Secondary School Admissions Arrangements: Local Authority Response Earlier this month, PaCC released a position statement in response to the Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) engagement exercise about secondary school admissions and you can read that position statement, here. PaCC have since met with BHCC Councillors and local authority officers to discuss our position statement[…]
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Easy Read Hub created to improve access to information for residents with learning disabilities
Latest News Oct 03, 2024
PaCC knows that Easy Read options are essential, which is why we are so pleased to announce that Brighton & Hove City Council has launched a new easy read information hub on their website to ensure that residents with learning disabilities and their parents, carers and support staff can access key information about council services. […]
SEND Short Breaks latest for October 2024 half term Following last week’s parent carer meeting, please see Brighton & Hove City Council’s statement about October half term SEND Short Breaks : “All Eequ listings for SEND Short Breaks are now live for activities to be booked. Providers running sessions this October are: Brighton & Hove[…]
Welcome to PaCC’s September Round-up As the new season begins, we know that many of you will be navigating new challenges, whether that involves supporting your children as they return to their education or with the complexities of having no suitable education. We understand how difficult this time can be, especially with the demands of[…]
Autism in Schools PaCC is working on the Autism in Schools project in Brighton & Hove, as part of a national programme to try and improve the experience and outcomes for autistic children who attend mainstream schools. The project is running in three local schools; Cottesmore and Woodingdean primaries and Cardinal Newman secondary school. Here[…]
Name: Anne Webster Role within PaCC: Representing the Parent Groups and Befriending (previously known as Face 2 Face). Parent Carer experience: I approached Amaze in 2011 and have received support and advice from them since then. Having attended parent-led support networks for years, I became a befriender in 2019. I have a work history of[…]
All the latest documents on Short Breaks and Holiday Activities will be available here and will continue to be updated: 1st May Short Breaks presentation for parent carers PaCC questions following BHCC Mon 3rd June comms re Short Breaks Holiday Activities Direct Payments. Short Breaks – Agenda 10th June Short Breaks – You Said We[…]
welcome to pacc’s May round-up This round up brings together updates about key areas of work as well as other news. As we navigate through the late spring and early summer months, we acknowledge that this time of the year brings unique challenges for many of you. The end of the academic year is approaching,[…]
Short Breaks There continues to be a lot of meetings and activity around short breaks at the moment. Here is a brief update on the areas covered: Short Breaks and Holiday Activities. Parent Carers and leads from Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) attended a meeting chaired by PaCC on 1st May. The meeting was[…]
Stronger together – PaCC and Amaze join forces to provide support groups and befriending for parents of disabled children in Brighton & Hove. Amaze’s Face 2 Face service for parent carers is changing. Rebranded ‘Parent groups and befriending’, the new service is a partnership between us, Brighton & Hove Parent Carers’ Council (PaCC), East Sussex[…]
introducing pacc steering group member, Chloe Name: Chloe Willow Role within PaCC: PaCC Rep, representing the Parent Groups and Befriending or PGB, previously known as Face 2 Face. Parent Carer Experience: I have been really fortunate to access Brighton’s well-established parent-led support network, and I am really keen to contribute to this through my role[…]
a celebration of people and organisations who have helped send families in 2023 The PaCC Awards celebrate and recognise those people and those organisations who went that extra mile to be there for you. Thank you to all of you who sent in a nomination – we had a record number for 2023! The awards[…]
PaCC online Education Workshop – The Difficulties Children with SEND Experience with Going to School (both diagnosed and undiagnosed). Is your child experiencing difficulties going to school or has struggled in the past? Join us for a workshop with Norman Haskins (Hidden Children Officer), Dr Adele Tobias (Brighton & Hove Educational Psychology Service) and representatives[…]
Important information regarding SEND Easter holiday provision: Read or download Brighton & Hove City Council’s launch letter for the Short Breaks and School Holidays programme, here. PaCC welcome your feedback on this new offer; and please be reassured that we continue to maintain a high level of challenge to Brighton & Hove City Council to[…]
Welcome to PaCC’s February round-up! It’s always such a difficult time of year, with January seeming to go on forever, but this year it feels even more so for parent carers and their families. PaCC continues to raise the many issues and difficulties families face with officers working in Brighton & Hove City Council and[…]
Social Care Update PaCC has been very busy attending social care meetings with members of staff from the council. Our focus at these meetings has been to highlight the significant concerns around availability of social care support for families, including the devastating loss of Barnardo’s and Extratime. PaCC has challenged Brighton & Hove City Council[…]
PaCC Awards and Amaze Balancing Act Event You are invited to a special event on Thursday 7th March, from 9.45am to 2pm at the Brighthelm Centre, North Road BN1 1YD combining two important opportunities to celebrate and reflect on how families with children and young people with SEND are supported. Annual PaCC Awards We know that[…]
SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Change Programme You may have heard discussions about the SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Change Programme. Read the article written by Amaze, which provides information about the Change Programme and what its aim is. Brighton & Hove are part of the South-East partnership alongside Portsmouth (who are the lead local[…]