SEND activities 2024

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Autism Apprentice CIC - 11 to 18 year olds youth club

  • Location: Sheppey United FC, Holm Park, Queenborough Road, Sheerness, ME12 3DB
  • When: Saturday 14 December 2024, Saturday 4 January 2025, Saturday 1 February 2025, Saturday 1 March 2025
  • Time: 10am to 11.30am
  • Cost: Free.

There'll be:

  • VR-Headsets
  • board games
  • Lego
  • crafts
  • table tennis
  • indoor football.

Drinks and snacks will be available to buy at a subsidised cost.

This is open to young people living in Kent and Medway.

To book, email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk.

Autism Apprentice CIC - coffee mornings

  • Location: The Sheppey Hall, Main Road, Queenborough, ME11 5DL
  • When: Thursday 5 December 2024, Thursday 16 January 2025, Tuesday 11 February 2025, Thursday 13 May 2025, Tuesday 8 April 2025
  • Time: 10am to 12pm
  • Cost: Free.

Come and have a coffee and a chat with the family support team. Team members all care for at least one autistic young person and some are autistic themselves.

No need to book, just turn up.

Children not in school can accompany parents and carers but you are responsible for them at all times.

For more information please email admin@autismapprentice.co.uk.

Autism Apprentice CIC - advice clinics

  • Location: via Zoom or telephone calls
  • When: until the end of March 2025
  • Session length: 45 minutes.

We can offer you support with:

  • behaviours
  • sleep difficulties
  • anxiety
  • sensory processing differences
  • working with professionals
  • emotional support
  • diagnosis process
  • communication
  • isolation
  • food/diet difficulties
  • mental health difficulties
  • routines.

We can also offer educational support, including help with:

  • school induced anxiety
  • Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs)
  • in some cases, supporting you during school based meetings (subject to our availability).

To arrange a session, call 0300 011 0300.

Medway Puzzles - Chatham Town Puzzlers Football for SEN children

  • Location: Bauvill Stadium, Bourneville Avenue, Chatham, ME4 6LR
  • When: Every Monday
  • Time: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
  • Cost: £3.

Come along and join one of our teams. We have teams for:

  • under 11s
  • under 13s
  • under 16s
  • 16 and over.

Just turn up and ask for Danny or Paul.

Medway Puzzles - messy play and coffee morning

  • Location: Orchards Children Centre, Attlee Way, Sittingbourne, ME10 2HE
  • When: Every Friday
  • Time: 10am to 12pm
  • Cost: Donations welcome.

Medway Puzzles - Fun Drum

  • Location: Elm Court Estate Capstone Road Unit D, Gillingham, ME7 3JQ
  • When: 18 December
  • Time: 5.30pm to 7pm
  • Cost: £11 each child (including meal/drink, adults are free).

Contact Medway Puzzles for information on how to book and pay.

Ninja Warriors - Get Up and Go Ninjas! (SEN session)

  • Location: Dockside, Chatham
  • When: every first Saturday of the month
  • Cost: £9.95.

Those attending will have:

  • full park access and lower capacity sessions
  • slow rules, quieter music, and no loud announcements
  • free carer per activity user
  • maximum 2 siblings per activity user
  • maximum 4 activity users per carer
  • same 5+ age rules as regular sessions.

Everyone must respect the slow rules at all times.

For a free carer place, one of the following documents must be shown at reception:

  • Disability Living Allowance (DLA) letter
  • bank statement showing DLA allowance, PIP, EHCP
  • letter from a medical professional.

To book your place, visit the Ninja Warrior UK website.

SOAR Trampoline Park

  • Location: Medway Distribution Centre, Gillingham
  • When: Every other Thursday
  • Time: 4pm to 6pm
  • Cost: £12.50 (including carer). Additional jumpers are £12.50 each.

This quieter, relaxed session lets adults and children with additional needs explore trampolining with their carers.

With less than half of the capacity for regular sessions, reduced volumes to the music, and no large equipment running, it provides a stress-free environment for safe jumping.

Carers jump for free and are included in the booking. Siblings are also welcome to join these SEN sessions. Jumpers must be over 4 years of age.

To book, visit the SOAR website.

Jumpin Fun Inflatable Park

  • Location: Medway Industrial Estate, Rochester
  • When: The last Sunday of each month, and every Tuesday throughout the summer holidays
  • Time: 9am to 10am
  • Cost: £6 (one parent/carer is free). Siblings and additional adults are £6 each.

To book your place, visit the Jumpin Fun website.

Squirrels Horse Riding School

  • Location: 116 Common Road Blue Bell Hill, Chatham, ME5 9RG
  • When: on request
  • Time: 10am to 2pm weekdays and other times on request.

For more information please visit the Squirrels' Riding School website or email louise.squirrells@gmail.com.

Woodlands Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League

  • Location: Woodlands Road, ME7 2DU
  • When: Tuesday evenings
  • Time: 7pm to 9pm
  • Cost: £25 per month via standing order.

The Woodlands Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League:

  • offer free 4 trail sessions before monthly payments
  • run Wheelchair Rugby League sessions that are inclusive for all people from ages 10 to adult who are able to self propel and understand instruction
  • supply all equipment.

No prior use of a wheelchair is needed. To find out more information and contact the Woodlands Warriors Wheelchair Rugby League, visit their Facebook page.

Club AUsome

  • Location: MonkeyBizz, Medway Industrial Estate, Rochester
  • When: every second Wednesday of the month
  • Time: 6.15pm to 7.30pm
  • Cost: £8 per child.

There are also offers for youth clubs for under 12s and over 12s.

Under 12s

  • When: Every Monday (term time)
  • Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
  • Location: Strood Youth Centre, Montfort Road, Strood, ME2 3ET
  • Cost: £3 per child.

Over 12s (and up to 17)

  • When: Every Monday (term time)
  • Time: 7pm to 8.30pm
  • Cost: £3 per child.

Club AUsome coffee morning

  • Location: MidKent College, Gillingham, ME7 1FN
  • When: Every Friday (term time)
  • Time: 10am to 12pm.

To book your place, visit the Club AUsome website.

Club AUsome and Smart Start Education

This session offers tailored tuition covering English and maths from Early Years to GCSEs.

  • Location: Strood Youth Centre, Montfort Road, Strood, ME2 3ET
  • When: Every Sunday
  • Time: 10.30am
  • Cost: First lesson is free then £12.50 per hour.

To book your place, visit either the:

Club AUsome karate class

  • Location: Strood Youth Centre, Montford Road, ME2 3ET
  • When: Sunday 15 December and 12 January. More dates to be announced
  • Time: 10am to 11am
  • Cost: £7.

To book, call 01634 949 608 or email hello@clubausome.co.uk.

Kidzone

  • Location: Kidzone, 661 Maidstone Rd, Chatham, Rochester ME1 3QJ
  • When: Every Saturday
  • Time: 9am to 10am
  • Cost: £6.50 including carer.

Capstone Farm Alpacas

SEN meet and greet alpacas or trek experience.

  • Location: Capstone Road, Gillingham, ME7 3JE
  • When: on request
  • Time: on request
  • Cost: Meet and greet £6 and £25 (includes free carer) for trek experience.

To book your place email capstonefarm@outlook.com or phone 07935 706 660.

Medway Sports Multisport Disability Club

  • Location: Medway Park Sports Centre, Mill Road, Gillingham, ME7 1HF
  • When: Mondays
  • Time: 5.30pm to 7pm
  • Cost: £3 (no charge for carers).

No booking required.

Anchorians Football Club for over 16s

Young people participating will need to:

  • wear boots or astros and shin pads
  • bring a drink.

On arrival ask for Rachel and the Equals Team. 

Session details

To book your place, email info.anchoriansfc@gmail.com.

Before attending training, participants need to read and sign the Anchorians training agreement. 

Rivermead Outreach Community Challenge (ROCC)

Afterschool clubs for SEND children. 

Monday sessions for secondary school ages 11 years to 18 years.

Wednesday sessions for primary school ages 5 years to 11 years.

Session details

  • Location: Long Catlis Road, Parkwood Rainham, ME8 9TX
  • When: Monday and Wednesday
  • Time: 4pm to 6pm
  • Cost: free.

For information about availability, prices and booking your space, email ROCC at roccsl@r-i-t.org.

ROCC Saturday Club

  • Who is it for: primary and secondary aged children
  • Location: Long Catlis Road, Parkwood Rainham, ME8 9TX
  • When: every other Saturday
  • Time: 9am to 3pm
  • Cost: dependent on needs ratio - 1-to-3 £72, 1-to-2 £82, 1-to-1 £112, and 2-to-1 £200.

For information about availability, prices and booking your space, email ROCC at roccsl@r-i-t.org.

ROCC Ready 18 to 25 year olds term time provision

Employability skills and an accredited qualification!

  • Location: Long Catlis Road, Parkwood Rainham, ME8 9TX
  • When: term time on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. You can book upto 3 days a week
  • Cost: Free.

For more information, email roccsl@r-i-t.org.

Jam Coding - Code Club coding and computing lessons

  • Who is it for: children in Year 2 to Year 6
  • Location: MidKent College, Gillingham, ME7 1FN
  • When: Every Saturday starting 2 November until 21 December 2024
  • Time: 11.30am to 1pm
  • Cost: £120 for 8 weeks or £15 per lesson.

Book your place on the Jam Coding website.

MCH Children's Services Coffee Afternoons

  • Location: Snapdragons, Cliffe Road, Strood, ME2 3DL
  • When: Monday 25 November 2024, Monday 27 January, Monday 24 February, Monday 28 April and Monday 16 June 2025
  • Time: 12.30pm to 2.30pm
  • Cost: free.

No need to book, just pop in. For more information, email karenadgie@nhs.net.

Strive PE and Sport SEND Camps

Parkwood Youth Centre

  • Location: Parkwood Youth Centre/Parkwood, ME8 9PN (part of YouthGo Medway Council)
  • When: Wednesdays (Wednesday Squad)
  • Time: 6.30pm to 8.30pm
  • Cost: Free.

This offer provides a space for young people aged 16 up to 25 years with additional needs to learn new skills and make new friends.

Follow Medway Youth Services on Facebook.

Woodlands Youth Centre

  • Location: Gillingham, ME7 2BX (part of YouthGo Medway Council)
  • When: Wednesdays (Shine youth session)
  • Time: 6pm to 8pm
  • Cost: Free.

For young people with disabilities or additional needs. Activities include:

  • sports
  • games
  • cooking
  • art
  • life skills
  • and much more.

For ages 10 to 18 years. Term time only.

Follow Medway Youth Services on Facebook.

Strood Sports Centre

  • Location: Strood Sports Centre - hydro pool/sensory swim
  • When: Every Thursday
  • Time: 4.30pm to 5.30pm
  • Cost: £4.65 per session (no charge for parents or carers).

Sensory swim for children aged 3 to 12 includes general splash around, water based games, and building water confidence.

There are 6 spaces available for this session. You must book sessions in advance online or by phone: 01634 333 933 or 01634 333 948.

Hydrotherapy sessions for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children

  • When: Thursdays
  • Time: 6pm to 7pm
  • Cost: £3.65 per session (no charge for parents or carers).

The disability swim session is held in the hydrotherapy pool for all swimming abilities and levels of disability. A chair hoist is available to assist people in entering and exiting the pool when necessary.

For those over the age of 13. There are 10 spaces available for this session. You must book sessions in advance online or by phone: 01634 333 933 or 01634 333 948.

More things to do

More activities and things to do in Medway can be found on our Things to do webpage.