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Amaze News
3rd July 2025
Amaze seeks Community and Events Fundraiser
Are you interested working on an exciting city-wide fundraising project? We are looking for a community and events fundraiser to join our fundraising and ...
Volunteering
5th June 2025
My Amaze journey: Volunteer to Intern
For Volunteers’ Week, we want to thank all our brilliant volunteers and inspire others with their stories. This time we hear from Angelina, who ...
Local SEND news
21st May 2025
Update from East Sussex County Council on developments in SEND education
Would you like to know more about developments in East Sussex that aim to improve the educational experience of children and young people with ...
Amaze News
20th May 2025
Amaze launches its new strategic plan for 2025-2030
Sally Polanski, Amaze CEO, explains the thinking and processes that underpin our brand new organisational strategy Many thanks to the 200+ young people, parent ...
Local SEND news
14th May 2025
Supported internships explained – what are they and who can get one?
St John’s College recently announced a new programme of Supported Internships to be delivered at the University of Sussex. They join a number of ...
Local SEND news
14th May 2025
Developments in SEND Education in Brighton & Hove
As parent carers you have first-hand experience of some of the issues facing SEND education in Brighton & Hove. Though we know the pace ...
Amaze News
12th May 2025
Amaze seeks Youth Project Coordinator
Are you passionate about creating opportunities for young people to thrive and have a voice? We are looking for a coordinator to lead our ...
Amaze News
7th May 2025
Amaze summer holiday sessions in Brighton & Hove – bookings open
We are pleased to be running two sets of holiday sessions in the summer in Brighton and Hove for young people aged 14-25 with ...
Amaze News
1st May 2025
PaCC seeks Engagement Worker
Can you help strengthen the voice of parent carers and SEND families and improve outcomes for children? PaCC are seeking an Engagement Worker to ...
Amaze News
23rd April 2025
Take on a challenge for Amaze in 2025
Could you do something big and brave for Amaze? We’re looking for daredevils and thrillseekers to take on some of our exciting events this year to ...
Amaze News
10th April 2025
Amaze seeks Amazing Futures Youth Worker
Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive? We are looking for an experienced youth worker to join our small but growing and ...
Amaze News
25th March 2025
Why I climbed Yr Wyddfa for Amaze
Thinking of getting out your comfort zone? Read on to find out more about our Yr Wyddfa trek. Denise climbed a mountain for Amaze ...
Amaze News
25th March 2025
Changes to our Parent Groups and Befriending Service
Amaze’s recent restructure, driven by reduced funding and increasing costs, means some changes to our Parent groups and befriending service across Brighton & Hove ...
Volunteering
19th March 2025
Event volunteer – Abseil
Could you help out at our Abseil fundraising event? We’re looking for volunteers and we’d love to hear from you. Amaze is a charity ...
Amaze News
19th March 2025
Our Marie speaks to MPs about ‘What matters’ to young people with PMLD
Marie Baker, manager of our Parent Groups & Befriending service, spoke at the House of Commons last week. Marie was there as part of ...
Amaze News
19th March 2025
Amaze urges MPs to reconsider disability benefits changes
Amaze has today written to MPs in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex to ask them to reconsider changes to disability benefits. The changes ...
Amaze News
17th March 2025
Celebrate Amaze this Board Game Day
Grab your friends and family and play Board Games this April to support Amaze. On the 11th April, the UK celebrates National Board Game ...
Amaze News
27th February 2025
Amaze awarded funding to support primary aged-children with transition to secondary
Amaze is one of a small number of charities to receive funding from NHS Charities Together’s Innovation Challenge Fund. The fund sees £923,100 initial ...
Amaze News
12th February 2025
Tough times: changes to Amaze’s work in 2025/26 and our strategic plans for the longer term
“It is an overused saying that times are tough, especially as we know that for many families with children and young people with special ...
Amaze News
12th February 2025
ND Family Support Service celebrates NHS partnership recognition
We are pleased to share that our ND Family Support Service has been recognised as an example of good partnership working between health services ...
Amaze News
12th February 2025
Big Cheer 2025 raises nearly £7000 for Amaze
Comedian and Amaze Patron Angela Barnes led the line up for ‘Big Cheer’, our annual fundraising comedy night earlier this month. We’re delighted that ...
Local SEND news
11th February 2025
East Sussex Local Area Partnership gets middle rating in Ofsted and CQC SEND inspection
The report of the Ofsted and CQC East Sussex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection was published on 4 February 2025. The inspection ...
Amaze News
21st January 2025
Santa bus raises over £3000 for Amaze
Santa Bus 2024 raised an outstanding £36,579 for local charities. In the lead up to Christmas Santa Claus travelled all the way from the ...
SEND Advice
9th January 2025
Tips for adapting your home for your disabled child
Getting a major home adaptation for your disabled child is a complex process that may take a long time. Our SENDIASS team worked with ...
Amaze News
7th January 2025
Big Cheer returns for 2025 this February
Comedian Angela Barnes leads line up for Big Cheer, a fundraising comedy night for Amaze in February. Angela Barnes will be joined by Joe ...
SEND Advice
16th December 2024
Top tips for a stress-free Christmas if your child has additional needs
We all know Christmas can be stressful – and this can be intensified when your child is disabled or has additional needs. So we ...
SEND Advice
10th December 2024
Getting support over Christmas
We know the Christmas holidays can be a difficult time for many families. If you or your child are struggling to cope over ...
Local SEND news
5th December 2024
Help with the cost of Christmas
With the festive season upon us, we know that many families will be struggling to afford everyday expenses let alone Christmas. There is help ...
Amaze News
5th December 2024
Amaze AGM & Conference – shaping our future priorities with the local SEND community
Amaze held our Annual General Meeting and SEND Community Conference on 28 November at Sussex University. Huge thanks to everyone who came and contributed to ...
Amaze News
27th November 2024
Help us develop our strategy for 2025-2030
To help develop our strategic plan for 2025-30, Amaze is keen to get the views of local parent carers and young people with SEND ...
SEND Advice
12th November 2024
Your rights as a carer
We know that many of our parents don’t consider themselves to be carers. But it’s important to recognise that the extra responsibilities you have ...
Amaze News
23rd September 2024
Amaze seeks trustee with financial experience
Amaze is a Sussex-wide charity offering a range of information, advice and support services to children and young people with additional needs, and their ...
Local SEND news
16th September 2024
Spotlight on the SEN Team in Brighton & Hove
Ever wondered what the SEN Team does and how they support families in Brighton & Hove? We spoke to the Head of the SEN ...
Amaze News
16th September 2024
Eastbourne Family Fun Day in pictures!
We had such an amazing time at our family fun days in Portslade and Eastbourne this summer. Our Parent groups and befriending team invited ...
Amaze News
12th September 2024
New information about private assessments and NHS Right to Choose
With continued long waiting lists for some NHS assessments, Amaze and local health services are working to get the right information out there about ...
Amaze News
11th September 2024
Fun filled summer with Amazing Futures
Amazing Futures in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex have had a busy and a fun-filled summer, with over 60 young people with special ...
Amaze News
10th September 2024
Balancing Act project enters first research phase
Amaze is delighted to be a partner in Balancing Act, an international research project that aims to learn from experiences of effective community support ...
Amaze News
30th August 2024
Dreaming of a Life-Changing Win? Join the Amaze Lottery
Ever imagined what it would be like to have £25,000 at your fingertips? Perhaps a dream vacation, a much-needed home renovation, or a significant ...
Amaze News
21st August 2024
New Amaze guides to training for families with neurodivergent children and young people in Sussex
Amaze’s ND Family Support Service has worked alongside partners in health, education and social care to produce two brand new guides to training for ...
Local SEND news
21st August 2024
Support for children and young people and their families following the Cass Review of gender identity services
We know many families are feeling uncertain about where to turn since the independent Cass Review of gender identity services. After encouragement from Amaze, ...
Amaze News
20th August 2024
Looking for something to entertain the kids this summer 2024? Don’t forget to use your Compass Card!
The end of the summer 2024 is almost here, and with it comes the challenge of keeping the kids entertained while making the most ...
Amaze News
1st August 2024
Compass website closure
On Monday 5 August we’ll be closing our Compass Card website. Don’t worry! The Compass Card is still going strong and still has the ...
Volunteering
25th July 2024
Event photographer volunteer
Could you help us capture the joy of our events? We’re looking for volunteers and we’d love to hear from you. Amaze is a ...
Amaze News
18th July 2024
Running opportunities in 2025
Looking for a challenge for 2025? Look no further! Help keep Amaze running by taking part in a running event next year. Signing up ...
Amaze News
17th July 2024
Amaze seeks parent carers to be trained as researchers for Balancing Act Project
Amaze is excited to be taking part in an international project called Balancing Act. Balancing Act will look at the balance between ‘formal’ and ...
SEND Advice
11th July 2024
Getting support over the summer
We know the holidays can be a difficult time for many families, with reduced support, changes to routines, and stretched budgets. If you or ...
Local SEND news
21st June 2024
Anxiety clinics for vaccinations
The NHS Child Immunisation Service is now offering anxiety clinics for children and young people aged 0 to 19 years who need a little ...
Amaze News
20th June 2024
Refugee Week 2024
This week is refugee week, celebrating the contribution of refugees. The theme this year is ‘our home’, which invites people to mark what home ...
Amaze News
17th June 2024
Amaze Xtra holiday scheme summer 2024 – booking now open
Booking is now open for the Amaze Xtra summer holiday scheme for young people in Brighton & Hove with SEND aged 14-25. This Amazing ...
Amaze News
11th June 2024
Our request for election 2024 candidates in Sussex
For families with disabled children, the need for change has never been greater. Waiting times are up, money is down, and families tell us ...
SEND Advice
9th June 2024
SENDIASS top tips for when your child won’t go to school
Our SENDIASS team, many of whom are parent carers, give us their dos and don’ts for parents trying to manage this tricky issue ...
Local SEND news
21st May 2024
Protected: Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service and the rotational model in schools in Brighton & Hove
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Amaze News
20th May 2024
International research project launched to review support for families with disabled children
Amaze has been selected as one of six organisations worldwide in ‘Balancing Act’, a new research project conducted by researchers from Queens University Canada. ...
Amaze News
20th May 2024
Young people enjoy “Big Days Out” with Amazing Futures East Sussex
Over the past few months we’ve been super busy with our Big Days Out at Amazing Futures East Sussex. Whenever we consulted with young ...
Amaze News
16th May 2024
Latest from Amazing Futures Brighton & Hove
As always, we’ve been really busy over in Amazing Futures Brighton and Hove. Here’s some of what we’ve been up to lately… Firstly, we ...
Amaze News
16th May 2024
New parent groups & befriending service – a partnership with ESPCF and PaCC
Amaze’s Face 2 Face service for parent carers is changing. Rebranded ‘Parent groups and befriending’, the new service is a partnership between Brighton & ...
Amaze News
9th May 2024
Crowdfunder for Amaze reaches initial £10,000 target
A crowdfunding campaign for Amaze, funding our work supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across Sussex has reached its’ initial ...
Amaze News
22nd April 2024
Amaze launches crowdfunder to support disabled young people
Amaze has today launched a crowdfunding campaign for their work supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across Sussex. Local charity ...
Amaze News
7th March 2024
Amaze challenges you to ‘reach new heights’ with South Downs and Snowdon treks
Local charity Amaze is inviting local people to take on one of two thrilling challenges to raise money to support families with disabled children ...
Amaze News
6th March 2024
Amaze takes part in international research project on support around SEND
Amaze will feature as a case study in the research project, which will be formally launched in Brighton this week (7 March 2024). Amaze ...
Amaze News
28th February 2024
Amaze seeks Trustees
Amaze is a Sussex-wide charity offering a range of information, advice and support services to children and young people with additional needs, and their ...
Amaze News
5th February 2024
Amaze seeks Community Champions
Could you offer a few hours on an irregular basis to local families with disabled children? If this sounds like you, Amaze would love ...
Amaze News
2nd February 2024
SEND reforms Change Programme rollout
Following the outcome of the SEND review, in March 2023 the government published an Improvement Plan setting out proposals for making changes to the SEND ...
Amaze News
4th January 2024
Drusillas’ Park hosts fun day for Amaze families
Drusillas’ recently invited some of the families from our befriending service to visit the park for a fun day. The visit took place ...
Amaze News
20th December 2023
Run this year for Amaze
Looking for a challenge in 2024? Look no further. Help keep Amaze running this year by taking part in a running event. Many people ...
Amaze News
15th November 2023
Amaze’s awesome art exhibition
We are thrilled to announce ‘Amaze’s Awesome Art’ – a FREE exhibition, open to the public for viewing Friday 1 December – Sunday 3 ...
Amaze News
10th October 2023
Fundraising update
This summer we’ve been lucky with an amazing selection of fundraising activities taking place for Amaze. Our staff member, Boo, swam around the pier, ...
Amaze News
10th October 2023
The Big Cheer 2023
Another year, another great Big Cheer! Thursday 5 October saw us come together at Komedia in Brighton for our annual night of fundraising and ...
Amaze News
10th October 2023
Extratime youth club and participation project transferring to Amaze
Over recent months we’ve been in discussions with our colleagues at Extratime about transferring Extratime’s youth club and participation project to Amaze when Extratime ...
Amaze News
17th July 2023
Developing Amaze’s website for young people: how your feedback has shaped our plans so far
Over the past few weeks we have been reaching out to young people with SEND to ask about their needs and ideas for the ...
Amaze News
6th June 2023
Amaze launches new weekly lottery
Amaze is excited to offer a brand new way to support the charity – a weekly lottery! For just £1 per play, per week, ...
Amaze News
29th May 2023
Key numbers from the past year
Having just completed our annual reporting for year 2022/23, we wanted to share some of the key numbers that tell the story of Amaze ...
Amaze News
23rd May 2023
Amaze’s website development – how your feedback has shaped our plans so far
In March, we asked you to complete a short survey about how you use the Amaze website and how you value it, as part ...
Amaze News
24th January 2023
Amaze chosen as Drusillas’ Charity of the Year!
We are absolutely thrilled to be Drusillas’ Charity of the Year 2023! When you visit the park, you’ll be able to donate cash to ...
SEND Advice
30th November 2022
SENDIASS guide to SEND tribunals
SENDIASS guide to SEND tribunals Recently, Amaze SENDIASS has heard from many families who are worried about long waits to have an appeal heard ...
Amaze News
21st November 2022
Celebrating 25 years of Amaze
Amaze is celebrating our 25th birthday this month! Our story began in 1997 and 25 years later, we now support over 3,000 families every ...
SEND Advice
15th November 2022
Managing meetings and paperwork
Managing meetings and paperwork When you have a child with additional needs, just managing their medical appointments, school meetings and disability benefits can seem ...
SEND Advice
15th November 2022
Choosing leisure activities for children with SEND
Choosing leisure activities for children and young people with SEND Like everyone else, disabled children and young people want to spend free time with ...
Amaze News
22nd September 2022
SENDIASS resources on home education, EOTAS and school avoidance
From calls to our advice line, we know that families need more information about home education. To answer some of your initial questions, our ...
SEND Advice
11th May 2022
Managing the transition to secondary school
Managing the move to secondary school The move to secondary school brings new opportunities but can often feel daunting for both parents and children. ...
SEND Advice
30th November 2021
Tips for helping young people with additional needs understand money
Here’s our top tips for helping young people with additional needs understand more about money: The basics Find out what your child knows already. ...
SEND Advice
30th June 2021
Making the most of EHC Plan Annual Reviews – a SENDIASS guide
If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan this must be reviewed once a year. When everything is going well and your ...
SEND Advice
30th April 2020
Online support for parent carers
Making the most of online support communities Feelings of isolation and detachment are sadly all too common for parents and carers of children with ...
SEND Advice
22nd January 2020
