Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS)
What PINS does
PINS is a national programme that is working in Medway.
The partnership runs between:
- Medway Council
- the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB)
- the Medway Parents and Carers Forum (MCPF).
PINS helps primary settings support neurodiverse pupils.
The partnership help schools to:
- shape their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provisions
- provide early interventions
- train school staff
- build partnerships with parents and carers.
How PINS supports your child
PINS aims to make a long term difference in education settings by:
- having professionals from across services support schools and meet children's needs
- training school staff to better understand and support neurodiverse children
- adapting education environments so all children feel safe and included.
Having the right environment will support neurodivergent children and help them achieve their potential.
PINS also encourages schools to:
- build staff knowledge and confidence
- make changes that benefit all children.
The programme is focusing on building relationships between education settings and families. This is to achieve strong and trustworthy partnerships.
Schools working with PINS
Since 2024, 35 schools have been working with PINS.
- Twydall Primary School
- Bligh Primary School
- Greenvale Primary School
- Warren Wood Primary Academy
- All Faiths' Children's Academy
- All Saints CE Primary School
- St John's CE Infant School
- New Horizons Children's Academy
- St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School
- Riverside Primary School
- Byron Primary School
- Hilltop Primary Academy
- Kingfisher Community Primary School
- Gordon Infant Children's Academy
- St Margaret's CE Junior School
- Featherby Infant and Junior School
- New Road Primary School
- Phoenix Primary School
- Elaine Primary School
- St Peter's Infant School
- Thames View Primary School
- Burnt Oak Primary School
- Oaklands School
- Oasis Academy Skinner Street
- Parkwood Primary School
- Luton Primary School
- Maundene School
- Temple Mill Primary School
- Wayfield Primary School
- Delce Academy
- Chattenden Primary School
- Woodlands Primary School
- Wainscott Primary School
- Saxon Way Primary School
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
More information
For more information about how PINS is being used at your child's school:
- contact your school's special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)
- contact your school's headteacher.