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The Sussex PINS Project

Brede Primary School is one of sixteen East Sussex primary schools taking part in a new pilot project launched in October 2024. The project, the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS), aims to better support Neurodivergent children in and outside of the classroom and is run in partnership with NHS England, Department of Education, Department of Health and Social Care and East Sussex Local Authority.

The PINS Project is designed to achieve several key objectives:

  • Provide early support and interventions at the school level to proactively address mental health challenges.
  • Cater to a variety of learning styles, thereby fostering a more inclusive educational environment.
  • Foster collaboration between schools and parent carers to ensure a holistic support system.
  • Contribute to the evolution of comprehensive Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) provision within schools.

Further information can be found here.

October Update from the PINS team:

Sussex PINS in the press

To tie in with World Mental Health Day on 10th October, a piece was written about the PINS Project in Sussex alongside a video made at the conference. You can see this here. Thank you to all for your contributions to this.

PINS Conference

On 4th October, the PINS project kicked off with the PINS Conference. Feedback has been extremely positive and purposeful, with comments such as ‘joyful and positive’ standing out. Attendees valued the input of lived experience, time to reflect and strategise with their colleagues and school community.

PINS Webinar: Kit Messenger – Understanding Children’s Needs

On Monday 21st October, PINS held an evening webinar with Kit Messenger. Kit is the author of ‘Curious not Furious’ and the CEO of Changing Chances;

“Changing Chances CIC®, a community interest company that is on a mission to improve the life chances of every child and young person, especially those who struggle at home, in the classroom and beyond. We provide training to all the adults around the child: parents and carers; teachers; school leaders; police officers; social workers and all professionals working with children.”