Right now, we’re focusing on two things: finding and sharing useful SEND provision and opportunities in Cornwall, and listening to parents about what they wish they had known earlier so we can create practical resources for the families coming behind us.
What We’re Working On Now
What SEND Parents Wish They’d Known Earlier
We’re currently testing our first parent questionnaire before opening it more widely to SEND families across the UK.
What parents tell us will help shape a practical guide for families approaching secondary school — sharing the things other parents learned, often only after things became difficult.
We’re gradually finding and adding alternative provision, therapeutic support, outdoor learning, SEND-friendly activities, post-16 opportunities and other useful provision across Cornwall.
The directory isn’t complete yet — that’s intentional. We’re building it carefully and want families and providers to help us discover what’s missing.
Why PACE?
Finding the right support for a SEND child can involve hours of searching, asking other parents, following recommendations and sometimes discovering important information much later than you wish you had.
PACE is being built to make more of that information easier to find.
We’re bringing together places and opportunities families may not know exist alongside the knowledge SEND parents gain through lived experience.
Helping SEND families find the support, provision and opportunities they didn’t know existed
PACE Project is building a parent-led SEND discovery platform, starting in Cornwall.
We help families find alternative provision, outdoor learning, specialist support, tutors, therapists, activities, post-16 options and local services that may help children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Many parents tell us the hardest part is not caring for their child. It is trying to find out what exists, who supports children like theirs, how to access help, and what questions to ask before making decisions.
PACE exists to make some of that searching, finding and figuring things out a little easier.
