Advocating For Charlie

We live in the East Midlands and we are fortunate to have lots of local support groups that understand the pressures and difficulties of being a SEN parent/carer and/or raising a child with disabilities.

• Bridge the Gap|Child Mental Health|Derby |Emotional Literacy (jwbridgethegap.com)

• Award winning SEND Consultants - how can we help you? (sunshine-support.org)

• Umbrella – Empowering Disabled Children, Young Adults And Their Families

• St James centre, Derby - fun-abili8y for children (stjamescentrederby.co.uk)

• Independent Occupational therapy | UK | The Local Therapy Company

• Transition 2 - College for disabled young people in Derby

• Tegan's Butterflies In Paradise | Parents Supporting Each Other (tegansbutterflies.org)

• Charity Holidays for Families with Life Threatening & Terminal illness | me&dee Charity Derby (meanddee.co.uk)

• Homepage (derbyshirecarers.co.uk)

• Families and Carers - Derbyshire Autism Services

• Disability Direct | Derby

• Home - First Steps ED

• Home - Sight Support (sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk)

• CamTAD Hearing Support | Supporting people with hearing loss in Derby & Derbyshire (wordpress.com)

• Speech Therapy Staffordshire; Paediatric Speech therapists - Small Talk (private-speech-therapy.co.uk)

• Build Sound Minds Overview | Action for Children

• Derby Signing Families
  Reigate Children’s Centre, Reigate Primary School, DE22 4EN 2nd Tuesday of each month (except August) 9.30am – 10.30am (BSL Interpreter Present) 0300 3690571 Ext 11832

• Derby Deaf Club (Rycote Centre) The Club provides social and recreational activities for Deaf people and their families. General social club is open Wednesday and Friday evenings 6.30 pm - 11.00 pm. Tel: 01332 204314

• Home - Communication Unlimited - Communication Unlimited (cu-bsl.co.uk)

• Diabetes UK - Local Groups - Derby Diabetes Fun Club (diabetesukgroup.org)

And some Facebook groups:

• Living with Special Needs Today.chat | Facebook

  Special Needs Circle - East Midlands | Facebook

  Cartoon Heroes | Facebook

  SENsational Abilities | Facebook

  Parent Carers Together C.I.C | Facebook

There are also some inclusive local leisure activity groups to join too.

• About Pony Partnerships CIC Derby, Nottingham, Leicestershire - Equine services

• Scropton RDA Riding school for the disabled

• Home (splashingstars.co.uk) Swimming

• Drum Lessons Derby - Award Winning | MM Drum School® based in Derby - SEN tutors available for Drumming

• Outdoor education | Crow Wood CIC | Derby - Outdoor Learning

• Kirk Hallam Disability Football | Active Derbyshire - Football

• Disability | Derby County Community Trust Football

• Mark Fearn 07807117154 one to one football coaching

• Derbyshire and Derby Disabled and Special Needs groups, Clubs and Sports (ableize.com)

• The Island Project Farm: Alternative Education Derby and Nottingham (alternative education)

• Home - Relax Kids - Official Website

• Phab | Phab creates opportunities for disabled and non-disabled people of all ages to make more of life together | phab Your nearest Club | phab New Baptist Church,
  Derby Street, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2LE Telephone: 07514 666 274 - clubs in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.

• Inclusive dance classes 01332 370911 Accessible Creative Movement Youth see for more details : Access | Deda

• Q Club | QUAD (derbyquad.co.uk)

• Derby Theatre - Deaf Friendly Youth Theatre 01332 593987

• Hubbub Theatre | An inclusive theatre company Based at the Quad, Derby.

• Arts Therapies | Mental Health | Wellbeing Session | Derby (inspirativearts.co.uk)

• Prices & Times | Derby (jumpinfun.co.uk) SEN sessions available

• ODEON - Autism friendly - Cinema

• Relaxed and Dementia Friendly Performances | Derby Theatre

• Peaceful Play Sessions | Autism Friendly | Oxygen Freejumping - Trampoline Park

Please feel free to message the page if you find any other leisure activities/instructors.