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A KIDS Direct Short break means that Disabled children and young people can enjoy and experience activities that they are interested in with the support of a skilled Short Break Worker (Personal Assistant). The service is open to all and can be arranged and paid… Read more

Get Up and Go is a multi-activity class held on Thursday mornings for adults with profound learning disabilities. Read more

The sanctuary's mission is to rescue and rehabilitate abused, abandoned and old horses, integrating them with the local community. We regularly host visits from terminally ill children, those with special needs and other underprivileged youngsters fulfilling our aim of helping horses help people. Read more

Genetic Disorders UK is the national charity working to improve the lives of individuals and families living with a genetic disorder. Information is available online for parents of affected children and information for adults with a genetic disorder. Read more

Reverse Rett exists to accelerate treatments and cures for Rett Syndrome. The charity funds research from basic science to clinical trials, and work to facilitate the translation of this work to clinical applications for people with Rett Sydrome and relate MECP2 disorders. Read more

We coach children to play a non-contact version of rugby called touch rugby. The session consists of regular drills/practice routines then a short game. We are very relaxed about the rules in order to allow a game to take place. The session is run alongside the… Read more

The National Autistic Society's Parent to Parent Service is a UK wide confidential emotional support service, provided over the phone by trained volunteers, who are all parents of autistic children and adults. Volunteers are able to give parents and carers the opportunity to talk through… Read more

Nurture groups offer short-term, inclusive, focused interventions for children aged 4-7 with behaviour needs relating to their emotional development. Schools refer to an area cluster for support. Children remain part of their main class but also attend nurture group classes. Nurture groups assess learning, social… Read more

Physiotherapists work with children and young people aged 0-19 years who may require orthopaedic, respiratory or neurological physiotherapy, or physiotherapy specifically for children who have additional health needs. The physiotherapists advise, assess and treat children on a one-to-one or small group basis, designing therapy programmes… Read more

An inclusive dance and choreography syllabus created from over 17 years experience. Read more