Making Waves All Age SEND Group - SEND events and activities

Making Waves is specialised group is for children and young people with special educational needs, such as Autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, and disabilities.

We provide fun activities and learning opportunities through the use of specialised equipment. We address the social, emotional, physical, sensory and spiritual well-being, of the children and young people as well as their families and supporters. We hope to create a safe space for this community to grow and support each other in a mutually understanding and friendly environment.

Our vision is to provide detailed sessions for children and young people to learn through play and to meet their sensory needs. This is a great opportunity for parents and carers of the children to meet each other, to feel safe going out, to know their children are safe and to connect with others in the community who may be experiencing similar situations. Parents can share the time together to support one another.

Support, advice and strategies are given for those who would like it on areas such as Individual Support Plans, Education Health and Care Plans and Disability Living Allowance support.

Many young people are unable to access other after school clubs due to their needs. We provide a group for them to attend where they know that they are respected and are in a safe place with appropriate support, encouraging them to interact with others, as well as being able to talk freely and ask for help with such things as homework.

Leanne Baldwin, a part-time community worker, runs the sessions, she is SENCO qualified and has many years of experience working with children with SEND. Leanne has qualifications in Basic ASD, SENDCo and Level 3 child educator. Our passionate volunteers also have some of these qualifications.

Leanne Baldwin

07440 431532

leanne@lifestreams.org.uk

Making Waves All Age SEND Support Facebook page

Saint Cedd's Church, Bridgwater Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0DS

The venue has disabled access, self-care facilities and a kitchen. Tea, coffee and snacks are provided.

Sessions runs every Friday. Parents must accompany children:

• 10am to 2pm - drop in session for 2 to 5 year olds
• 3.30 to 5.30pm - session for 4 to 16 year olds

We have policies in place to ensure quality safeguarding and equality is taking place in all groups the Church provides.

Please let us know if you or your children have any allergies. We would like to kindly ask, if any snacks are being brought into the sessions that they do NOT contain NUTS, thank you so much for your understanding.

All you need to do is, sign up and come along, everyone is welcome regardless of need.

£3 per child. £5 for families with more than one child.

No referral or diagnosis required

2 to 16 years.

We can be flexible with age ranges, especially if siblings want to attend.