Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) is a national programme which aims to improve outcomes for children who are neurodivergent and attending mainstream primary schools. 24 schools in Hertfordshire took part in year 1 of the programme, and a further 18 schools will be participating in year 2 (2025-2026).
It is funded by NHS England in partnership with the Department for Education, Department for Health and Social Care and the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF).
The programme brings health and education specialists and parent carer forum representatives into mainstream primary settings to:
As the Parent Carer Forum for Hertfordshire, HPCI staff will be hosting parent carer meetings at the new Hertfordshire mainstream primary schools to hear families’ views and experience of how all children (especially those with additional needs) are supported and included at school. They will also be collecting ideas about how parent carers can work in partnership with the schools to create inclusivity. HPCI staff will share themes from the parent carer feedback from meetings and surveys with senior leaders at the schools and health and education specialists to deliver changes and improvements at the schools.
The goal of the PINS programme is to leave a sustainable impact, building a legacy of closer collaboration between schools, parent carers, education and health. By creating a supportive learning environment and well-equipped school PINS aims to improve outcomes for neurodivergent children.
The schools involved in year 2 are
Ardeley St Lawrence CofE Primary School and Nursery
Brookmans Park Primary School
Broom Barns Primary School
Coates Way School
Forres Primary
Highover JMI school and Nursery
Hillmead Primary School and Nursery
Holywell Primary School
Longmeadow Primary School
Mandeville Primary School
St Catherine’s C of E Primary School
St Cross Catholic Primary School
St Mary’s Rickmansworth Church of England Primary School
St Nicholas CoE (VA) Primary and Nursery
St Paul’s Catholic Primary School
The Leys Primary and Nursery School
Tudor Primary School
Waterside Academy
