note if you are sending information to the Virtual School which identifies a child or young person, please do so securely. Suffolk County Council uses Microsoft Office Message Encryption (OME) for secure emails. Find out more about secure emails.