Welcome to PaCC’s January 2026 Round-Up PaCC continues to ensure your views, experience and suggestions are taken into account when services for your children and family are commissioned and delivered. Fiona (PaCC Interim Lead), Paolo, (Engagement Coordinator), Nikki, Leila and Gabi (PaCC Autism in Schools & PINS Engagement Workers) and the whole PaCC Steering Group[…]
Updates on Autism in School (AiS) and on Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) in Brighton
Latest News Jan 27, 2026
PaCC is a delivery partner in the Autism in Schools project (AiS) and Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS), working with Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support Service (BHISS). We are in the process of delivering the last part of AiS year 2 to the following schools: Bevendean Primary School City Academy Whitehawk Brighton[…]
PaCC has been working with senior officers at Brighton & Hove City Council to shape social care and education priorities in their workplan for 2026. We are working across the following workstreams and hope to bring you more information on these developments as the year progresses. If you are interested in getting involved or finding[…]
The Adult Care Quality Commission (CQC) Social Care Inspection has rated Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) Adult Social Care Services as ‘requires improvement’. An improvement plan has been developed in response. Members of the People Overview & Scrutiny Committee will review and provide feedback on the draft Adult Social Care Improvement Plan at a meeting on[…]
PaCC are feeding back to councillors about Brighton & Hove’s budget for 2026/27 A key area that PaCC has fed back on so far is a £40,000 cut to children’s disability services. This covers: Services for children with disabilities – management, assessment, operations and administration. Direct payments, family support services and short breaks summary of[…]
In January 2026 Brighton and Hove City Council appointed Graham Davis as the Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO) in Brighton and Hove. PaCC are pleased that this recruitment has now taken place as PaCC have flagged the need for this essential strategic role for several years. The DSCO plays a crucial role in bridging social[…]
In November, Becky Robinson is stepping down from her PaCC Co-Chair role, having made the difficult decision to create more time to focus on her wellbeing and family. The PaCC steering group would like to thank Becky for her dedicated contributions over the past four years, during which she has served as Vice-Chair, Chair, and Co-Chair. Many of you[…]
The Sussex Parent Carer Forum Collaborative (SPCFC) is a newly-formed partnership between the three parent carer forums in Sussex: Brighton & Hove’s PaCC (Parent Carers’ Council), East Sussex Parent Carer Forum (ESPCF), and West Sussex Parent Carer Forum (WSPCF). Together, we will amplify the voices of parent carers across Sussex. We decided to do this[…]
SEND Reforms White Paper: Meetings with the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson The Department for Education has said that a White Paper on SEND, which will outline the Government’s approach to reforming the SEND system, will be published in Autumn 2025. Towards the end of the summer term 2025, Becky Robinson and Fiona England,[…]
Brighton and Hove Parent Carers’ Council (PaCC), Amaze and East Sussex Parent Carer Forum (ESPCF) letter to Chris Ward MP
Latest News Sep 29, 2025
September 2025 Dear Chris Ward MP, We wanted to get in touch to make you aware of the upcoming parliamentary drop-in from the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) and Let Us Learn Too. As your local SEND charity, working closely with two parent carer forums representing Brighton & Hove and East Sussex, we would like[…]
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day is observed annually on 9th September, symbolising the nine months of pregnancy. Brighton and Hove City Council is inviting everyone to join throughout September in raising awareness about the importance of alcohol-free pregnancies and signposting to support services. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) refers to the range of[…]
On Tuesday 3rd of June 2025, PaCC organised a PaCConnect engagement event for parent carers. The purpose of this gathering was to update the parent carer community about the work and planning that is happening in the city around education. The idea of updating the SEN community around education, followed discussions at an earlier PaCC[…]
SEND Sufficiency Update Brighton & Hove City Council is developing a SEND Sufficiency Plan to ensure that children and young people with SEND have access to the right provision, in the right place, at the right time. This includes forecasting future need, identifying gaps, and setting out plans to create more specialist and inclusive provision[…]
Autism in Schools and Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools
Latest News May 21, 2025
Autism in Schools and Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools Autism in Schools (AIS) year 2 is progressing with coffee mornings happening in many of the schools. The Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) year 2 is taking shape, with expressions of interest forms being sent to the city SENCOs. The schools[…]
Courageous Conversation Event in Brighton and Hove In April, PaCC had the opportunity to take part in a SEND Courageous Conversation event in Brighton & Hove – a dedicated day for honest and constructive discussions about local SEND services. These conversations are part of a South East regional initiative supported by the South East Sector[…]
Updates on Short Breaks PaCC have continued to facilitate well attended parent carer meetings with Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) commissioners, Jacqui Parfitt and Katie Rowe, and other invited Local Authority officers. The meetings offer a space for BHCC to inform parent carers of Short Break developments, and for parent carers to feedback and[…]
SEND & AP Change Programme Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) have provided an update around the SEND & Alternative Provision Change Programme, and the different workstreams within it, which you can see here. The SEND & AP Change Programme is part of a wider initiative taking place across the South East Partnership with Brighton[…]
Updates on Learning Disability Partnership Board – May 2025 The Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB) brings together different organisations and agencies – with the aim to improve services for people with learning disabilities who live in Brighton and Hove. Below here are updates from the last Board meeting, which took place at the beginning of[…]