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Upcoming events

IASS secondary school transfer year 5 seminar

If you're a parent or carer of a child in year 5 with an EHC plan, or who is receiving SEN support at school, you may benefit from an IASS organised seminar. They provide useful tips and information to help you with the secondary school admission process.

These sessions are always popular and early booking is recommended. Please contact IASS with your preferred date and whether your child has an EHC plan or receives SEN support at school (as there are two groups during each session).

Sensory Impairment Service: Touchpoint

If you have a child (or young person) with a hearing impairment, a visual impairment, or a multisensory impairment, these  workshops are for you. The sessions are facilitated by teachers from the Sensory Impairment Service. Please let us, or the Sensory Impairment service, know what times and days would be best for you.

For more information, email the Sensory Impairment Service:

• SIS@childrenfirstnorthamptonshire.gov.uk

Targeted

Deafconnect

Deafconnect children and families service hold activities for children who are deaf and those who have a hearing impairment. They also arrange regular coffee mornings for families and holiday activities. View their poster for upcoming events: 

• Children and family activities (PDF 76KB)

Deafconnect run two youth groups for junior and seniors twice a month.

• Junior Youth Group dates (PDF 426KB)
• Senior Youth Group dates (PDF 712KB)

Northamptonshire Sport

Northamptonshire Sport is a partnership of local and national organisations working together to provide opportunities for people to participate in sport, physical activity and recreation in Northamptonshire.

Carers' support

View a wide range of activities and events for carers.

• Northamptonshire Carers - Carers' café
• Northamptonshire Carers - Health and fitness for carers
• Northamptonshire Carers - Support groups

For more information go to the Northamptonshire Carers website:

• Northamptonshire Carers

Regular SEN events

Play

• Riverside Hub (Northampton): first Friday of the month.
• Boost Trampoline Parks (Northampton): first Wednesday of the month.
• Rugrats and Half Pints (Banbury): first Tuesday of the month.
• Gravity Trampolining park (Corby): Thursdays

Music

• NMPAT Relaxed Sing Along (Barton Seagrave): monthly (term-time)

Discos

• Dolphin Disco (Northampton): first Thursday of the month.
• Care with a Difference Tuesday Discos (Kettering and Northampton):  (18+ only).
• Rockin Roadrunner (Northampton): quarterly, view website for dates (18+ only).
• Club Calm Beach Stay Up Late Disco (Wellingborough): third Wednesday of the month (18+ only).

Cinema (Autism friendly screenings)

• Cineworld: first Sunday of the month, 11am
• Vue: the last Sunday of the month, 10:15am
• Odeon: one Sunday a month, 10:15am

Universal

Northamptonshire Libraries and Country Parks

The Events Calendar provides up-to-date information about activities for children and families in Northamptonshire's libraries and country parks. It includes details and availability of universal children's centre services that are provided by the libraries.

View the libraries and country parks events calendar

Northampton Museums

Activities and workshops for children and families Northampton Museum and Art Gallery and Abington Park Museum.

• View Northampton Museums calendar

Training opportunities