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Breakaway
Winter 2014/15
Enfield’s Short Breaks Magazine
for disabled children and young people
and their families
Enfield Council
@EnfieldCouncil
www.enfield.gov.uk/SEND
If you are looking for a friendly home from home,
come to Forty Hall & Estate
There really is something for
everyone at Forty Hall and Estate.
The Hall and the Park have
been fully restored and are now
DDA compliant. As well as the
wonderful parkland, there are free,
fun and educational activities and
trails throughout. Why not try our
trail bags, dressing up in historic
costumes, activity chests with
things to do, clipboard quizzes,
audio descriptions, a wonderful
17th Century kitchen with lovely
smells, building block activities,
and a chill-out family room with
cuddly toys and storybooks.
The Nice Green Café at the Estate
has just been awarded 5 stars top
marks from Environmental Health
and they have earned a Healthy
Catering Award. The café caters
for dietary needs and are happy
to take bookings or orders in
advance.
The whole team is very friendly,
and happy to help.
Opening times and facilities
—— The Hall is open Tuesday to Friday 11am-5pm,
and Saturday and Sunday 12noon-5pm every
week in summer time.
—— There is free parking near the main entrance,
and then it’s just a short walk or wheelchair ride
to the Hall on accessible paths. Alternatively,
the nearest buses are the 191 and the W8.
—— Entrance to the Hall is free for all.
—— Forty Hall itself closes at 4pm in Autumn/
Winter, and is open on all bank holidays
except Christmas Day.
—— There are charges for special activities,
concerts, tours and other seasonal events.
—— The Parkland is open until dusk. There are
wonderful fine lawns, pleasure gardens, lakes,
and lovely walks.
—— There are free mobility scooters and free bike
hire too – call at the Hall for details, or to prebook call 020 8363 8196.
If you have any questions, or if you need
assistance to plan your visit, please call our
Front of House team on 020 8363 8196.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Hall &
Estate very soon!
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Plenty for families to do in and around the Hall…
it’s the perfect way to while away the day!
• Free admission • Open 6 days a week (Tuesday – Sunday)
• Dress up in Jacobean costume • Build a Palace with wooden blocks
• Read stories in the family room • Play giant chess in the Courtyard
• Go on a trail with binoculars
• Delve into the activity boxes to find exciting worksheets
• Pick up a gift in the Shop • Unwind in the Café
• Explore the Estate with free bike and mobility scooter hire
• Lift to all floors, baby changing facilities
Forty Hall & Estate, Forty Hill, Enfield, EN2 9HA
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Welcome
Contents
04
The Short Break Grant
Dear All,
05
Scope Befriending
Service
06
Cheviots Children’s
Centre Activities
07
Capital Funding Update
A very warm welcome to our Winter edition of Breakaway. It is full of
information about past and future short break activities and how to access
them. There is a section on Short Break Grants, which are growing in
popularity as more and more families are enjoying the choice and control
they offer. Very many thanks to all those families who have provided us
with really helpful feedback.
Do please also let us know if you have any new or different ideas for our
‘family activity days’. We want to be sure we are putting on the right range
of activities, so more children and parents can join in the fun.
I am sure you would want to know that we are continuing to develop and
improve how we ensure the views of all children and young people are
heard. We will be working with young people in 2015 to develop a ‘young
person’ version of our Local Offer.
If you haven’t already seen Enfield’s Local Offer then do go to
www.enfield.gov.uk/SEND or contact Cheviots Children’s Centre for a
hard copy. It is full of important information about services and support
for children, young people and their families. My thanks go to Our Voice
Parent Forum who have been instrumental in helping us develop our
Local Offer and I am delighted to tell you that they will be working with us
in the new year to review and update our information. Their insight and
understanding is invaluable.
08-09 Cheviots Short Breaks
and Family Activities
11
The SEND Reforms
12-13 Discover something
new with Dimensions
13
Skills for Work
14
Want to try something
new?
15
Specialist Cycling
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Finally, as we approach the end of 2014 may I offer warmest season’s
greetings to you all and the very best for a peaceful and happy 2015.
Janet Leach
Head of the Joint Service for Disabled Children
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Message for Service Providers
Dear Service Providers
Thank you for contributing regularly to Breakaway, to help give families
more information about the short breaks on offer to them.
Families do love to see photographs of the children and young people
enjoying their short breaks, so we appreciate your help in ensuring
that we have these for Breakaway. Please do take photographs during
your short break sessions, so that we can include more of these within
the magazine (note that you must ensure that you have parent/
carer permission to do this).
Many thanks
Contact us
We hope that you find this issue of
Breakaway helpful. Please let us
know if there is anything regarding
Enfield’s short breaks that you
would like to see in future editions,
as we would like the magazine to be
as useful as possible to families.
Email your suggestions to
[email protected] or
[email protected]
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The Short
Break grant
It is now just over one year since the Joint Service
introduced the Short Break Grants to the menu of services
available to disabled children and young people.
The Short Break Grants are one way that families receive
a personalised service. When you receive a Short Break
Grant, you are receiving funding from the Joint Service as a
contribution towards the costs of a short break service and
support for your child and family (see the SEND website for
more information).
You do not have to have a Short Break Grant that you
manage yourself – the Joint Service can organise
services and support in partnership with you.
There has been a huge increase in comparison to 2013/14,
in the number of Short Break Grants being requested; there
are now 143 Enfield families receiving one. The Grants
requested have been distributed as follows:
• 107 families receive a Short Break Grant for SERVICES
• 36 families receive a Short Break Grant for ACTIVITIES
The Joint Service has produced factsheets detailing what
the Activity Grant and Services Grant can be used to fund;
these factsheets are available on the website.
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We do need to monitor how the Short Break Grants are
being used, to ensure that the outcomes are positive for the
children and young people, and also for parents. The Joint
Service has tried to keep the process as simple as possible
for families, while meeting the requirements of the Council.
If you are receiving a Short Break Grant
In response to requests from families, we are asking
parents/carers to provide their email and mobile telephone
numbers so that we can send information and reminders
about services, activities or monitoring due dates, by email
or text. We hope that this prove more effective and helpful.
If you have not provided these details, please contact
Rosalind Cox, the Short Breaks Administrator, on telephone
number 020 8363 4047.
If you need help to complete the monitoring, or would like
to discuss how you use the Short Break Grant, please
come to our advice and support sessions at Cheviots:
• Wednesday 10th December, 10am – 2pm
• Thursday 22nd January 2015, 10am – 2pm
Please contact Rosalind Cox, the Short Breaks
Administrator at Cheviots on 020 8363 4047 to book a
place and for advice and support.
Short Break Grants
Feedback from Families
What difference has the Short Break Grant made to your
child?
• Given them the opportunity to see friends
• They can access different activities and keep busy
• They are having more fun than before and are more confident to
socialise
• Brilliant – someone else to go out with and socialise. The carer has
become their friend
• They spend time with friends rather than being in the house
• They have improved interaction with other people, and improved
social skills
• Helps to stay in touch with her friends
• Gives the opportunity to go out and enjoy themselves with different
activities
• Going on holiday activates some new development
• Continued to enjoy helpful activities during breaks
What difference has the Short Break Grant made to you
and your family?
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It has given a break from caring duties
Given more time to do other things
Invaluable – get a break, and spend quality time with their sibling
I get to have a little break
Enjoy a short family holiday
Helps us with financing his leisure time
Gives something to talk about, and have time with their sibling
Gives me and my family the benefit to go out and watch a film
Gives us time with his brother and gives us a chance to get basic
domestic jobs done
Flexibility and a choice of programmes to use. Helped a great deal
financially
Spend more quality time with husband and other family
One of her parents has not had to give up work to stay at home with
her
Favourite activity is swimming. Time he loves and waits for every
week. You get a little break. It’s the best thing to see your child
enjoying something
Break for the family, spend time with other sibling
More time to spend together as a family
How can we improve the Short Break Grant?
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Put money into after school clubs, where all children can benefit
You are doing a great job
Email things over
Clearer dates when money is due and when monitoring is to be
submitted
• Paperwork to be sent before you need it returned
• By having cheaper places to take our children with disabilities
• Use email to suggest activities before the booking has to be done
Scope
Befriending
Services
Scope
We are pleased to have started
the process of supporting an
Enfield based family twice a
week, with one session being
after school and a further session
at the weekend. The sessions
are tailored around activities the
child is interested in taking part
in, i.e. karate, swimming, softplay, adventure play, dance and
drama which we researched
in terms of venue, timings and
costing. At Scope, we respect
that disabled children and young
people have interests they wish
to pursue and endeavour to fulfil
this through tailoring the service
to fit around their requirements
and not the other way round.
Our one-to-one befriending
service is for young people aged
0 to 19 who need support in the
local community or at home. This
might be to access activities, to
go to the shops, meet friends or
simply talk with someone.
Time: Every day
Cost: £15.09 per hour
We are flexible and will
develop activities and
programmes to reflect your
child’s wishes and meet their
individual needs. If interested,
please contact Anjum Ahmed
on 020 8558 7888 or email:
[email protected]
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Cheviots Children’s
Centre Activities
Cheviots Children’s Centre
continues to be extremely
popular; since April 2014 we
have seen 463 children and
448 parent/carers. Some of the
activities available to children
and families are shown below.
Playing and Moving Group
Playing and Moving provides an
opportunity for parents of children
with complex needs to meet, often for
the first time, and to have the support
of specialist teachers from the Early
Intervention Support Service (EISS)
and health professionals. Parents
can develop their skills in moving and
handling their child during exercise
and play routines.
Stay and Play
This group is for children with special
needs and disabilities, for example,
children with autism, cerebral palsy,
visual and hearing impairments
and genetic syndromes. The group
provides children with access to high
quality, developmentally appropriate,
indoor and outdoor play activities
which are planned, modelled and
evaluated by skilled specialist staff
from the Early Intervention Support
Service. It provides a highly supportive
environment for parents/carers of
children with special needs and
disabilities where they can feel safe to
talk about their child’s unique needs
with experienced staff and other
visiting professionals, for example,
speech therapists. Parents receive
peer support – having an opportunity
to meet other parents of children with
disabilities – and advice and guidance
regarding other services available and
future educational options.
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Cheviots runs three Stay and Play
sessions per week, for families in the
local area with a child aged under five
years.
Baby Yoga - Yoga for ‘the
special child’
Lucy Canton, Senior Centre Worker
at Cheviots, provides training for the
Baby Yoga sessions. The children who
attend these sessions are travelling
along their yoga journey at their own
pace.
Lucy reports, “I have seen an amazing
difference in one of the children who
attends. When she started she did not
even want to be in the room. She now
loves the singing at the beginning and
is so engaged when doing the poses,
and appears so happy and relaxed to
be in the session.”
Downtown
This group is run by parents of
children with Down’s syndrome.
Currently, 18 families are registered.
Each week children enjoy the
communication session with a
specialist. This supports development
of early communication skills,
signing, building facial muscles and
encouraging reading. There are now
three communication groups per
session:
• Toddler/Pre-school age
•Babies
•Older
The group provides an opportunity for
parents to share information, and build
networks. Siblings can also attend.
Activities that took place
during the summer included
the following.
Family Fundays
We arranged four seaside
trips for disabled children and
their families to Walton on the
Naze, Clacton and two trips to
Southend! Two coaches were
filled for each trip, and families
had a fun day out together.
Family Activity Days
These activity sessions were
held on Saturdays. They were
arranged for disabled children
and their families, including
siblings. Each session had a
theme, and pirates, the jungle
and sports were included in the
themes. The specialist cycles
were very popular and there were
arts and crafts, a bouncy castle
and other activities available.
Stay and Play
We arranged three sessions
at Cheviots over the summer
holidays, for disabled children
and their families.
Fathers Groups
Cheviots held three Fathers
Group sessions on Sundays
throughout the summer, and 13
Dads attended – a great turnout!
If you are interested in attending any
of the groups or would like more
information please contact Samantha
Storey – Specialist Children’s Centre
Outreach Worker – on 020 8363 4047
or email samantha.storey@enfield.
gov.uk
Capital Funding Update
Earlier this year, organisations applied for funding to use on capital
projects within Enfield, that would benefit children and young
people taking short breaks.
There have been several new projects awarded funding since the previous
Breakaway update.
• Waverley School has purchased some outside sensory equipment
• iPads and toys have been purchased for Cheviots Children’s Centre
• An amazing soft play facility has been installed at Russet House School. The
School has also benefited from a new sand pit
• Kitchen improvements have been made at the Alan Pullinger Centre, as well
as new settees and chairs.
• iPads, gardening equipment, sensory visual equipment, walkie-talkies and
other equipment are now ensuring that Ponders End Youth Centre is able to
enhance its short breaks
• An audio system has been installed at Durants School
• A new pathway and potting shed have been installed at West Lea School, to
enhance the horticultural project
“The new outdoor music system has made a great difference to the
playground environment both during term time and during the holidays.
The system allows for good quality sound to be provided in a safe and
manageable way that wasn’t possible when portable devices were used.
It helps all young people using the environment as a high quality and
relaxing experience.”
Peter De Rosa
Headteacher of Durants School
“[The audio system] is regularly used by the holiday and weekend clubs
run at Durants School, meaning it is reaching the wider community.
Both Dimensions and PlayTedz have commented on how brilliant this
outdoor sound system is and how it makes a positive contribution to
their schemes.”
Karly Barker
School Business Manager, Durants School
Russet House
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School Soft Pla
“We are thrilled to have received a contribution of capital funding from
the Joint Service for Disabled Children, which we have used to provide a
large covered sandpit and also our new two-level soft play activity zone.
“The large sandpit provides a safe and seated area to play in the sand,
with shelter from the elements, which has greatly improved our external
facilities for clubs at weekends and during school holidays. Our new soft
play facility provides many different opportunities to explore, challenge
and motivate. This will be particularly beneficial for younger children and
includes a trampoline, slides, monkey bars, a chill-out ‘cave’, vertical and
horizontal rolling bars and a mirrored maze.”
Liz Cody
School Business Manager, Russet House School
Russet House Schoo
l Sandpit
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Cheviots
Short Breaks
and Family
Activities
Clare Redrupp, Cheviots
Centre Worker Manager,
gives Breakaway an update
on projects and activities at
Cheviots Disability Service…
Summer 2014
It was another busy and fun-filled
summer at the Cheviots playschemes
this summer. We ran playscheme
sessions Monday to Friday, and
organised a series of family activity
days on the Saturdays. The theme
for the playschemes this year was
‘Books’ and all of our activities
were based around different stories,
including Handa’s Surprise and We’re
Going on a Bear Hunt.
Our family activity days were run at
Waverley School on four Saturdays
and activities included face painting,
arts and crafts, bouncy castle and
specialist bikes. We had some great
feedback from those who attended,
with one parent saying that it was the
best day out they had had all summer!
Whilst feedback was good, we would
have liked to have seen a few more
families at these events.
We also organised four family days out
to the seaside, which were open to
families with children under eight years
of age.
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• “Based on what you observed,
which type of, or specific
environment is the child/young
person happiest in? Consider
numbers of people around them,
noise levels, outdoors/indoors,
specific rooms/venue.”
Christmas 2014
Cheviots’ playschemes will be
returning for the winter break, starting
on Saturday 20th December. If your
child attends our playschemes, you
should already have received the letter
asking you to choose your dates.
We will also be holding our ever popular
Christmas party on Tuesday 23rd
December. This is offered to families
with children who are under eight
years old and receiving support or
services from the Joint Service for
Disabled Children. If you are sent an
invite please ensure that you book your
place, as this event gets full very quickly.
Makaton
We are very happy that Sally Hibbitt
(Cheviots’ Senior Centre Worker) is
now a qualified Makaton Regional
Tutor (well done Sally!). Makaton is
a communication system based on
British Sign Language that uses signs,
symbols and speech. Sally has been
providing Makaton ‘taster’ workshops
throughout the year to parents,
child minders, Cheviots’ staff, and
local Children’s Centres. The ‘taster’
workshops provide an introduction
to Makaton and how it can help the
development of communication, and
delegates are taught 30 signs and
symbols. In May, Sally also ran the
more in-depth Makaton Foundation
course for Cheviots’ staff, which
teaches additional signs and symbols
and introduces some of the theory
and research behind the Makaton
communication system. All Makaton
courses have been highly praised and
feedback has been excellent. If you
are interested in attending one of our
Makaton ‘taster’ workshops, please
contact Sally Hibbitt or Dan Lyne at
Cheviots to register your interest in the
next available session.
Over the next year we plan to increase
the use of Makaton at Cheviots by
continuing to train our staff, and
by developing resources using
Makaton symbols, which will support
the children and young people’s
communication. This will include:
timetables for individual children;
resources to help children choose
activities and outings, and key rings
with symbols on for staff to use with
the children and young people.
Consulting with Children
and Young People
Our aim as a service is to obtain
meaningful feedback from the children
and young people to ensure that we
meet their differing needs, and provide
activities that they enjoy. It is fair to
say that this is one of our biggest
challenges. Lucy Canton (Cheviots’
Senior Centre Worker) and I designed a
‘questionnaire with a difference’, which
the Centre Worker team completed
between September 2013 and April
2014 with nearly every child or young
person that attends a Cheviots’ short
break group. The questions included:
• “Was the child/young person
enjoying their short break session?
How do you know this? Were
there any activities they particularly
enjoyed?”
Questions are answered based on
staff’s observations of the child or young
person and their prior knowledge. We
will be spending the next few months
collating the information obtained, and
will share these outcomes with you
in the next edition of Breakaway. The
team has also recently become involved
in another project, which is aimed at
supporting children and young people
to contribute to child protection, and
looked after children review meetings,
and we are looking forward to making
these systems accessible to disabled
children.
The Bountagu Project
The Bountagu Project is an information
hub at the Bountagu Centre and
functions as a drop-in information
and advice service for parents,
professionals and members of the
public. The main aim of this project is
to provide support with Short Breaks
Grant and Direct Payment enquiries,
however, we are able to support with
any issues relating to social care.
Currently, Cheviots operates this
service on the first Tuesday of every
month between 10am and 12pm.
It is best to book an appointment in
advance, but we are able to assist
anyone who chooses to stop by.
Generally, appointments are allocated
in 30-minute slots.
Future sessions:
• 6th January 2015
• 3rd February 2015
• 3rd March 2015
(additional dates to be confirmed)
The Bountagu Centre can be
located at:
229 Bounces Road
LONDON
N9 8LP
Please book appointments with
Matt Tenwick on: 020 8363 4047.
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Jenny, a parent from Enfield said:
‘My daughter started at Oasis
Academy Hadley this September,
and absolutely LOVES it there!
She didn’t take much time to
settle and felt at ease right
away – she even runs to
the gate to get into nursery
quicker!
I hope many families will
be able to enjoy this great
funding, as it really makes a great
difference! After 10 days, my daughter’s
vocabulary has rocketed, which I am so happy
with. When I see what a difference it is making to my
daughter, I can’t wait for my baby boy
to start his funded place.
Find out if you’re eligible and
apply for your free funding now:
www.enfield.gov.uk/terrifictwos
0800 694 1066
Do you have a 3 or 4 year old? Make sure
you’re getting your FREE childcare NOW.
www.enfield.gov.uk/if
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Special Educational Needs and Disability
The SEND Reforms
Following on from the information given in the last
issue of Breakaway, Sarah McLean, the SEND
Project Manager, explains more about the Special
Educational Needs and Disability Reforms.
You may be aware that Government has recently changed
the laws in relation to children and young people with
SEND. The reason for these changes is to provide young
people with more choice and control about their futures,
and to help them become aware of all the options available
to support them to move into adulthood. This could include
going to college, apprenticeships, supported internships,
support with health and wellbeing, and/or support in living
independently.
One of the main changes is that young people with
Statements of Special Educational Need, or a Learning
Difficulties Assessment, will have this converted to an
Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) at some point
before March 2018.
Young people will be invited to participate in the
development of their EHCP, and their views and opinions
will be listened to and taken into account when writing it.
Another change is the development of Enfield’s Local Offer.
The Local Offer is an online source of information, advice
and support. Take a look at the Local Offer, particularly the
information for young people and let us know what you
think. We will be developing this web-based information
source over the coming months, including having a mobile
app, and would very much like to involve young people
in its development. Young people can contact Cheviots
Children’s Disability Service if they would like to get
involved, by emailing [email protected]
The Council for Disabled Children, in partnership with the
Department for Education, has produced a number of fact
sheets, films and posters to help young people understand
the changes. These can be found on their website:
www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk
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Discover something NEW with
Dimensions
Dimensions Buddies had an action packed
summer, with arty children who came home with
lots of things they had made, and sporty children
who came home exhausted because they had
been running around or splashing about all day.
We even put on a family fun
day in partnership with Our
Voice, to welcome local
families and their children,
giving them a chance to
have fun in the sun and
an opportunity to relax.
Dimensions staff were on
hand to demonstrate activities
whilst mums and dads had
a chance to catch up with
friends.
The fun continued in
October, when we had lots
of spooky-inspired activities
like pumpkin carving, a Halloween party with
fancy dress and face painting, and even a Harry Potter
theme day – and our monthly Saturday swim club
members continue to have a splashing good time!
Most of our activities are
adaptable so they suit all
ages and abilities. However,
some have been specifically
designed so that they are
more appropriate to older
or younger children.
As a result we have
decided that this
Christmas we will be
hosting two clubs during
the school holidays:
Buddies for 8-13 year
olds and Discover Youth
for older children, with
dedicated time and attention to help them learn life
skills, gain independence and develop their individuality.
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The clubs will be running on the following dates,
and will include a trip to the pantomime, but
please book early to avoid disappointment!
Saturday 20th December – all age groups
Monday 22nd December – 8 -13 years (Buddies)
Tuesday 23rd December – 14-19 years (Discover)
Monday 29th December – 8-13 years (Buddies)
Tuesday 30th December – 14-19 years (Discover)
Saturday 3rd January – all age groups
Buddies Holiday Club – £51.44 per session
Discover Youth Club – £51.44 per session
Saturday Swim Club – £41.15 per session
We work in partnership with families and profile
every child before they attend our clubs to ensure
we meet all of their requirements and we never
charge extra for any of the activities we provide.
We are now taking bookings for Saturdays and
Christmas.
For more information please have a look at our
website: www.dimensions-uk.org/buddies
Alternatively, you can contact us on telephone
number 0300 303 9076 or email buddies@
dimensions-uk.org
Skills for Work
The Skills for Work Service, in partnership with
the Integrated Learning Disabilities Service (ILDS),
has started a two-year full time programme for
disabled young people aged 16+.
The programme is aimed at young people who may not
eligible for Adult Social Care support and/or do not feel
that mainstream further education is the best option for
them.
The programme focuses on maths, English and ICT skills,
alongside employability skills – delivered by Equals – and
Independent Living skills.
The students also have an opportunity to spend one day
a week doing work experience, which may lead to paid
employment after the completion of the programme.
For more information, please email:
[email protected]
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Want to try something new?
Playschemes,
Holiday Activities and
Out of School Clubs
Listed here are many of the
organisations used by Enfield Council.
Some of these organisations are not
formally commissioned, but are used
regularly for particular need. Please note
that once a young person reaches the
age of 18, any further provision will need
to be accessed via Adult Services.
If you would like further information on
any of these services, please use the
contact details given right.
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Name of organisation
Phone number for
Age group more information
Abilities Development
8-17 years
020 8205 2538
07983 117748
13-17 years
020 8886 1693
Bizzibops
5-17 years
07828 578926
British DJ & MC Academy
8-17 years
07908 624551
Centre 404
8-17 years
020 7697 1324
Cheviots Children’s Centre
5-17 years
020 8363 4047
13-17 years
020 8351 8320
Dazu
5-17 years
020 8373 2718
Dimensions
8-17 years
0300 303 9076
Durants After School Club (Cheviots Children’s
Centre)
8-17 years
020 8363 4047
Enfield Children and Young Persons’ Services
(ECYPS) Consortium
5-17 years
020 8373 2710
Face Front Inclusive Theatre
5-17 years
020 8350 3461
Florence Hayes Adventure Playground (Enfield
Play Development Team)
5-16 years
020 8350 1126
Forest YMCA
5-17 years
020 8509 4600
KIDS
5-17 years
020 7520 0405
Norwood
12-17 years
020 8809 8809
Playtedz
8-17 years
07903 104714
Raglan Playscheme (Enfield Play Development
Team)
5-14 years
020 8350 1126
Scope
8-17 years
020 8556 8164
Sticky Fingers
5-11 years
07732 385075
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
5-17 years
020 8373 2710
VIPS (Very Important People Services)
9-17 years
07810 485126
Alan Pullinger Centre (Enfield Youth Service)
Croyland Youth Service (Enfield Youth Service)
Other and Specialist
Short Breaks
Home Sitting
The Joint Service for Disabled
Children has partnerships with several
providers of home sitting services. If
you are interested in accessing home
sitting as part of a short break, please
contact Cheviots Children’s Centre on
020 8363 4047.
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Abbots Care
Allied Healthcare
De Vere Care
Edenvale Care
Marego
Medacs Homecare
Oasis Care and Training Agency
Overnight Short Breaks
The Joint Service for Disabled
Children has partnerships with several
providers of overnight short breaks.
In order to access this type of short
break, a lot more information will need
to be gathered to assess your family’s
needs. Please contact Cheviots
Children’s Centre on 020 8363 4047
to assess eligibility.
Name of organisation
Age group
Buckets & Spades Lodge 5-17 years
Fair Play Barnet
8-17 years
Helen Allison School
5-17 years
Peartree Lodge
5-17 years
Radlett Lodge
5-17 years
Sybil Elgar
11-17 years
Specialist
Cycling
Eighteen months after taking delivery of our first order of
specialist cycles, the Joint Service for Disabled Children’s
stock has expanded and we now have 28!
These cycles have had a massive impact on the children and young
people that attend Cheviots groups and play schemes, as well as those
families that have attended our Bike Fundays. Staff and parents alike have
all noticed and commented on the enthusiasm with which the children
have used the cycles. Parents who thought their child had no interest
or would be too scared to ride a bike can see for themselves, their child
roaming around Waverley’s School playground with a massive smile on
their face, laughing as they go. The introduction of these Bikes has been
a great asset to our service, it has enabled us to encourage the children
and young people to spend more time outside and be a lot more active.
The feedback from parents on our Fundays has been very positive, with
parents saying it’s the best day out they have had in years! The parents
also tell us they enjoy the atmosphere that is created. The staff are always
available to encourage the children and young people to try new things…
and to take over when their legs get tired from pedalling!
At Cheviots we will continue our Bike Fundays in the New Year as the
weather improves and we would love to see even more families attending.
Please contact Cheviots for more information, on telephone
number 020 8363 4047.
Winter 2014/15 15
Transition
Information Events
2015
Transition from using Children’s to Adult Services
Event
1. Getting a Life
A 2 hour practical workshop for parents/carers of disabled young
people aged 14+. Learn more about the advantages of personal
budgets and how they can help disabled young people to achieve
their outcomes and lead fulfilling lives
Date
Venue
23 February 2015
7pm – 9pm
Durants
School
27 February 2015
10am – 12 noon
Waverley
School
13 April 2015
10am – 3pm
Dugdale
Centre
16 April 2015
7pm – 9pm
Park Avenue
Resource
Centre
20 May 2015
10am – 12 noon
Dugdale
Centre
25 June 2014
10am – 12 noon
Park Avenue
Resource
Centre
21 July 2014
10am – 12 noon
Vincent
House
2. Moving On Annual Event
Moving On Annual event is an event for parents/carers and
professionals to find out what services are available for disabled
young people in Enfield when they reach adulthood. Incorporating
series of presentations, workshops and interactive sessions
3. Getting a Job
An event focused on different types of support available for
disabled young people in Enfield to access paid, supported and/or
voluntary employment opportunities
4. Health in Transition
An information event that will help you to understand transition
from Children’s Health Services to Adult Health Services
5. ‘No one can decide for me’ – What happens when the
young person turns 18
An information event that will help you to understand the Mental
Capacity Act and how we support young people to make their own
decisions
6. Getting a Home
An opportunity to explore and obtain information about housing
options and support available for disabled young people in Enfield
If you need more information about any of these events, please
phone 020 8379 5738 or email [email protected]
In partnership with
Enfield
Clinical Commissioning Group
Enfield Community Services
Central and North West London
NHS Foundation Trust