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10/08/2016

Staffordhire FA are holding FREE football and cricket coaching session for children with SEN between the ages of 5 and 16 on Tuesdays during the summer holidays.

Sessions are free and take place at Wilnecote Community Leisure Centre based on the Wilnecote HIgh School site, from 10:30am until 2:30pm.

You can turn up on the day of the activities or if you would like more information please contact Mark Knight;

(E): [email protected]
(T): 01785 279831
(M): 07816536446

or visit the Staffs FA website here http://www.staffordshirefa.com/players/disability/aiming-high-holiday-clubs

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In partnership with Staffordshire Cricket, Staffordshire FA delivers a multi-sport holiday club across the County. The Club is free to attend for children aged 5-18.

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13/07/2016

Please see the message below regarding Aiming High activities from Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent. Please accept our apologies if this particular information is not relevant to you:

Inspire Multi Sport Clubs and Football/Cricket Holiday Activities

Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent would like to give you a quick update about our Aiming High funded activities, that run at venues near you. We offer fortnightly multisport clubs across the county, the activities are for the whole family and include things such as badminton, football, swimming, kurling, trampolining to name but a few. During the school holidays, Staffordshire FA and Staffordshire Cricket work together to offer a fantastic 4 hour activity session that takes place in various locations.

We understand how unpredictable life can be and so our activities are very flexible in catering for and welcoming families who make a last minute decisions to attend. We do encourage you to use the central booking system, however if you were not able to book please still turn up to the activity and we will ask you to complete a registration form so we can understand your child’s needs.

We do not want you to be deterred from booking one of our sessions based on the uncertainty that you may have to cancel, we have a large number of spaces available and you are unlikely to be taking up another child’s space. We do however, ask that you try and let us know that you can no longer attend.

If you have not yet accessed any of our Inspire activities we recommend that you give us a call on 01785 619 398 and speak to Raj our Disability Sport Officer who can answer any specific questions on how the sessions operate etc. Alternatively you can view a short video from our current attendees and their thoughts about our clubs at

http://sportacrossstaffordshire.co.uk/developing-sport/ability-sport/inspire-disability-multi-sport-clubs/


We hope that this information helps you to better access our activities and we look forward to hopefully getting to meet you and your family at one of our activities soon.


Many Thanks

Naomi Bird & Rajinder Bhogal (Sport Across Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent)

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24/06/2016

Action for Blind People is running some activities for young people up to 17 years old with a visual impairment and their families:

1. Saturday 25th June - Trentham Gardens and Monkey Forest Visual Impairment Family Day

A great chance for families of those with visual impairments to get to know each other. We’ll meet some primates in the morning, living as they would in their natural habitats. We’ll follow it up with a lakeside picnic, fairy woodland and mystery maze treasure hunt and a trip to the adventure playground.
Venue: Trentham Gardens and Monkey Forest, Trentham Estate, Stone Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8AX.

Time: 10.30am – 4pm.

Available to: 0-17 year olds with a visual impairment and their families. Parents/carers must stay. Siblings also welcome (maximum of 2 per family). Families are responsible for their own personal care. Please advise the provider of any special requirements in advance of the activity.

Maximum number of attendees: 12 families.
Cost: There will be a charge of £10 per person if this is an additional activity to your Free Aiming High Offer.

2. Saturday 23rd July - Visual Impairment Sports and Parent/Carer Information Day

We’ll start the day with some fun activities for the whole family, after which the under 18’s will have a go at football, goalball, cricket and athletics.
Parents/carers will have the option to watch and help in the sports sessions or chat about what is available to support their family over a cup of tea or coffee.
We’ll join up for some more joint family fun in the last hour.

Venue: The Gordon Banks Sports Centre, Knutton Lane, Newcastle, ST5 2GB.

Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm.

Available to: 0-17 year olds with a visual impairment and their parents/carers. Parents/carers must stay. Families are responsible for their own personal care. Please advise the provider of any special requirements in advance of the activity.

Maximum number of attendees: 12 families.

Cost: There will be a charge of £10 per family if this is an additional activity to your Free Aiming High Offer.

3. Family Residential Trip - Kingswood Family Activity Weekend - 6pm on 23rd September – 1pm on 25th September

Venue: Kingswood Activities Centre, Barn Lane, Nr Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3AW.

We’ll have some introductory games on the first evening before splitting into family groups for the activities over the weekend. Everyone will have the opportunity to take part in activities such as archery, climbing and bushcraft, even Mum and Dad!

Available to: 0-17 year olds with a visual impairment and their families.

Maximum number of attendees: 30 people.

Cost: £50 per family. The price of this activity is applicable to all and cannot be redeemed as part of the Aiming High free activities. This activity has a set cost that includes accommodation, activities and food.

To book places on any of these activities please call the booking line during office hours on 0300 111 8007 (option 6).

20/04/2016

Speech and Language Service
As a parent of a child with additional needs, are you interested in being part of a Focus Group with a Health Commissioner and a SEND Commissioner to take forward your views about Speech and Language Therapy?
As part of the commissioning of a new Speech and Language Therapy Service in Staffordshire we are holding a parent focus group in Stafford on Monday 25th April between 12.30 and 2.30pm. We are aware that many parents will be interested in this area of work and want to ensure that everyone’s views are considered.

If you would be interested in joining in with this group please let us know; we need an idea of numbers attending so that we can arrange an appropriate venue.

Advisory Group
The work of SEND Family Partnership – Information Advice and Support in Staffordshire – is monitored and steered by an Advisory Group of parents of children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
We are recruiting new members of this Group which meets three times a year in Stafford between 10.30am and 1.30pm. We would be delighted to welcome you if you are interested in coming along to find out more about the work of this group. Contact us for more details.

Don’t forget to sign up for the “So What?” events taking place around the county.
These are to find out if your family has been heard when new services have been commissioned in Staffordshire, if not, why not? And look at ways in which you can be involved in the future.
Book your place through us for:
Burton Tuesday 26th April 10 – 12 noon
Wombourne Friday 6th May 10 – 12 noon
Stone Saturday 7th May 10.30 – 12.30
Tamworth Wednesday 11th May 7 – 9 pm
Cheadle Tuesday 17th May 10 – 12 noon
Cannock Thursday 26th May 10 – 12 noon

We hope to see you at these events!



Janet Markwell
Deputy Coordinator
SEND Family Partnership - Information Advice and Support Service

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