East Sussex Special Education Needs and Disabilities Inspection Survey
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are visiting East Sussex to inspect the local arrangements for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND).
The inspectors want to know about the help and support that children and young people with SEND get. You can share your experiences by filling in one of the surveys below.
What you share will be treated in confidence.
The surveys will close at 9am on Tuesday 12 November 2024.
Survey for children and young people:
This survey is for children and young people between 11 to 25 years old with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Children and Young People Survey – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-CYP/10327164
Survey for parents and carers:
This survey is for parents and carers of children or young people between 0 to 25 years old with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). If you have more than one child with SEND you can use the same link to complete a separate survey for each child.
Parent and carer survey – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-ParentCarer/10327164
Take the parent and carer survey (Easy Read version) – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-ParentCarer-EasyRead/10327164
Survey for practitioners:
This survey is for practitioners who work with children or young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in education, health or care services. If you work in two or more sectors, you can use the same link to complete a separate survey for each role.
Take the practitioner survey – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-Practitioner/10327164
Recent Articles
Contact the VCSE Alliance: The East Sussex VCSE Alliance are keen to hear about your VCSE organisation and any future events or announcements. To submit an item in future editions or for further information about the Alliance, please contact: esvcsealliance@escv.org.uk or visit their website here.
The East Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board has completed its first draft of its Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNA) and have opened it up for public consultation. The aim of the assessment is to set out the current pharmaceutical services available in East Sussex, identify any gaps in services and make recommendations on future development. It will

Healthwatch in Sussex want to hear about carers experiences of accessing health and wellbeing services
Healthwatch in Sussex want to better understand the challenges carers face when accessing health and wellbeing services for their own health, and what support could improve their experience. Healthwatch in Sussex (Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex) are the local independent watchdog for health and care. Are you a carer? A carer is anyone, including