Additional Strategies, Statements and Projects

SEND Joint Commissioning Statement

You can read the SEND Joint Commissioning Statement on PageTiger.

The SEND Joint Commissioning Statement has been co-produced by:

• East Sussex County Council, and
• Sussex Integrated Care Board.

This statement supports co-production. It also aims to establish the priorities for working together. Documents that helped create this statement include:

• East Sussex SEND Strategy
• The Sussex Integrated Care Board's Continuous Improvement Priorities

You can read more about this document on the NHS Sussex site:

• Our plan for our population | Sussex Health & Care

Children and Young People’s SEND Co-production Commitment

You can read the Children and Young People’s SEND Co-production Commitment on PageTiger.

This commitment outlines our co-production with Children and Young People with SEND. It provides guidance on how to hear the voices of pupils and ensure that their needs are central to all our work. The commitment includes a strong focus on embedding this guidance across our organisations.

To create the commitment, we worked with over 60 Children and Young People with SEND from:

• primary schools,
• secondary schools, and
• special schools.

Other partners from were also involved in the development, including:

• schools,
• the NHS, and
• the voluntary sector.

The commitment was also shaped by feedback from public consultation.

East Sussex SEND Co-production Handbook and Charter

East Sussex SEND Co-production Handbook

This handbook expands upon the collective expectations and commitment of:

• East Sussex County Council,
• East Sussex Parent Carer Forum (ESPCF), and
• NHS Sussex.

The aims of this handbook are to:

• Raise awareness and understanding of what co-production is
• Explain how we rely on co-production in East Sussex
• Provide tools and resources for those working in co-production to use
• Help ensure SEND services use co-production

The handbook allows us to work together with families to review, design and develop SEND services in East Sussex.

• View the East Sussex SEND Co-production Handbook PDF

East Sussex SEND Co-production Charter

The East Sussex SEND Co-production Charter also covers the work between:

• East Sussex County Council,
• East Sussex Parent Carer Forum (ESPCF), and
• NHS Sussex.

The aim for co-production, however, is much broader. Where possible, both parties will help joint working with other statutory:

• agencies,
• departments, and
• organisations.

This will be by working with representatives and co-ordinating projects with shared objectives.

Anyone working with parent carers need to be aware of and supported in using this Charter.

• View the East Sussex SEND Co-production Charter (September 2024) PDF

The Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS)

A new pilot project launched in October 2024. The project is the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS). It aims to better support Neurodivergent children in and outside of the classroom.

The pilot project provides early support to:

• build inclusive educational environments,
• proactively address mental health challenges, and
• support collaboration between schools and parent carers for the benefit of their children.

The project is currently running in 16 primary schools across East Sussex.

The work is led by a partnership between the:

• NHS,
• Local Authority education leads,
• Schools,
• Voluntary sector, and
• three local Parent Carer Forums (PCFs).

This is to make sure both the home and school environments work together to best support children and young people.

You can find out more on the NHS Sussex website:

• Neurodevelopmental support in Sussex schools | Sussex Health & Care

Accessibility Strategy

You can view the Accessibility Strategy (2022-2025) PDF.

The Accessibility Strategy (2022-2025) outlines East Sussex County Council’s vision and the practical implications for improving access of disabled children and young people to the services which we provide. This includes services we deliver directly, and those which we provide alongside our partners, including education.

Please note - ​some files on this website might not be suitable for users of assistive technology. 

If you use assistive technology and you have issues with any of our documents, please contact us. We will do our best to help and we will contact you about the next step.

You can contact us on localoffer@eastsussex.gov.uk

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Sussex County Council recognises the diverse needs and strengths of our communities. We are committed to:

• promoting equality,
• recognising the benefits of diversity, and
• ensuring inclusion in service delivery and employment.

Please visit the main East Sussex County Council website to read out commitment:

• Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion commitment | East Sussex County Council

Czone is an East Sussex County Council website for schools. The website has a section on equality guidance, school resources and books. The equality and diversity guidance documents are aimed at education settings. Families might also find them useful to read. They include topics such as:

• LGBTQ+
• Race and religion
• Rights Respecting Schools Award
• Hate incidents
• Women
• Local groups
• Books that celebrate diversity

Visit the Czone website to find out more:

• Equality guidance, school resources and books | Czone

Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms

We explain some of the terms used on this website on our page, Glossary of East Sussex SEND Terms.