We provide a range of activities to support children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to access safe environments to play, learn, make friends, and be active.
We know how important a healthy lifestyle is, and how much more vulnerable our children and young people are to isolation, poorer health, and being less engaged in their local communities. We hope that our menu of opportunities include some activities your child or young person would benefit from. Below you will find we have broken down our offer into term time and holiday activities.
If your child is aged 0-17, you must be a member of Shropshire Councils 'All In Short Breaks' program to access the activities. If your young person is aged 18-25, we ask that you are an Actio member. Being a member of either All In Short Breaks or Actio simply means that we can keep you up to date with new offers and information about the opportunities we provide and ensure that any changes to the program take into consideration the range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities across Shropshire.
Please note that all activities are provided as a 'targeted provision offer', this means that if your child requires personal care support, dedicated one to one, or has complex care or health needs, you will need to speak to Shropshire Councils Disabled Childrens Team about accessing additional support to be able to access these activities safely and appropriately. Many providers are happy for PA's, parent carers, or other trusted adults to support a child to access an activity but please verify this with them first as they may need to undertake some risk assessments for your child's safety and wellbeing. Please contact First Point Of Contact at Shropshire Council on 0345 678 9021 to discuss how to access any additional support.
Term Time Activities:
These activities take place throughout the school term time or regularly throughout the year. Please click on the arrow to find out more about each opportunity. The extra information provided on their dedicated page will include details about what happens in the activities, how you can book to participate, what facilities they have on site, and what needs they can cater for best. If you are unsure if your child's needs can be met, or if the opportunity may be of interest to them, please contact the providers to talk about this further as they may be able to help..
Holiday Activities:
These activities take place throughout the school holiday periods. Please click on the arrow to find out more about each opportunity. The extra information provided on their dedicated page will include details about what happens in the activities, how you can book to participate, what facilities they have on site, and what needs they can cater for best. If you are unsure if your child's needs can be met, or if the opportunity may be of interest to them, please contact the providers to talk about this further as they may be able to help..
Tried & Tested Community Activities:
These activities are not funded by Actio but we do support them by promoting them to our members.
Please click on the arrow to find out more about each opportunity. The extra information provided on their dedicated page will include details about what happens in the activities, how you can book to participate, what facilities they have on site, and what needs they can cater for best. If you are unsure if your child's needs can be met, or if the opportunity may be of interest to them, please contact the providers to talk about this further as they may be able to help..
TESTIMONIALS
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"The Cavalier Centre staff and volunteers are absolutely amazing, they have ‘read’ (my child) like no other professional has and she has dealt with a lot! Seeing the absolute calm on her face during her first session made us cry. (she) feels safe and calm which rarely happens."
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