Thank you to the parent carers who responded to our request for feedback on the PDA position statement. Read what happens next.

Read our October update including the recent call for feedback on PDA, exclusions, transport, and the mental heath referral process; a reminder about Ofsted SEND inspections; plus where our NDP team have visited.

During her family’s most difficult time with emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), a parent carer in East Sussex kept notes of how she was feeling. With her and her child’s permission, we’re publishing it here in the hope that it will help others.

Read about the results of our poll asking if you think we’re doing a good job, and for information about our funding, reporting, and what we do day-to-day.

We are often asking parent carers for their feedback – this is a core part of our work, feeding in your views and experiences to try and influence positive change. Click here to read a recent example of what happened with a specific piece of parent carer feedback.

We asked the transport hub at East Sussex County Council for an update on issues previously raised by parent carers, including driver and passenger assistant training, ID badges, and familiarisation visits.

ESPCF is involved in two groups which are working directly on issues relating to schools: school parent carer charter and primary to secondary transitions. Read on to find out what more.

Read the messages which came through from parent carers at our drop-in sessions on early years services and support, post-16 services and support, and the neurodevelopmental pathway.

We held two sessions for parent carers to talk about specialist facilities in mainstream schools. The feedback from these sessions will feed into the local authority’s work on planning and monitoring of educational provision in East Sussex. Read about the main messages and what happens next.

Read a summary of our latest news and activities, including our engagement work across the county.