This survey is part of the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) funded by NHS England in partnership with the Department of Education, Department for Health and Social Care and the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF).
The purpose of the project is to improve the experience of mainstream school for children who may have an additional educational need. The information from the survey will be used to understand the current strengths and potential areas of improvement in a school.
The survey is for all parents and carers of children attending schools participating in the project. If you have more than one child attend the school, then you may complete the survey for the number of children you have attending the school.
All information provided will be stored, used and accessed confidentially in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
The individual information provided will only be accessible to Herts Parent Carer Involvement (HPCI). Your individual survey response will NOT be shared. The only time information will be shared is if it raises a concern for someone’s safety.
A thematic summary of the survey results will be shared with your participating school and PINS project partners from NHS England, Department of Education and NNPCF.
Due to being anonymous, this survey is not a suitable way to raise any specific concerns you may have about your child(ren) or their school. It is also not suitable for reporting any safeguarding concerns. If you have any safeguarding concerns relating to your child or other children in the school, please contact the school Designated Safeguarding Lead in the first instance, and follow your school or local area protocols.
Consent Statement
By providing consent, you are agreeing that personal information about you will be collected anonymously, stored securely and will not identify anyone personally. The information from the survey will be used to understand the current strengths and potential areas of improvement in a school. The anonymised, thematic data will be used and shared with primary schools and PINS project team.
Once consent has been provided you have the right to withdraw your views and your views will be removed, however where data has been anonymised and amalgamated into thematic responses in certain circumstances it may not be able to be excluded.

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* 1. Please select your primary school

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* 2. How welcoming do you find your child’s school? Please rate from "very unwelcoming" (0) to "extremely welcoming" (7).

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* 3. Do you, as a parent carer, feel included in the wider school community? Please rate from "not included" (0) to "very included" (7).

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* 4. Do you feel your child is included in the wider school community? Please rate from "not included" (0) to "very included" (7).

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* 5. How well does the school communicate with you about your child’s development and education? Please rate from "never communicates well" (0) to "communicates extremely well" (7).

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* 6. Do you know what support is provided for your child to meet their additional needs in school? Please rate from "I have no idea what support is available" (0) to "I know exactly what support is available" (7). If your child has no additional needs, please do not answer this question.

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* 7. Do you feel that the school supports/makes reasonable adjustments to extra-curricular activities and enrichment? e.g. trips, special events, visitors into school. Please rate from "reasonable adjustment are never made" (0) to "reasonable adjustments are always made" (7). If your child has no additional needs, please do not answer this question.

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* 8. How often do you and the school communicate about your child (including but not limited to telephone, email, face to face, school apps)?

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* 9. Do you feel your views are heard and valued when communicating with the school about your child? Please rate from "I never feel heard & valued" (0) to "I always feel heard & valued" (7).

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* 10. Do you ever feel worried or anxious about your child whilst they are in school in relation to their additional needs? Please rate from "never" (0) to "always / every day" (7).

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* 11. If you have a concern or complaint about support for your child, how confident do you feel about raising your concern with the school and that your concern will be resolved? Please rate from "not at all confident" (0) to "very confident" (7).

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* 12. Does your child have any additional educational needs? For the purposes of this survey, this includes a broad range of needs, including - but not limited to - ADHD, autism, language disorders, dyslexia, dyspraxia, learning disabilities...)

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* 13. If you would like to, please give further details about any of your answers, please use the comment box below.

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* 14. If you are happy for a member of HPCI (Herts Parent Carer Involvement) team to contact you to discuss any feedback provided or opportunities to be more involved in this work please provide us with contact details below.

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this survey. If you are a parent or carer of a child or young person with SEND in Hertfordshire and would like to join Herts Parent Carer Involvement (HPCI) to have a route to share your views and experiences, you can join for free here.

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