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More than 200 high school pupils from Ipswich attended the event - which showcased careers opportunities - at The Baths venue in the town on Tuesday.

Rent for the gym was paid by SHE, which also received fees paid by Wirral Council to place pupils at Life School.

That has led some special school principals in Northern Ireland to say that their pupils face a "cliff edge" when they leave school.

A sports coach at a special educational needs school who put pupils in headlocks has been jailed for his "cruel bullying" after the abuse was uncovered by a BBC Panorama investigation.

Head teachers said the scheme was "the way forward" as it helped pupils and their families.