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‘The Voice That Makes a Difference’ Project:

‘The Voice That Makes a Difference’ uses total communication (British Sign Language, subtitles, sound, and audio description) to make blockbuster films accessible to all disabled people at the cinema (in their preferred language). The project allows disabled young children (who are deaf and/or blind) to see blockbuster films free of charge. The offer is open to children with other disabilities too.

‘The Voice That Makes a Difference’ will offer workshop opportunities, so that children and young people can produce their own films about their feelings (linked to socialising at the cinema).

‘The Voice That Makes a Difference’ are offering schools the opportunity to experience ‘total communication’ blockbuster films, free of charge. There will also be the possibility of pupils attending the workshops.

For more information about ‘The Voice That Makes a Difference’ project, please call 07742 146326 or email thevoicethatmakesadifference@hotmail.co.uk.

Calendar of events

​Date​Activity​Location

​9 March 2020

(4pm to 6pm)

£15.00

​Born to Perform (a new dance group) taster session for age 16 plus students.
An inclusive dance school based in Northamptonshire, specialising in disability and Performing Arts. High quality performing arts sessions taught by qualified teachers with extensive special needs experience.

​The Bee Hive, Northgate School Arts College, Harborough Road, Northampton, NN2 8LR

​10 March 2020 (12:30pm to 2:30pm)

​​Secondary School Transfer information sessions

Year 5 Seminars

​​Nene Whitewater Centre,
Bedford Road,
Northampton
NN4 7AA

​14 March 2020(9:45am to 1pm) 

​Raising a Deaf Child - National Deaf Children's Society
Free event for parents and carers of deaf children aged 5 to 13

​The Beehive, Harborough Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 8LR
​17 March 2020 (10am to 2pm)

​NPFG / NCC SEND Review: What Can We Do Better? Northampton Workshop

As a follow-up to their 2020 events, and in response to the announcement of a Government SEND review, Gwyn Botterill (the NCC Strategic SEND Lead) met with the NPFG: Northants Parent Forum Group to address recent local findings. As a result, the NPFG are co-hosting this workshop. Join them and help co-produce much-needed improvements to the current service provisions. Only one ticket is available per email address - please only book onto one event.

​King's Park Conference Centre, Kings Park Road, Northampton NN3 6LL
​​24 March 2020 (12:30pm to 2:30pm)

​​​​​Secondary School Transfer information sessions

Year 5 seminars:

​The Eden Centre,
21 Montague Street,
Kettering
NN16 8XG
​25 March 2020
(9:30am to 1:30am)

​Secondary School Transfer information sessions
Extra session

Year 5 seminars:

​Nene Whitewater
Centre,
Bedford Road,
Northampton
NN4 7AA

​25 April 2020
(10am to 3pm)

​Have A Go Day
British Blind Sport with Northamptonshire Association for the Blind (NAB) are holding a VI sports taster day.

Contact: Alex@britishblindsport.org.uk

​Kingsthorpe College
Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7HR

​26 April 2020

(1:30pm to 4pm)

​Oundle School Have a Go Day
The biannual event hosted by Oundle School, offering indoor rowing, swimming in their new pool, archery, golf, croquet, face-painting, tennis, boccia, a photo booth, yoga, football, basketball, badminton, music and art as well as traction engine rides around the grounds
The school grounds are open for picnics from 1:30pm and activities will begin at 2pm.

Contact: ca@oundleschool.org.uk

​Community Action Department, Oundle School,
The Opera House, off North Street, Oundle, Peterborough
PE8 4AL

​17 May 2020

​All Ability Challenge Event

Parallel and the University of Nottingham event

Visit the parallel lifestyle website to find out more about this event:

​University of Nottingham

​2 July 2020

19:30 to 21:30

​Terry Arnold Memorial Trust Annual Lecture
with Robyn Steward

​Northampton High School GDST,
Newport Pagnell Road,
NN4 6UU Northampton,

Autism East Midlands for young people with autism

Senior youth clubs (11 to 18 years)

When​Time​Location
​First Tuesday of every month (term time only)​6.30pm to 8.30pm​AHOF (Abington House of Fun) in Abington Park (corner of Park Avenue South and the Wellingborough Road), Northampton

Youth clubs (8 to 18 years old)

​When​Time​Location
​Second Saturday of the month (term time only)​10am to 2pm​Towcester Youth Coffee House
The Barn, Bransons Lane, Towcester, Northants, NN12 6AX
​Fourth Sunday of the month (term time only)​10am to 2pm​Nether Heyford
1A Roberts Field
Northampton NN7 3BE
​Last Saturday of the month (term time only)​10am to 2pm

​East Northants Club, Saxon Hall
The Hall, Thorpe Street, Raunds, Northants, NN9 6LT

Deaf Connect for young people with a hearing impairment

Deaf connect run two youth groups for junior and seniors twice a month. Ages are flexible dependent on where the child or young person feels more comfortable. Clubs cost £2 per person which includes food (pizza, chicken nuggets, chips). There is also a tuck shop to buy sweets.

Various toys, games and activities are available at each session to make it a valuable time mixing with deaf peers. You are welcome to stay with your child if they are feeling a bit shy. Please sign up on BAND or email Jennie.Higson@deafconnect.org.uk to let her know you are coming.

Juniors (age 4 to 10)

​When​Time​Location
​Alternate Fridays​4pm to 6pm​Spencer Dallington Community Centre
Tintern Ave
Northampton NN5 7BZ

 Seniors (age 11 to 18)

​When​Time​Location
​​Alternate Fridays6.30pm to 8.30pm​​Spencer Dallington Community Centre
Tintern Ave
Northampton NN5 7BZ

SEND Scout Group

​WhenContact​Location

​Alternate Sunday mornings

10am to 11.30am

Accinclusion@northantsscouts.org.uk or phone 07849 348828

​The Boughton Centre (Mencap Building)
Ransome Road
Northampton
NN4 8AA

Action for Children

These clubs have been commissioned by Northamptonshire County Council as part of the Short Breaks offer for children and young people with special educational needs. For all Action For Children enquiries, please call 01604 752553 or email Northants.Disability@actionforchildren.org.uk. For all Free Rangers enquiries, please call 01536 521555 or email vicky.bowden@groundwork.org.uk.

When Group details ​Location
Term-time Wednesdays
6.30pm to 8.30pm		 Brackley AFC Youth Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £5.		​Magdalen College School, Waynflete Avenue, Brackley NN13 6AF
​Term-time Saturdays 9.30am to 12.30pm (Fortnightly) ​​Corby Free Rangers
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £7.		​Stephenson Way Community Centre, Stephenson Way, Corby NN17 1DA
Term-time Saturdays
10am to 1pm		 Corby Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 yrs with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5.		Maplefields Academy, Tower Hill Road, Corby NN18 0TH
Term-time Mondays
6.30pm to 8.30pm		​Daventry AFC Youth Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £5.		Daventry Methodist Church, 6 Golding Close, Daventry NN11 4FH
Term-time Saturdays
10am to 3pm		​Daventry Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £10.		​​Daventry Hill School, Ashby Road, Daventry NN11 0QE
Term-time Wednesdays
3.30pm to 5.30pm		 Kettering Free Rangers
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £4.		​​The Green Patch, Valley Walk, Kettering NN16 0LU
Term-time Saturdays
9.30am to 12.30pm		 Kettering Free Rangers (AM)
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £7.		​The Green Patch, Valley Walk, Kettering NN16 0LU
​Term-time Saturdays
1.30pm to 4.30pm		 ​Kettering Free Rangers (PM)
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £7.		​The Green Patch, Valley Walk, Kettering NN16 0LU
​Term-time Saturdays
10am to 1pm		 ​Kettering Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5.		​Isebrook School, Eastleigh Road, Kettering NN15 6PT
​Term-time Thursdays
6.30pm to 8.30pm		​Grange Park AFC Youth Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £5.		​The Kairos Centre, Wilks Walk, Grange Park, Northampton NN4 5DW
​Term-time Saturdays
10am to 3pm		​Northampton Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £10.		​Blackthorn Community Centre, Longmead Court, Northampton NN3 8QD
​Term-time Tuesdays
7pm to 9pm		​Weston Favell AFC Youth Club
For young people aged 11-25 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £5.		​Olympus Care Services, Olympus House, Billing Brook Road, Northampton NN3 8JH
Term-time Wednesdays
7pm to 9pm		 Wellingborough AFC Youth Club
For young people aged 11-25 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £5.		Olympus Care Services, 38 Oxford Street, Wellingborough NN8 4JG
Term-time Saturdays
10am to 1pm		 Wellingborough Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5.		Olympus Care Services, 38 Oxford Street, Wellingborough NN8 4JG

Autism East Midlands

DetailsContact details​Age range​
​​AEM holiday clubs are usually held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at either the Elgar Centre in Duston, or Nether Heyford Youth Club. ​​​​Contact Autism East Midlands for more details. Booking is required.8 plus

Action for Children

​These holiday clubs have been commissioned by Northamptonshire County Council as part of the Short Breaks offer for children and young people with special educational needs. For all Action For Children enquiries, please call 01604 752553 or email Northants.Disability@actionforchildren.org.uk. For all Free Rangers enquiries, please call 01536 521555 or email vicky.bowden@groundwork.org.uk.

WhenGroup detailsLocation
School holiday
Tuesdays 10am to 2pm		 Corby Free Rangers
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £15.		Stephenson Way Community Centre, Stephenson Way, Corby NN17 1DA
School holiday
Thursdays 10am to 3pm
(2 hours only)		 Corby Junior AFC Club
For children aged 5-7 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5.		Maplefields Academy, Tower Hill Road, Corby NN18 0TH
School Holiday
Thursdays 10am to 3pm		 Corby Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £10.		 Maplefields Academy, Tower Hill Road, Corby NN18 0TH
School holiday
Mondays and Tuesdays
10am to 3pm
(2 hours only)		 Daventry Junior AFC Club
For children aged 5-7 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5.		Daventry Hill School, Ashby Road, Daventry NN11 0QE
​School holiday
Mondays and Tuesdays
10am to 3pm		 ​Daventry Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £10.		​Daventry Hill School, Ashby Road, Daventry NN11 0QE
School holiday
Mondays and Wednesdays
10am to 3pm		 ​Kettering Free Rangers
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD). £15.		​The Green Patch, Valley Walk, Kettering NN16 0LU
​School holiday
Fridays 10am to 3pm
(2 hours only)		 Kettering Junior AFC Club
For children aged 5-7 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5. ​		​Isebrook School, Eastleigh Road, Kettering NN15 6PT
​School holiday
Fridays 10am to 3pm		 Kettering Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £10.		​Isebrook School, Eastleigh Road, Kettering NN15 6PT
​School holiday
Mondays and Wednesdays
10am to 3pm
(2 hours only)		 ​Northampton Junior AFC Club
For children aged 5-7 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5.		​Blackthorn Community Centre, Longmead Court, Northampton NN3 8QD
​School holiday
Mondays and Wednesdays
10am to 3pm		 ​Northampton Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £10.		​Blackthorn Community Centre, Longmead Court, Northampton NN3 8QD
​School holiday
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
10am to 3pm
(2 hours only)		​Wellingborough Junior AFC Club
For children aged 5-7 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £5.		​Olympus Care Services, 38 Oxford Street, Wellingborough NN8 4JG
School holiday
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
10am to 3pm		 Wellingborough Senior AFC Club
For children and young people aged 8-17 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), mild to moderate learning disabilities (MMLD), or profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). £10. 		Olympus Care Services, 38 Oxford Street, Wellingborough NN8 4JG

Northampton Town FC Community Football Courses

Pan- disability Football

​When​Details​Where

​Tuesday 18 Feb 2020

10am to 2pm

For children aged 6 to 16

£5.00 per session

Book your place online

Phone: 01604 683726

E-mail: community@ntfc.co.uk

​Northgate School,
Indoor Sports Hall,
Queens Park Parade,
Northampton,
NN2 6LR

​Friday 21 Feb 2020

10am to 2pm

For children aged 6 to 16

£5.00 per session

Book your place online 

Phone: 01604 683726

E-mail: community@ntfc.co.uk

​​Northgate School,
Indoor Sports Hall,
Queens Park Parade,
Northampton,
NN2 6LR

Summer play schemes

The Local Authority commissions summer holiday play schemes as part of the Short Breaks Innovation funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities. Parents are expected to contribute no more than £10 per day per child. Details are published in the Summer edition of the SNIX magazine and details are listed here.

District and Borough Councils in Northamptonshire

Holiday activities are organised for all children by the district and borough councils. Some of these may be suitable for children with special educational needs and disabilities, although there should be reasonable adjustments in place to ensure that they can attend. See your local council for more information.

​Play

Music

Discos

Cinema (Autism friendly screenings)

  • Cineworld: first Sunday of the month, 11am
  • Vue: the last Sunday of the month, 10:15am
  • Odeon: one Sunday a month, 10:15am

​Northamptonshire Libraries and Country Parks

The Events Calendar provides up-to-date information about activities for children and families in Northamptonshire's libraries and country parks. It includes details and availability of universal children's centre services that are provided by the libraries.

Holiday activities in the country parks this summer   

Northampton Museums

Activities and workshops for children and families Northampton Museum and Art Gallery and Abington Park Museum.

National Museums

See the calendar to find museums to visit that are holding sessions suitable for children with ASD.

Northamptonshire Sport

Northamptonshire Sport is a partnership of local and national organisations working together to provide opportunities for people to participate in sport, physical activity and recreation in Northamptonshire.

 

TrainingDate and timeVenue​Further information​
​Early years SEN training​Various​​​Various

​Training for staff working with young children with special educational needs.

​Early years foundation courses​VariousVarious​

Training for staff working with young children.

​Advanced TrainingOnline​Online

​Free online training materials about Special Educational Needs for professionals. Please note, this training was published in 2012, some information may be out of date.

​Anti-Bullying Alliance​Online ​Online

Free online training about bullying for professionals.

​Deaf Connect

Email Jennie.Higson@deafconnect.org.uk to book

10.30am to 11.30am

16 Nov 2019

21 Dec 2019

18 Jan 2020

22 Feb 2020

21 Mar 2020

18 April 2020

​

​Spencer Dallington Community Centre
Tintern Avenue
Northampton
NN5 7BZ

​Family Sign Language classes for pre-school and primary age children (but anyone who has a deaf child in the family is welcome).
​Disability Matters Online​​Online

Free online training about disability for the UK workforce.

Northamptonshire Educational Psychology Services  ​VariousVarious

Targeted mental health in schools (TAMHS) and learning focused courses for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCO staff in LA maintained, academy and free mainstream schools.

​Children's Speech and Language Therapy​Various​Various

​Training for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCO staff in LA maintained, academy and free mainstream primary schools.

​Disabled Living Various​Various​

Training programmes for professionals, parents and carers.

​Adult Learning​Various​Various

BSL courses for adults.

​Specialist Support Service Various​Various​

Courses for parents and carers of children and young people with a diagnosis of autism and other special educational needs or disabilities.

​NAYC​Various​Various

​Training dates, starting in September 2019 www.nayc.eventbrite.com

Venue: King's Park Conference Centre, Northampton, NN3 6LL

Time: 6.30pm to 9.30pm (unless stated)

​Milton Keynes Play Association (MKPA)Various​2 to 4 Burners Lane
Kiln Farm
Milton Keynes
MK11 3HB

​​Various disability, ADHD and ASD courses suitable for parents and professionals.

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Social media

You can keep up-to-date with news and events with our social media accounts. The accounts are monitored Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm) by Kathy and Julia. We regularly share information from service providers listed on our website.

Carers' support

View a wide range of activities and events for carers.

For more information go to the Northamptonshire Carers website: