Read the letter we sent to MPs in East Sussex about the anticipated SEND reforms.

Has your child or young person with SEND accessed Alternative Provision in the last 12 to 18 months? We have recently been invited to join two different groups focusing on Alternative Provision, and we’d love to hear from any parent carers who might be interested in getting more involved in this area of our work. … Read more

A recap of the events, workshops, and conferences we’ve attended these last few months and the key messages from our conversations with families and those working in SEND services.

Complete our quick temperature check and tell us how things are going for you and your family in relation to SEND services and support.

Browse all the resources we have produced about co-production. Watch a whistle-stop guide to co-production, featuring parent carers, practitioners, and SEND staff. There’s also a handbook, a charter, and a one-page intro to parent carer forums. Plus links to the Children & Young People’s SEND Co-production Commitment, and the Families and Schools Together Charter.

A look back at the school groups we have run this year as part of the Autism in Schools and Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools projects.

Families are telling us how worried they are about potential changes to the SEND system. Read our thoughts on the current national picture and what work is happening to represent parent carer views.

The results are in from our most recent temperature check asking parent carers about SEND support in East Sussex. Click to read more.

Read our report on parent carer experiences which was submitted to inspectors as part of the Ofsted inspection of SEND services in East Sussex, along with a statement from the ESPCF steering group.

Dates announced for the remaining CAMHS participation parent carer group sessions until summer 2025.