Highlights and key activity
Families and professionals have helped design a new assessment process for neurodevelopmental needs. We are starting with young people aged 16 and over and will then expand it to children under 16.
15 primary schools are taking part in the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) programme. The programme helps school staff better understand and support neurodiverse children.
Parents, young people and professionals worked together to create a needs-based profiling tool and a signposting toolkit. These resources help children and families get support sooner.
Extra funding has strengthened the Neurodevelopmental (ND) Navigation and Support Service. The service gives better advice and guidance to families while they wait for an assessment.
Impact for children, young people and families
Schools taking part in PINS report:
- better communication with families
- improved support for behaviour
- school environments that better support neurodiverse children
The Neurodevelopmental (ND) Navigation Service has supported more than 950 families. It has helped reduce pressure on waiting lists and provided practical support.
Consistent triage and assessment processes are helping families follow clearer and better coordinated support pathways.
Key priorities
Over the next 6 months, we will:
- test the new pathway for young people aged 16 and over, measure its success and continue developing the model for children under 16
- continue PINS training, conferences and engagement with parents and carers
- test and improve the needs-based tools in schools
- launch the new signposting toolkit for young people