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Upcoming events
Sensory Impairment Service:
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:
Summer 2018 events
These are the summer events that the Local Authority has provided funding for:
All applications this year for a grant from the Local Authority were accepted.
Please contact the provider for more details and to make a booking for your son or daughter.
All activities will cost £10 per child/young person per day.
| Autism East Midlands | Flexible short breaks for children and young people with ASD and autism across Northamptonshire.
Short breaks planned include eight holiday clubs and seven day trips to Clacton, Skegness, Warwick Castle, Irchester Country Park and others. These have been advertised in SNIX | 01604 239404 or email
zoe.tobin@autismeastmidlands.org.uk |
| Pen Green Children's Centre | A summer play scheme for up to 60 children with special educational needs at the Pen Green Centre in Corby. | Pen Green Centre 01536 400068 |
| Northampton Town Community Programme | Football Training Friday 10 August, 10am to 3pm Northampton Town Community Programme football coaching for players with a disability at Moulton Sports college. This is a one day course for 20 children who will use the sports hall plus up to three Astro-turf pitches. The children will have coaching on passing, dribbling, shooting, attacking, defending, etc. Applications are invited from young people with a disability from across Northamptonshire. | Russell Lewis 01604 683726 |
| Greenfields School | A summer play scheme for GSCA school students to attend to include activities such as swimming, bowling, cinema visit, country parks, Wicksteed Park and others. If the school has spare places after offering to their students, then they will be available to other young people with special educational needs and disabilities. | Contact school directly |
| Sue Galloway | Three days of fishing activities so that participants can learn basic fishing techniques as well as fish welfare, environmental awareness and other water craft skills. Always a popular summer activity | suziesheriff@hotmail.co.uk
07840 005276 |
| Isebrook SEN College | A series of days out to places of interest for students from the school with a range of disabilities. | Contact the school |
| Friars Academy | A summer scheme for the school's new intake for 11 year old children (year 6) from 13 different feeder schools. The summer school will provide a range of team building activities as a means to give new pupils the chance to settle in before the term starts and for staff and students to get to know each other. | Contact the school on 01933 304950 |
The following activities and events are not part of the summer activities funding, and charges (if any) are set by the provider.
Please let us know of any more activities in your area to be added.
Action for Children
For children and young people with moderate and profound disabilities.
Contacts
Alternatively, ring 01604 752553 or 07825 621 503 if you are interested in any of the following dates.
Wellingborough (mild and moderate disabilities) at Swanspool Pavilion There are limited changing facilities on this site. | Starting from 24 July and then every Tuesday and Wednesday | 9:30am to 2:30pm | £10 per day |
Daventry Hill School (PMLD)
Assessment needed before attending | Starting from 23 July 2018 and then every Monday and Tuesday | 10am to 3pm | £20 per day |
Northampton PHAB Centre Bushland Road Northampton(PMLD)
Assessment needed before attending | Starting from 26 July and then every Thursday and Friday | 10am to 3pm | £20 per day |
Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT)
Free Summer SEND Music Workshops
| Relaxed singalong | Tuesday 31 July | 1:30 to 2:30pm |
| Urban music technology extravaganza | Tuesday 7 August | 1:30 to 2:30pm |
| Summer sounds | Tuesday 14 August | 1:30 to 2:30pm |
All sessions take place at NMPAT, 125-129 Kettering Road, Northampton, NN1 4AX.
Moulton College Summer School
During July and August 2018 Moulton College are offering a series of non-residential activities for young people with additional needs aged 14 or over. Applicants do not need to be current or potential students of Moulton College.
Attendance can be for one day or for a number of days across the period. There will be an opportunity to take part in a range of practical activities, including arts and crafts, horse care, sport and leisure, cookery and games.
Green Patch Free Rangers
The Free Rangers at Green Patch are running a holiday club on Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the school holidays.
Sessions are 10am to 3pm and cost £15.00 per child.
Green Patch provide a variety of activities, including feeding chickens and ducks, planting seeds, harvesting vegetables, arts and crafts, exploration, nature hunts and lots more. There will be an emphasis on free play and expression, with sessions focusing on what the children enjoy and want to take part in.
We are very focused on a person-centred approach and, by doing this, hope to provide an environment your child will not only enjoy, but that will feed their imagination and aid in all areas of personal development.
There are only basic toilet facilities on site and Green Patch are, unfortunately, unable to change children.
Please contact Amy Russell on 07703 720 652 or 01536 521 555 to book your place.
Kettering by the Sea
Join the fun on the Market Place from Friday 20 July to Saturday 18 August 2018, 10am to 4pm for a pop-up beach. Plus fun arts, crafts, theatre, games, Punch & Judy, West Lodge Farm Park Animals, RNLI, Steve the Magician, Hoop Dance, London Science Museum and Primary Workshops .
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:
Deafconnect run two youth groups for junior and seniors twice a month.
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.
For more information go to the Northamptonshire Carers website:
Regular SEN events
Play
Music
Discos
Cinema (Autism friendly screenings)
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Cineworld: first Sunday of the month, 11am
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Vue: the last Sunday of the month, 10:15am
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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.
Training opportunities
| Early years SEN training | Various | Various | Training for staff working with young children with special educational needs. |
| Early years foundation courses | Various | Various | Training for staff working with young children. |
| Advanced Training | Online | Online | Free online training materials about Special Educational Needs for professionals. Please note, this training was published in 2012, some information may be out of date. |
| Anti-Bullying Alliance | Online | Online | Free online training about bullying for professionals. |
| Disability Matters | Online | Online | Free online training about disability for the UK workforce. |
| Northamptonshire Educational Psychology Services | Various | Various | Targeted mental health in schools (TAMHS) and learning focused courses for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCO staff in LA maintained, academy and free mainstream schools. |
| Children's Speech and Language Therapy | Various | Various | Training for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCO staff in LA maintained, academy and free mainstream primary schools. |
| Children's Speech and Language Therapy | See poster for dates | Camrose Children's Centre, Northampton or Sudborough House, St Mary’s Hospital, Kettering | 3-day certified
Signalong Foundation Course for early years practitioners and school teaching staff. £80 per person (15 hours training and certificate). |
| Disabled Living | Various | Various | Training programmes for professionals, parents and carers. |
| Adult Learning | Various | Various | BSL courses for adults. |
| Specialist Support Service | Various | Various | Courses for parents/carers of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism and other special educational needs or disabilities. |