January – March 2018 Activity Programme for Disabled Children In

AIMING HIGH Activity programme for disabled children in Stoke on Trent

January – March 2018 By welcoming you to our winter/ spring activity programme!

We are looking forward to 2018 and continuing to provide exciting activities for children young people and families. We are very pleased that swimming lessons will now be run by our new provider, Sport Works.

Action for Children staff will support children getting changed and supervise them having a snack afterward. Sports Works are also providing some multi-sport activities. You can find out what we have in store for 2018 from page 13 onward.

We aim to help children live their life, their way. For disabled children, that means doing whatever it takes to make life better – from celebrating the small steps to making a long-term plan for adulthood. We provide short breaks for children and their carers – a chance for everyone to take time out and enjoy new experiences. Through our national campaigning and advocacy work, we listen to what children want, act on their behalf and make their voice louder.

If you need to cancel an activity, we completely understand that there may be times when you are unable to attend an activity, please do let know ASAP, if at all possible. We have many children that enjoy the activities and where possible we would like to be able to offer your space to another child.

If you have any questions, as always please get in touch. We look forward to seeing you very soon.

With our best wishes,

The Aiming High Team at Action for Children

How to book: 1. If you haven’t already, register your child with Aiming High by emailing us on [email protected] 2. To book your core offer activities all you need to do is call us on 01782 683129 (Monday – Friday 9am-5pm) or email the address above between 1st and 10th of the month. You need to call us each month to book activities for the following month. As part of your core offer you need to tell us what you’d like your child to take part in. We’ll let you know we have your choices and we’ll confirm whether your child has a place. If you’d like to book further activities, please get in touch after the 10th of the month and we will tell you about the contributions you need to pay for or see page 4 for contribution rates. By answering your questions By informing you of the important How many free activities can I book? choices between 1st and 10th of month You can book one free activity in January, and additional activities between 11th and information and one in February and another in February 15th of month. A confirmation letter will be half term as well as one in March. sent to you. Please note we are only able to process emails during 9am-5pm, after our policies How many additional can I book? this time, your email will be looked at the next working day. If you’d like to book your child on more activities, there will be a contribution to I forgot to call or email pay - £5 for up to three hours, £6.50 for up within the booking period, to five hours and £7.50 for five hours with Non-attendance Zero tolerance transport from a central meeting point, £7 can we still take part? You must give us 24 hour’s notice (we We take a zero tolerance approach for a family activity. You can book as many Don’t worry, give us a call and we’ll see often have people on waiting lists, so to bullying, harassment and abuse – as you wish subject to availability. what we can do. Please be aware your we will be able to offer the place to physical or verbal. Anyone who abuses preference might have gone but we’ll tell another child). Action for Children staff or volunteers Are the activities booked on a you what’s available. may put at risk access to the service for first come first served basis? If you fail to attend three sessions, them and their family members. Is the activity suitable for my child? without informing us beforehand, in three We don’t allocate activities like this. All you Next to each activity we have symbols months, the offer of future places may We understand that caring for children need to do is give a few choices and we’ll be withheld. We understand that there with additional needs can be a very look at your child’s activity history so that to give you more information. The age given tends to be a guide only, apart are exceptional times when you are not demanding and stressful role and hope activities can be allocated fairly, and all able to attend without giving notice, that our short breaks activities can children can access the opportunities. from the team at Children and Families Staffordshire who can only accept for example emergency appointments support you in your caring role. and your child being ill. Please inform us How do I pay for activities children under 12 years-old. If you’d We do however at times and very rarely like clarification do give us a call. within 48 hours of the activity before and transport? your child’s non-attendance is recorded. experience a parents/carer that may be frustrated and or angry on the phone. You can pay by: My child lives in Staffordshire, Non payment This is an experience that we would hope can we attend? to be able to rectify where possible, ɮɮ Send a cheque to our office – Above and beyond your core offer Yes. Stoke and Staffordshire children however there may be the occasion made payable to Action for Children entitlements, there’s the opportunity are eligible to book onto activities, where we will explain that we are unable ɮɮ Pay with cash or card at the office to book further activities at a cost. however Stoke children have priority. to deal with this issue at this time and (we are open 9am-5pm, Transport is also an extra cost and is Please call to book in the usual way if staff will put the phone down and ask not provided free of charge. All extra Monday – Friday). Suite 31 Dudson you live in Staffordshire. that parents call back when they have activities and transport must be paid for Centre, Hope Street, Hanley ST15DD. had the opportunity to calm down. by the end of each month, we will confirm ɮɮ Send a postal order to Will you provide transport? the full cost at the time of booking. If you You will be very welcome to call back the office address. If you feel transport is a barrier to your need to discuss any concerns regarding and we will then be able to deal with child accessing an activity, please give payment call the service coordinator on ɮɮ Call us on 01782 683129 and pay your issues. us a call to discuss this. Following the 01782 683129. over the phone by credit or debit card. discussion if transport is required a £7.00 charge may be implemented. When should I pay by? Either at the time of booking or by the end I have a concern or a of the month the charges relate to. suggestion, what do I do? Comments or complaints We’d love to hear from you, give us a call or I can’t get through on the booking We take comments and complaints seriously at Action for Children, they help send an email and we’ll get back to you. line, how else can I book? us do what’s right, what’s needed and what works for children. The member of staff you are speaking with will follow a procedure. You can always contact our Email web.stokeontrent@ customer service team by calling 0800 328 7822 or email actionforchildren.org.uk and don’t [email protected]. forget to give as many preferences as you would like, please email your core offer

4 5 Keeping your information safe and secure

When a child or young person starts using What we do with your information an Action for Children project, or takes Action for Children wants to be sure that part in any of our activities, their personal the services we provide are high quality data is recorded. Depending on the type of and that they meet your needs. To do work we are doing, this is likely to include this we record information about you this sensitive personal data. information is kept in a file, which may be If we need to keep this type of information, an electronic or a paper file. we will ask for your consent We want you The file contains information about you, to be happy with the information you give and about key people in your life, such as us, understand what it might be used for parents, people who live with you or are and who it might be shared with and be important in your life, and people such as assured that what you give us is kept safe social workers, teachers and doctors. and secure. Because we have a duty to protect children and young people, we will You can ask to see your information at share information with other organisations any time by asking a member staff at when it is needed to help keep a child or your service. other individual safe from harm. Staff working with you and the senior Legal stuff -Data Protection manager in charge have access to your Action for Children works within the legal file, which is kept securely. Because we framework for data protection and supports want to be sure that the services we your right to privacy – to see, change and provide to you are high quality, other challenge information held about you. managers and staff may need to monitor (audit) your file for quality. We also have our own rules about how information about you is stored and used. We will keep your file for as long as we Many of the services that Action for need to, by law. The length of time your file Children provides are paid for by other is kept depends on the service you receive. organisations, including both local and Further information national government departments. Where this is the case, the data you give us will This section explains what we do with also be available to that organisation. the personal information you give to us. If you do not understand this information Both Action for Children and the other or would like to know more, please speak organisation may be joint data controllers to someone at at Stoke Aiming High, or or only one of them is the data controller. contact the Information Governance A data controller is the organisation Officer by calling 01923 361 500 or visit (or organisations) that has a duty and www.actionforchildren.org.uk responsibility to ensure your information is processed lawfully. The data controller For more information about the Data for your information will depend on the Protection Act and your rights, please visit service or project you attend the Information Commissioner’s website at www.ico.gov.uk Where information is given to other organisations as a data controller, they Action for Children is not responsible for will be legally responsible for what they the content of external websites do with that information, while we remain responsible for what we do with the personal information we keep.

6 7 By filling you in with our news and updates By listening to what you say

New for 2018 Action for Children is always interested to hear Swimming lessons with our new provider Sport Works at your views and we aim to include as many new Fenton Manor on Sundays. Accessible changing facilities are available. activities into the programme as possible.

Cancelling an activity Please let us know your thoughts about the programme by calling us If you need to cancel an activity, we completely understand on 01782 683129 or email us on [email protected]. that there may be times when you are unable to attend an activity, please do let know ASAP, if at all possible. We have We always want to get the views of children and young people. Please let us know many children that enjoy the activities and where possible we what your children think, we also get feedback in lots of ways from activities. would like to be able to offer your space to another child. You have told us that there were not enough spaces for our wheelchair users to have full day activities, Therefore in this programme we have arranged outings where there are Changing Places facilities to enable wheelchair users to spend days out with us.

Parent drop ins Reminder We’d love to get your feedback Please make on the programme so we are sure that holding a parent drop in event children bring a on Tuesday 13 February drink with them at 10:00am-12:00noon to the activities. and 4:00pm-6:00pm at the Hazel Trees on Duke Street in Fenton.

8 Working with amazing FRONTLINE Dance Based in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire FRONTLINE Dance works with people of all abilities to create, move, dance and perform. Their focus partners we can run the is dance and disability but they also provide fantastic opportunities and access to art, media, music and drama, giving people the opportunity to take part. The group’s aim is to increase self-esteem, confidence, Aiming High programme. teamwork and to inspire and to raise awareness of what is possible and promote positive responses to both disability and to dance. Gifted – DJ and production workshops The workshops give disabled children an opportunity to explore their Children and Families Staffordshire creative talent through music and imagery production. Their teams work across the county to ensure that every child that comes Using contemporary mediums. Gifted works with disabled children to the activity has a fun time in a safe environment. Children make friends and young people, young people not in employment, education or training and parents have a well-deserved break. The sessions are personalised and Primary Care Trusts. Each workshop is not only fun, they develop to meet the needs of the individual children attending on the day. One to attendees confidence, independence, personal and social development. one care is available and staff have NVQ3 qualifications as a minimum plus safeguarding, First Aid, Makaton and Behaviour management. All activities Five Towns Superstars are suitable for children up to the age of 11 years-old. Lead by drama professionals and practitioners with a background in childcare and special needs. Superstars is a perfect environment for children to explore drama and the qualities associated with performance. The group leaders evaluate each session to make sure that every detail is considered for the further development of the group and the members. Superstars help children Abbey Hill to gain confidence and practice social skills all whilst having fun! Abbey Hill School and Performing Arts College is a large purpose built local authority maintained special school catering for children aged 3-19 years -old. The school are specialists in Autism, communication and interaction. All staff who work with Action for Children are fully qualified and trained Bee Active in safeguarding, MAPA and First Aid. Bee Active is Staffordshire & Cheshire’s leading sports and physical Kemball School education provider. With an innovative approach to teaching sports and physical activity they certainly have created a real ‘Buzz’ in our The school works with pupils who have cognition and learning difficulties. local area. Bee Active aims to inspire children to lead a more active Its mission is to maximise each child and young person’s potential by and healthy lifestyle. enabling them to achieve as much independence as possible and to enjoy a quality of life which is both stimulating and rewarding. City of Stoke-on-Trent Council Sports Development Team The team aim to raise sport and physical activity levels of young people Regent College and adults across the city to help social, emotional and health issues. They provide support to grassroots sports clubs and are always looking Situated in Shelton in Stoke on Trent, the independent day college’s for new volunteers to help support the city wide programme. mission is to develop pupils’ independence in an adult world through communication, vocational, social and life skills. They do this by providing Jump 2 It Coaching further education for pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Providing fun and friendly trampolining lessons for disabled children across Through inclusive learning the college is committed to vocational Stoke on Trent. The team run two types of lessons - one for children with education, personal and social development of young people with learning disabilities and another for children with physical disabilities. The challenging behaviour aged between 16 and 25 years-old. sessions are great for helping with balance, coordination, muscle tone, fitness and much more. Being bounced also gives the children the sense of Watermill School freedom. Parents/carers need to provide a sling for wheelchair users for use The school has been carefully designed to provide for a wide range with their hoist. All coaches are fully qualified by British Gymnastics, the of pupils’ needs to be addressed through educational, social, physical lead coach has training in disability and sport and the team is fully trained in and emotional growth for the age range 3 to 16. All staff are qualified rebound therapy, first aid, safeguarding children and safe handling. in the minimum NVQ Level 3 in supporting Teaching and Learning, they are also experienced in working with pupils that have special Sport Works educational needs (SEN). During all activities there will be a first aider Sport Works is an award winning provider of exercise, health and alternative who has training in administrating emergency epilepsy medication. education programmes to local authorities schools and private organisation. Other staff have manual handling and are MAPA trained. The Company has expanded into the midlands during 2017. Sport Works (Midlands) Ltd is happy to be providing mixed sport and swimming lessons through Stoke on Trent’s aiming high programme. Our sessions will be led by qualified coaches who specialise in working with youngsters with extra needs and promise to be safe enjoyable and engaging. 10 11 January 2018

Staffordshire Angling Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high The Staffordshire Angling Regeneration Team – or AKA The Star Team – is a teaching group in Stoke on Trent which consists of six Wednesday 3 January Saturday 6 January Tuesday 9 January angling clubs. The group, through angling, brings together people from Children & Families Gifted Children & Families all communities to encourage better understanding of the environment Staffordshire Graffiti & DJ Staffordshire and awareness of our surroundings. Little Pandas Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Multi-Sensory Play Blurton Children’s Centre 10:00am-12:00pm Dimensions Staffordshire Wildlife Trust 12:00pm-2:30pm Ages 5-19 years 4:00pm-6:00pm The Trust prides itself on the quality, variety and expertise of its Ages 0-6 years 8 spaces Ages 3-8 years community engagement work. They work with individuals, groups, 5 spaces 6 spaces families and organisations across the county to connect people to conservation and wildlife. They do this through taking positive action in our communities, through fantastic volunteers or specific conservation Saturday 6 January projects. They provide exciting and fun Wildplay sessions enabling children Wednesday 3 January Action for Children Tuesday 9 January and young people to enjoy the outdoors and Wildfamilies sessions. Children & Families Pony Riding Bee Active Staffordshire Hurstvale Riding School Multi Sports Cinema 3:30pm-5:30pm Dimensions Stoke City Odeon, Festival Park Ages 12-19 years 5:00pm-7:00pm Stoke City Community Trust engages with people in a variety of ways 4:00pm-6:00pm 4 spaces Ages 4-12 years so they can realise their potential and accomplish more in whatever walk Ages 4-11 years 8 spaces of life they choose. The team is committed to inclusion work, promoting 6 spaces health and wellbeing as well as improving children’s education. Through Sunday 7 January the power of sport, particularly football, the team works with people Action for Children of all ages, abilities and social backgrounds with a programme packed Bowling Wednesday 10 January of encouragement and support. They also provide fantastic sporting Wednesday 3 January Festival Park Children & Families opportunities for young people to enjoy a more active lifestyle, regardless Gifted 11:00am-1:00pm Staffordshire of people’s background or physical ability. Through their work in the region Creative Music and Media Ages 8-14 years Little Pandas they help 150,000 people each year. Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green 8 spaces Blurton Children’s Centre 5:00pm-7:00pm 12:00pm-2:30pm Ages 5-19 years Ages 0-6 years 8 spaces 5 spaces Sunday 7 January Sport Works Swimming Lesson Thursday 4 January Fenton Manor Wednesday 10 January Children & Families 2:30pm-5:00pm Children & Families Staffordshire Ages 6-14 years Staffordshire Basketball & Fun Tower 6 spaces Swimming Dimensions Dimensions 4:00pm-6:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 4-11 years Ages 4-11 years 6 spaces Monday 8 January 4 spaces Stoke on Trent Sports Development Team Games Friday 5 January Fenton Manor Wednesday 10 January Action for Children 5:30pm-7:30pm FRONTLINEdance Meal at Pizza Hut Ages 8-19 years Dance, Fun and Adventures Festival Park 8 spaces Stoke on Trent College, 5:30pm-7:30pm Moorland Road Ages 12-19 years 4:45pm-6:45pm 8 spaces Ages 5-11 years 10 spaces

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Book core activities for February between 1st-10th January and additional activities between the 11th-15th Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high

Thursday 11 January Saturday 13 January Tuesday 16 January Thursday 18 January Saturday 20 January Sunday 21 January Children & Families Action for Children Watermill School Children & Families Gifted Sport Works Staffordshire Family Activity Fun & Play in the Pool Staffordshire Graffiti & DJ Swimming Lesson Bowling Super Play Factory, 4:00pm-6:00pm Little Gymnastics Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Fenton Manor Festival Park Festival Park Ages 15-19 years Balance & Beam, Festival Park 10:00am-12:00pm 2:30pm-5:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm 2:30pm-4:30pm 6 spaces 11:30am-1:30pm Ages 5-19 years Ages 6-14 years Ages 4-11 years Ages 0-12 years Ages 0-6 years 8 spaces 6 spaces 6 spaces 20 family spaces 6 spaces

Tuesday 16 January Sport Works Saturday 20 January Monday 22 January Friday 12 January Sunday 14 January Mixed Skill Sports Thursday 18 January Staffordshire Angling Kemball School Children & Families Jump2It New Horizons, Chell Children & Families Fishing Arts and Crafts Staffordshire Trampolining for Learning 4:30pm-6:30pm Staffordshire Sammie’s Pool, Fenton 3:30pm-5:30pm Graffiti Art & Craft Disabilities Ages 6-19 years Dance 10:00am-2:00pm Ages 12-19 years The Bridge Centre The Wallace Centre 15 spaces KDK Studio, Stoke Ages 7-19 years 5 Kemball Pupils 4:00pm-6:00pm 12:00pm-1:45pm 4:00pm-6:00pm 8 spaces and 2 non Kemball Ages 4-11 years Ages 5-19 years Ages 4-11 years 6 spaces 10 spaces 8 spaces Wednesday 17 January Saturday 20 January Children & Families Action for Children Monday 22 January Sunday 14 January Staffordshire Friday 19 January Shopping & Costa Stoke on Trent Sports Saturday 13 January Action for Children Fun Tower & Ball Games Action for Children Freeport, Talke Development Children & Families Interactive Sensory for Dimensions Arena Meal at Nando’s 1:00pm-3:00pm Individual Games Staffordshire wheelchair users or children 4:00pm-6:00pm Intu Potteries, Hanley Ages 12-19 years Fenton Manor Fun & Games / Art & Craft with PMLD Ages 4-11 years 5:30pm-7:30pm 6 spaces 5:30pm-7:30pm Blurton Children’s Centre Chestnut Lodge, Chesterton 6 spaces Ages 12-19 years Ages 8-19 years 9:30am-12:30pm 12:30pm-2:30pm 8 spaces 8 spaces Ages 0-8 years Ages 0-19 years 8 spaces 4 spaces Saturday 20 January Wednesday 17 January Five Towns Superstars Watermill School Saturday 20 January Drama Activities Tuesday 23 January Social Club Watermill School Stevenson Hall, Hanley Children & Families Saturday 13 January Monday 15 January 4:00pm-7:00pm Cooking Club 2:00pm-4:00pm Staffordshire Watermill School Stoke on Trent Sports Ages 5-19 years 9:30am-12:30pm Ages 7-13 years Pony Riding Cooking Club Development 10 spaces Ages 5-14 years 8 spaces Lodge Farm, Werrington 9:30am-12:30pm Team Games 10 spaces 3:45pm-5:45pm Ages 15-19 years Fenton Manor Ages 5-11 years 10 spaces 5:30pm-7:30pm 3 spaces Ages 8-19 years Wednesday 17 January Sunday 21 January 8 spaces Gifted Saturday 20 January Action for Children Creative Music and Media Watermill School Family Film Tuesday 23 January Saturday 13 January Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Sensory Room & Sensory Hazel Trees Bee Active Watermill School 5:00pm-7:00pm Play 2:00pm-5:00pm Multi Sports Rebound Therapy for PMLD Tuesday 16 January Ages 5-19 years 9:30am-12:30pm Ages 6-19 years Fenton Manor 9:30am-12:30pm Children & Families 8 spaces Ages 5-19 years 15 family spaces 5:00pm-7:00pm Ages 5-19 years Staffordshire 10 spaces Ages 4-12 years 6 spaces Pony Riding 8 spaces Lodge Farm, Werrington 3:45pm-5:45pm Ages 5-11 years 3 spaces

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Wednesday 24 January Thursday 25 January Sunday 28 January Wednesday 31 January Thursday 1 February Saturday 3 February Children & Families Watermill School Action for Children Children & Families Children & Families Gifted Staffordshire Sports and Leisure Club Interactive Sensory for Staffordshire Staffordshire Graffiti & DJ Little Pandas 4:00-7:00pm wheelchair users or children Little Pandas Dance Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Blurton Children’s Centre Ages 5-14 years with PMLD Blurton Children’s Centre KDK Studio, Stoke 10:00am-12:00pm 12:00pm-2:30pm 10 spaces Chestnut Lodge, Chesterton 12:00pm-2:30pm 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 5-19 years Ages 0-6 years 12:30pm-2:30pm Ages 0-6 years Ages 4-11 years 8 spaces 5 spaces Ages 0-19 years 5 spaces 8 spaces 4 spaces Saturday 27 January Children & Families Friday 2 February Saturday 3 February Wednesday 24 January Staffordshire Wednesday 31 January Children & Families Action for Children Children & Families Cinema Monday 29 January Children & Families Staffordshire Pony Riding Staffordshire Festival Park Kemball School Staffordshire Tubing Session Hurstvale Riding School Family Activity 9:30am-12:00pm Cooking Fun Cinema Festival Park 3:30pm-5:30pm Bowling at Festival Park Ages 5-11 years 3:30pm-5:30pm Festival Park 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 12-19 years 4:00pm-6:00pm 6 spaces Ages 3-11 years 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 5-11 years 4 spaces Ages 0-11 years 4 Kemball Pupils Ages 4-11 years 8 spaces 8 family spaces (Extra charge and 2 non Kemball 6 spaces for siblings and extra adults) Sunday 4 February Saturday 27 January Friday 2 February Sport Works Watermill School Action for Children Swimming Lesson Cooking Club Monday 29 January Wednesday 31 January Meal at Pizza Hut Fenton Manor Wednesday 24 January 9:30am-12:30pm Stoke on Trent Sports Watermill School Festival Park 2:30pm-5:00pm Watermill School Ages 15-19 years Development Social Club 5:30pm-7:30pm Ages 6-14 years Climbing wall & other sports 10 spaces Individual Games 4:00pm-7:00pm Ages 12-19 years 6 spaces YMCA, Leaving from Fenton Manor Ages 5-19 years Watermill School 5:30pm-7:30pm 10 spaces 8 spaces 4:00pm-7:00pm Ages 8-19 years Ages 25-19 years Saturday 27 January 8 spaces Monday 5 February 10 spaces Watermill School Kemball School Construction & Computers Wednesday 31 January Saturday 3 February Swim and Sensory 9:30am-12:30pm Gifted Watermill School 3:30pm-5:30pm Wednesday 24 January Ages 5-19 years Tuesday 30 January Creative Music and Media Cooking Club Ages 3-19 years FRONTLINEdance 10 spaces Watermill School Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green 9:30am-12:30pm 3 Kemball Children Only Dance, Fun and Adventures Fun & Play in the Pool 5:00pm-7:00pm Ages 5-14 years Stoke on Trent College, 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 5-19 years 10 spaces Moorland Road Ages 5-14 years 8 spaces 4:45pm-6:45pm Saturday 27 January 6 spaces Monday 5 February Ages 5-11 years Staffordshire Angling Stoke on Trent Sports 10 spaces Fishing Saturday 3 February Development Sammie’s Pool, Fenton Watermill School Team Games 10:00am-2:00pm Tuesday 30 January Rebound Therapy for PMLD Fenton Manor Ages 7-19 years Sport Works 9:30am-12:30pm 5:30pm-7:30pm Thursday 25 January 8 spaces Mixed Skill Sports Ages 5-19 years Ages 8-19 years Children & Families New Horizons, Chell 6 spaces 8 spaces Staffordshire 4:30pm-6:30pm Swimming Saturday 27 January Ages 6-19 years Fenton Manor Action for Children 15 spaces 4:00pm-6:00pm Family Fun in the Pool Ages 4-11 years Jubilee 2, Newcastle 4 spaces under Lyme 4:30pm-5:30pm Ages 0-19 years 10 family spaces

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Book core activities for March between 1st-10th February and additional activities between the 11th-15th Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high

Tuesday 6 February Wednesday 7 February Saturday 10 February Monday 12 February Thursday 15 February Saturday 17 February Children & Families FRONTLINEdance Watermill School Stoke on Trent Sports Children & Families Action for Children Staffordshire Dance, Fun and Adventures Come into Play, Stone Development Staffordshire Shopping & Costa Swimming Stoke on Trent College, Leaving from Watermill School Team Games Cinema Freeport, Talke Dimensions Moorland Road 9:30am-12:30pm Fenton Manor Festival Park 1:00pm-3:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm 4:45pm-6:45pm Ages 5-19 years 5:30pm-7:30pm 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 12 -19 years Ages 4-11 years Ages 5-11 years 10 spaces Ages 8-19 years Ages 4-11 years 6 spaces 4 spaces 10 spaces 8 spaces 6 spaces

Saturday 10 February Saturday 17 February Tuesday 6 February Thursday 8 February Action for Children Tuesday 13 February Friday 16 February Five Towns Superstars Bee Active Watermill Family Activity Children & Families Children & Families Drama Activities Multi Sports Sports and Leisure Club Super Play Factory, Staffordshire Staffordshire Stevenson Hall, Hanley Fenton Manor 4:00pm-7:00pm Festival Park Pony Riding Bowling 2:00pm-4:00pm 5:00pm-7:00pm Ages 5-19 years 2:30pm-4:30pm Lodge Farm, Werrington Festival Park Ages 7-13 years Ages 4-12 years 10 spaces Ages 0-12 years 3:45pm-5:45pm 4:00pm-6:00pm 8 spaces 8 spaces 20 family spaces Ages 5-11 years Ages 4-11 years 3 spaces 6 spaces

Friday 9 February Sunday 18 February Wednesday 7 February Children & Families Sunday 11 February Tuesday 13 February Jump2It Children & Families Staffordshire Action for Children Sport Works Friday 16 February Trampolining Staffordshire Wii Session and games Trip to Cadbury’s World Mixed Skill Sports Action for Children for Learning Disabilities Little Pandas The Bridge Centre Leaving from The Dudson New Horizons, Chell Meal at Pizza Hut The Wallace Centre Hanford Children’s Centre 3:30pm-6:00pm Centre 4:30pm-6:30pm Festival Park 12:00pm-1:45pm 12:00pm-2:30pm Ages 5-11 years 10:00am-4:00pm Ages 6-19 years 5:30pm-7:30pm Ages 5-19 years Ages 0-6 years 6 spaces Ages 12-19 years 15 spaces Ages 12-19 years 10 spaces 5 spaces 8 spaces 8 spaces

Sunday 18 February Saturday 10 February Wednesday 14 February Sport Works Wednesday 7 February Children & Families Sunday 11 February Children & Families Saturday 17 February Swimming Lesson Children & Families Staffordshire Action for Children Staffordshire Children & Families Fenton Manor Staffordshire Music & Movement Interactive Sensory for Aqua tots Staffordshire 2:30pm-5:00pm Bowling The Bridge Centre wheelchair users or children Dimensions Fun & Games Ages 6-14 years Festival Park 9:30am-12:30pm with PMLD 11:00am-1:30pm Blurton Children’s Centre 6 spaces 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 0-6 years Chestnut Lodge, Chesterton Ages 0-6 years 9:30am-12:30pm Ages 4-11 years 6 spaces 12:30pm-2:30pm 3 spaces Ages 0-8 years 6 spaces Ages 0-19 years 8 spaces 4 spaces

Saturday 10 February Wednesday 14 February Wednesday 7 February Watermill School Gifted Saturday 17 February Watermill School Cooking Club Monday 12 February Creative Music and Media Gifted Sensory Experiences for 9:30am-12:30pm Kemball School Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Graffiti & DJ Mobile Children Ages 15-19 years Arts and Crafts 5:00pm-7:00pm Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green 4:00pm-6:00pm 10 spaces 3:30pm-5:30pm Ages 5-19 years 10:00am-12:00pm Ages 5-14 years Ages 3-11 years 8 spaces Ages 5-19 years 6 spaces 5 Kemball Pupils and 2 non 8 spaces Kemball

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Book core activities for March between 1st-10th February and additional activities between the 11th-15th Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Tuesday 20 February Wednesday 21 February Wednesday 21 February Thursday 22 February Saturday 24 February Action for Children Watermill School Children & Families Stoke City Community Trust Action for Children Trentham Gardens Bowling Staffordshire Family Activity – bet365 Family Fun in the Pool Monday 19 February 10:00am-2:00pm Festival Park, Cinema Stadium Tour Jubilee 2, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Ages 6-12 years Leaving from Watermill Odeon, Festival Park 4:00pm-5:30pm Newcastle under Lyme Wildplay 8 spaces 9:30am-12:30pm 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 0-19 years 4:30pm-5:30pm Westport Lake Ages 15-19 years Ages 4-11 years Limited spaces available Ages 0-19 years 10:00am-3:00pm 10 spaces 6 spaces 10 family spaces Ages 8-14 years 12 spaces Tuesday 20 February Staffordshire Angling Friday 23 February Fishing Wednesday 21 February Thursday 22 February Bee Active Sunday 25 February Sammie’s Pool, Fenton Sport Works Jump2It Holiday Club Action for Children Tuesday 20 February 10:00am-2:00pm Mixed Skill Sports Trampolining for PMLD Fenton Manor Interactive Sensory for Watermill School Ages 7-19 years New Horizons, Chell The Wallace Centre 9:30am-12:00pm wheelchair users or children Trip to the Cinema 8 spaces 10:00am-12:00pm 10:45am-12:45pm Ages 4-12 years with PMLD Time to be confirmed Ages 6-19 years Ages 5-19 years 8 spaces Chestnut Lodge, Chesterton Ages 5-14 years 15 spaces 6 spaces 12:30pm-2:30pm 10 spaces Tuesday 20 February Ages 0-19 years Children & Families 4 spaces Staffordshire Friday 23 February Swim, Badminton, Go-karting Wednesday 21 February Thursday 22 February Children & Families Tuesday 20 February Fenton Manor Regent College Children & Families Staffordshire Abbey Hill School 2:00pm-4:30pm Exploring Apedale Staffordshire Wall Climbing Monday 26 February Trip to Conkers Ages 3-11 years Leaving from Regent College Messy Movers Awesome Walls, Longton Stoke on Trent Sports Leaving from Abbey Hill 5 spaces 10:00am-3:00pm Balance & Beam, Festival Park 10:00am-12:00pm Development 9:00am-4:00pm Ages 16-19 years 11:30am-1:30pm Ages 5-11 years Individual Games Ages 7-14 years 4 spaces Ages 3-11 years 6 spaces Fenton Manor 2 spaces Tuesday 20 February 7 spaces 5:30pm-7:30pm (Non Abbey Hill Pupils) Stoke City Community Trust Ages 8-19 years Family Activity – bet365 Wednesday 21 February Friday 23 February 8 spaces Stadium Tour FRONTLINEdance Action for Children Tuesday 20 February 4:00pm-5:30pm Dance, Fun and Adventures Thursday 22 February Warrington Play Children & Families Ages 0-19 years Stoke on Trent College, Jump2It and Sensory Centre Staffordshire Limited spaces available Moorland Road Trampolining Leaving from The Dudson Tuesday 27 February Swim, Badminton, 10:30am-12:30pm The Wallace Centre Centre Children & Families Go-Karting Ages 5-11 years 2:15pm-5:45pm 10:00am-4:00pm Staffordshire Fenton Manor 10 spaces (Time slot will be allocated) Ages 0-19 years Pony Riding 9:45am-12:30pm Wednesday 21 February Ages 5-19 years 6 spaces (wheelchair users Lodge Farm, Werrington Ages 5-11 years Abbey Hill School 17 spaces only) 3:45pm-5:45pm 5 spaces Blue Planet/Snugburys Ages 5-11 years Leaving from Abbey Hill Wednesday 21 February 3 spaces 9:00am-4:00pm Children & Families Thursday 22 February Tuesday 20 February Ages 7-14 years Staffordshire Children & Families Saturday 24 February Staffordshire Wildlife Trust 2 spaces Little Pandas Staffordshire Staffordshire Angling Tuesday 27 February Wildfamilies (Non Abbey Hill Pupils) Hanford Children’s Centre Children’s Disco Fishing Sport Works Westport Lake 12:00pm-2:30pm The Bridge Centre Sammie’s Pool, Fenton Mixed Skill Sports 10:00am-12:00pm Ages 0-6 years 3:30pm-6:00pm 10:00am-2:00pm New Horizons, Chell Ages 4-7 years Wednesday 21 February 5 spaces Ages 4-11 years Ages 7-19 years 4:30pm-6:30pm 1 Family Space Watermill School 8 spaces 8 spaces Ages 6-19 years Cooking Club 15 spaces 9:30am-12:30pm Ages 5-14 years 10 spaces

20 21 Wheelchair accessible Disabled changing facilities February 2018 March 2018 March 2018

Book core activities for March between 1st-10th February and additional activities between the 11th-15th Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high

Wednesday 28 February Thursday 1 March Saturday 3 March Monday 5 March Wednesday 7 March Saturday 10 March Children & Families Children & Families Watermill School Kemball School Children & Families Children & Families Staffordshire Staffordshire Rebound Therapy for PMLD Cooking Fun Staffordshire Staffordshire Multi-Sensory Play Little Gymnastics 9:30am-12:30pm 3:30pm-5:30pm Little Pandas Family Activity Dimensions Balance & Beam, Festival Park Ages 5-19 years Ages 12-19 years Blurton Children’s Centre Trentham Gardens and 11:00am-1:00pm 11:30am-1:30pm 6 spaces 4 Kemball Pupils 12:00pm-2:30pm Sensory Walk Ages 0-11 years Ages 0-6 years and 2 non Kemball Ages 0-6 years 9:30am-12:30pm 5 spaces 6 spaces 5 spaces Ages 0-11 years 10 families (siblings and other Saturday 3 March adults subject to charge) Gifted Monday 5 March Wednesday 28 February Thursday 1 March Graffiti & DJ Stoke on Trent Sports Wednesday 7 March Gifted Children & Families Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Development Children & Families Saturday 10 March Creative Music and Media Staffordshire 10:00am-12:00pm Individual Games Staffordshire Watermill School Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Cinema Ages 5-19 years Fenton Manor Swimming Cooking Club 5:00pm-7:00pm Odeon, Festival Park 8 spaces 5:30pm-7:30pm Fenton Manor 9:30am-12:30pm Ages 5-19 years 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 8-19 years 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 5-14 years 8 spaces Ages 4-11 years 8 spaces Ages 4-11 years 10 spaces 6 spaces 4 spaces Saturday 3 March Staffordshire Angling Fishing Tuesday 6 March Saturday 10 March Friday 2 March Sammie’s Pool, Fenton Children & Families Wednesday 7 March Watermill School Children & Families 10:00am-2:00pm Staffordshire Watermill School Bowling Staffordshire Ages 7-19 years Pony Riding Social Club Festival Park, Tubing Session 8 spaces Lodge Farm, Werrington 4:00pm-7:00pm Leaving from Watermill Festival Park 3:45pm-5:45pm Ages 5-19 years 9:30am-12:30pm 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 5-11 years 10 spaces Ages 5-14 years Ages 6-11 years Saturday 3 March 3 spaces 10 spaces 8 spaces Action for Children Pony Riding Hurstvale Riding School Tuesday 6 March Wednesday 7 March Friday 2 March 3:30pm-5:30pm Watermill FRONTLINEdance Saturday 10 March Action for Children Ages 12-19 years Fun & Play in the Pool Dance, Fun and Adventures Staffordshire Angling Meal at Pizza Hut 4 spaces 4:00pm-6:00pm Stoke on Trent College, Fishing Festival Park Ages 15-19 years Moorland Road Sammie’s Pool, Fenton 5:30pm-7:30pm 6 spaces 4:45pm-6:45pm 10:00am-2:00pm Ages 12-19 years Sunday 4 March Ages 5-11 years Ages 7-19 years 8 spaces Action for Children 10 spaces 8 spaces Trip to Attingham Park, Shropshire Tuesday 6 March Leaving from The Dudson Bee Active Sunday 11 March Saturday 3 March Centre Multi Sports Thursday 8 March Jump2It Watermill School 9:30am-4:00pm Fenton Manor Children & Families Trampolining Cooking Club Ages 12-19 years 5:00pm-7:00pm Staffordshire for Learning Disabilities 9:30am-12:30pm 8 spaces Ages 4-12 years Bowling The Wallace Centre Ages 15-19 years 8 spaces Festival Park 12:00pm-1:45pm 10 spaces 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 5-19 years Ages 4-8 years 10 spaces 6 spaces

22 23 Wheelchair accessible Disabled changing facilities March 2018 March 2018

Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high

Sunday 11 March Tuesday 13 March Thursday 15 March Saturday 17 March Tuesday 20 March Wednesday 21 March Action for Children Sport Works Children & Families Watermill School Children & Families Watermill School Interactive Sensory for Mixed Skill Sports Staffordshire Sensory Room Staffordshire Social Club wheelchair users or children New Horizons, Chell Dance & Sensory Play Pony Riding 4:00pm-7:00pm with PMLD 4:30pm-6:30pm KDK Studio, Stoke 9:30am-12:30pm Lodge Farm, Werrington Ages 5-19 years Chestnut Lodge, Chesterton Ages 6-19 years 4:00pm-6:00pm Ages 5-19 years 3:45pm-5:45pm 10 spaces 12:30pm-2:30pm 15 spaces Ages 4-11 years 10 spaces Ages 5-11 years Ages 0-19 years 8 spaces 3 spaces 4 spaces Wednesday 21 March Wednesday 14 March Thursday 15 March Saturday 17 March Tuesday 20 March FRONTLINEdance Children & Families Watermill School Gifted Watermill School Dance, Fun and Adventures Sunday 11 March Staffordshire Sports & Leisure Club Graffiti & DJ Fun & Play in the Pool Stoke on Trent College, Sport Works Fun Tower & Ball Games 4:00pm-7:00pm Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green 4:00pm-6:00pm Moorland Road Swimming Lesson Dimensions Ages 5-14 years 10:00am-12:00pm Ages 5-14 years 4:45pm-6:45pm Fenton Manor 3:30pm-6:00pm 10 spaces Ages 5-19 years 6 spaces Ages 5-11 years 2:30pm-5:00pm Ages 4-11 years 8 spaces 10 spaces Ages 6-14 years 6 spaces 6 spaces Friday 16 March Tuesday 20 March Children & Families Saturday 17 March Bee Active Saturday 24 March Wednesday 14 March Staffordshire Five Towns Superstars Multi Sports Children & Families Monday 12 March Watermill School Climbing Wall Drama Activities Fenton Manor Staffordshire Kemball School Climbing wall & other sports Awesome Walls, Longton Stevenson Hall, Hanley 5:00pm-7:00pm Fun & Games Swim and Sensory YMCA Hanley, 4:00pm-6:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm Ages 4-12 years Blurton Children’s Centre 3:30pm-5:30pm Leaving from Watermill Ages 5-11 years Ages 7-13 years 8 spaces 9:30am-12:30pm Ages 3-19 years 4:00pm-7:00pm 6 spaces 8 spaces Ages 0-6 years 3 Kemball Children Only Ages 5-14 years 8 spaces 10 spaces Friday 16 March Action for Children Monday 19 March Wednesday 21 March Meal at Pizza Hut Kemball School Children & Families Monday 12 March Festival Park Cooking Fun Staffordshire Saturday 24 March Stoke on Trent Sports Wednesday 14 March 5:30pm-7:30pm 3:30pm-5:30pm Little Pandas Watermill School Development Gifted Ages 12-19 years Ages 12-19 years Blurton Children’s Centre Cooking Club Team Games Creative Music and Media 8 spaces 4 Kemball Pupils 12:00pm-2:30pm 9:30am-12:30pm Fenton Manor Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green and 2 non Kemball Ages 0-6 years Ages 5-14 years 5:30pm-7:30pm 5:00pm-7:00pm 5 spaces 10 spaces Ages 8-19 years Ages 5-19 years 8 spaces 8 spaces Saturday 17 March Watermill School Monday 19 March Cooking Club Stoke on Trent Sports Wednesday 21 March Saturday 24 March 9:30am-12:30pm Development Children & Families Watermill School Tuesday 13 March Thursday 15 March Ages 15-19 years Individual Games Staffordshire Construction & Computers Children & Families Children & Families 10 spaces Fenton Manor Westport Lake 9:30am-12:30pm Staffordshire Staffordshire 5:30pm-7:30pm 3:45pm-5:45pm Ages 5-19 years Swimming Aqua Tots Ages 8-19 years Ages 3-11 years 10 spaces Dimensions Dimensions 8 spaces 5 spaces 3:45pm-5:45pm 11:00am-1:30pm Ages 3-8 years Ages 0-6 years 4 spaces 3 spaces

24 25 Wheelchair accessible Disabled changing facilities March 2018

Don’t forget, for more information visit services.actionforchildren.org.uk/stoke-aiming-high By giving you the activity addresses

Saturday 24 March Wednesday 28 March Action for Children Children & Families Family Fun in the Pool Staffordshire Jubilee 2, Little Pandas Newcastle under Lyme Hanford Children’s Centre Abbey Hill School FRONTline Dance Kemball School 4:30pm-5:30pm 12:00pm-2:30pm Box Lane, Meir, Stoke on Trent College, Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, Ages 0-19 years Ages 0-6 years Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 5PR Moorland Road, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, ST3 3JD 10 family spaces 5 spaces Stoke on Trent, ST6 1JJ Action for Children – Staffordshire Angling Sensory Sessions Gifted Sammie’s Pool, Church Street, Chesterton, Wesley Hall, Noblett Road, Fenpark Road, Fenton, Sunday 25 March Wednesday 28 March Newcastle, ST5 7HJ Sneyd Green, ST1 6HR Stoke on Trent, ST4 2PD Action for Children Children & Families Fenton Manor Hazel Trees Stoke City Community Interactive Sensory for Staffordshire City Road, Fenton, 135 Duke Street, Trust wheelchair users or children Multi-Sensory Play Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR Stoke on Trent, ST4 3NR Bet365 Stadium, with PMLD Dimensions Stanley Matthews Way, Chestnut Lodge, Chesterton 4:00pm-6:00pm Five Town Superstars Hurstvale Riding School Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EG 12:30pm-2:30pm Ages 0-11 years Stevenson Hall, Grange Road, Ages 0-19 years 5 spaces Waterloo Street, Biddulph, ST8 7RZ Watermill School 4 spaces Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3PR Turnhurst Road, Chell, Jump2It Coaching Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6JZ The Wallace Centre, Wednesday 28 March Abbots Road, Abbey Hulton, Sunday 25 March Gifted Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DU Sport Works Creative Music and Media Swimming Lesson Wesley Hall, Sneyd Green Fenton Manor 5:00pm-7:00pm 2:30pm-5:00pm Ages 5-19 years Ages 6-14 years 8 spaces 6 spaces

Thursday 29 March Monday 26 March Children & Families Stoke on Trent Sports Staffordshire Development Bowling Team Games Festival Park Fenton Manor 4:00pm-6:00pm 5:30pm-7:30pm Ages 4-11 years Ages 8-19 years 6 spaces 8 spaces

Tuesday 27 March Sport Works Mixed Skill Sports New Horizons, Chell 4:30pm-6:30pm Ages 6-19 years 15 spaces

26 27 Wheelchair accessible By having important contact information to hand

Aiming High Stoke on Trent Booking line 01782 683129 (available Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm)

Out of hours To inform us that your child is unable to attend an activity or your transport has not arrived call the number above to hear the out of hours number.

Booking email address [email protected]

Action for Children’s office address The Dudson Centre, Hope Street, Hanley, ST1 5DD

Please visit Services.actionforchildren.org.uk/SAH for more information.

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