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[…]
Welcome to PaCC’s May Round-Up This month’s update brings together important developments from across the SEND services in Brighton & Hove, including news from the SEND and Alternative Provision Change Programme, and the SEND Sufficiency Plan. We also share how PaCC is working to ensure that parent carer voices are influencing decisions at every level.[…]
Education PaCConnect – Join us an to hear updates around Education and SEND in Brighton & Hove When: Tuesday 3rd June 10.00am to 12.00pm Where: The Lagoon Room, BMECP Centre, 10A Fleet Street, Brighton BN1 4ZE PaCC is organising this forum, which is an opportunity to hear updates from Georgina[…]
Would you like to help deliver two of PaCC’s projects – Autism in Schools (AiS) and Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) in some of Brighton & Hove schools? The Engagement Worker will play a key role in the AiS and PINS initiatives, which are a partnership with our health and education partners,[…]
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) would like to thanks everyone who responded to the recent engagement about Day Opportunities in the city. BHCC is recommissioning Day Services in the city for adults with learning disabilities who may be autistic and for neurodivergent adults without a learning disability, who may be autistic. To gather ideas,[…]
A celebration of people and organisations who have helped SEND families in 2024 Our annual PaCC Awards celebrate and recognise the people and organisations who went that extra mile to be there for you. Huge thanks to all who sent in nominations – as ever the shortlisting panel had a difficult job choosing the winners![…]
Social care update Short Breaks Holiday Activity programme PaCC recognise that Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) commissioners continue to look at developing the Short Breaks Activity programme that started in the Spring term of 2024. This provision was created in direct response to Extratime and Barnardos closing in Brighton & Hove. BHCC’s aims are[…]
PaCC is changing We’re sharing some important updates about changes we’re making at PaCC. These changes are essential to ensure we can continue to support families in Brighton & Hove effectively, despite challenges such as increased demand for our work, and reduced funding. Why are we making changes? Increased demand: The number of SEND-related areas[…]
Welcome to PaCC’s February 2025 Round Up As we settle into the new year, we know that many parent carers continue to face ongoing challenges—whether that’s navigating the education system, struggling to access the right support, or coping with long waiting times for assessments and services. The pressures of daily life can feel overwhelming, especially for families[…]
Reflections from the OAP Co-Production Launch On January 20, 2025, Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) hosted the Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) Co-Production Launch, bringing together schools, education and health professionals, PaCC, and key stakeholders to shape the future of inclusion in schools. The event, part of the SEND & Alternative Provision (AP) Change Programme, focused on how[…]
Brighton & Hove City Council’s Secondary School Admissions Consultation – PaCC’s Report During Brighton & Hove City Council’s (BHCC) recent consultation on proposed changes to secondary school admissions, PaCC has worked to ensure the voices of parent carers are heard. During the consultation period, we facilitated two listening events alongside BHCC officers, receiving valuable[…]
Autism in Schools (AIS) and Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) Update 2025 sees the start of the second year of the Autism in Schools programme in Brighton & Hove, a key initiative designed to strengthen understanding, support, and inclusion for autistic students in mainstream schools. Last month, PaCC, alongside representatives from BHISS (Brighton & Hove Inclusion Support[…]