Resources for Autism is a national charity with an office in Birmingham serving the West Midlands. The charity provides practical services for children and adults with a diagnosis of autism and for those who love and care for them. RFA staff and volunteers are autism-trained and the group’s services are designed to be welcoming and …
Birmingham PHAB Camps is a volunteer-led charity which organises inclusive residential summer camps for disabled and non-disabled children together. This summer, the group is organising 4 week-long camps in Cheshire and the Lake District. The group raises funds throughout the year to pay for the camps which means anyone aged between 8-16 years can apply …
Parks for Play is a unique charity that was created by families with disabled children, play and youth experts. It has seventeen years’ experience running small, customised, services that are responsive to its users. It offers consistent local service delivery where children and young people at risk of isolation are the key beneficiaries. The charity …
Norton Hall is a charity which provides ongoing services for many children and young people, women and families in East Birmingham from its bases in Alum Rock and Ward End. This summer, Norton Hall will be offering youth and play activities for 280 children and young people aged 5-18, most of whom are FSM eligible …
Hamstead Hall Academy is a secondary school serving the Handsworth and Handsworth Wood areas of NW Birmingham. The Academy caters for approximately 1100 students across the range from 11 – 18 years and reflects the religious and cultural diversity of the area. The school is committed to inclusion and includes a SEND Resource Base for …
Meriden Adventure Playground is a unqiue facility based in Chelmsley Wood in North Solihull and serving children from the city, particularly partts of East Birmingham. This summer, the playground will be open most weekdays from 10.30–2.00pm and 3.00-6.30pm for children and young people aged 7-17 years. Sessions consist of adventure play with lunch provided by …
Hamilton School is a special primary school based in Handsworth. All the children at the school have a diagnosis of autism and varying degrees of special needs. Hamilton’s Summer Club runs for the first three weeks of summer holidays and is open to children who attend the school. It will provide 25 places at 15 …
Dame Ellen Pinsent School is a special primary school in Billesley with 150 children from a cross-section of families in South Birmingham and beyond. In the first two weeks of the summer holidays, the school is organising a summer school for 30 SEND pupils, many of whom are eligible for Free School Meals (FSM). There …
Children’s Quarter is the cooperative of groups that runs Fit for All. The cooperative has been bringing together staff and families from different groups to work with Meriden Adventure Playground Association so as to make adventure play accessible to children with complex special needs. This summer, CQ is aiming to run weekly sessions at the …
Balsall Heath CATS (CATS stands for Children Action Team Support) is a community group set up in 2004 serving families from diverse backgrounds in Balsall Heath. The group formed to help local children and young people with disabilities be part of the local community and to support, develop and appreciate their different potentials. With good …