2024/2025 Impact Report
Year 2 of the PINS project is underway, we are working with schools across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire to improve inclusion and support for neurodivergent children.
February 2026 Newsletter
Many families of children and young people with SEND will find useful updates in our latest Bristol Parent Carers newsletter. We’ve brought together key events, plans and support in one place.
News: resource bases and specialist schools in Bristol
This page shares an easy-to-read list of Bristol resource bases and specialist schools for children with EHCPs. We will keep the list updated and available for families to access on our website.
Friends of the Forum – meeting update
Friends of the Forum brings SEND organisations together so we can hear from as many parent carers as possible. This week we met with Bristol City Council to discuss education and social care support.
Right to choose
Many families have received a message from Clinical Partners or Paloma Health about changes to autism and ADHD assessments through the NHS Right to Choose pathway.
We know this will feel worrying and frustrating, especially if you have already been waiting a long time.
Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools – Update
Year 2 of the PINS project is underway, we are working with schools across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire to improve inclusion and support for neurodivergent children.
Help: Finding Your Way – written by a parent carer
“Finding Your Way” offers comfort, connection, and solidarity to those just beginning the journey of complex medical needs and provides a valuable window into lived experience for practitioners.
Case Study: Working together for change
This case study shows how working in partnership with parent carers helped rebuild trust, improve relationships, and influence how SEND services are shaped, developed and delivered
Case Study: When school isn’t working
This case study shows how parent carers can be supported when a child or young person is out of school or struggling to attend a setting that isn’t working well for them.
Case Study: SEND and Inclusion Strategy
Parent carers helped shape Bristol’s SEND and Inclusion Strategy by sharing their experiences through surveys, events and conversations, directly influencing the priorities and focus of the strategy.