SEND-specific activities

Aiming High activities

Stoke-on-Trent Aiming High is a programme full of exciting, fun and safe activities for children with special educational needs and disabilities in Stoke-on-Trent, up until the age of 18. Each child can book between 2-4 sessions per month dependent on their needs. We will tell you how many sessions you can book. Please feel free to browse at and book at Stoke-on-Trent Aiming High · Eequ. The team can be contacted at Aiming.High@stoke.gov.uk  We look forward to welcoming your child.

Aiming High - Gather the Community - Gather 4 Fun

• 2, Elsing Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2PR
• Tuesday 26 August, 10am - 3pm
• A fun blend of fitness, games, arts & crafts
• For full details and to book, visit Gather the Community with Gather the Community · Eequ
• Free through Aiming High

Aiming High - Sportworks activity sessions (ages 7 - 14)

• The Yard, Forest Road, Meir, ST3 7BY
• Saturday 30 August, 10am - 12pm - for ages 12-14
• Saturday 30 August, 1pm - 3pm - for ages 7-11
• Sportsworks say, "Families can look forward to fun-filled, active sessions that are designed to be inclusive, relaxed and welcoming. From creative team games and movement activities to confidence-building challenges and opportunities to learn new skills, each session offers something different and exciting."
• For full details and to book, visit Sportworks Aiming High Activity Sessions with Sportworks LTD · Eequ
• Free through Aiming High

SEND-specific activities in the community

Trampolining sessions (ages 3-18) 

• Wallace Centre, 63 Abbots Rd, Abbey Hulton, ST2 8DU
• Thursday 28 August
  • SEND group session: 1:30pm - 2:30pm 
    • Coaches will be on the trampoline with your child and provide 1:1 support. This will be for 20 minutes of the session. 40 minutes is free time (unable to run around)
    • There will be a Sensory and chill out matted area
    • Cost £5.50 per child
    • For ages 4-18
• Open to children and adults with learning and/or physical disabilities (hoist available)
• To book visit Our schedule | NSTrampolining | Powered by ClassForKids

Dimensions Sensory Splash session

• Dimensions Leisure Centre Scotia Road, Burslem, ST6 4ET
• Friday 29 August 7-8pm 
• Sunday 31 August, 9-10am
• A SEND sensory family session will be in a fun-filled environment designed to stimulate and engage different senses.
• £4.90 per person, carers free.
• For more information and booking: • Call us at 01782 233500 • Email us at dimensions@stoke.gov.uk

Super 1s inclusive cricket session (ages 10-25)

• Newcastle and Hartshill Cricket Club, Stafford Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 3BZ
• Saturday 30 August, 9:30am – 11am
• Free inclusive cricket sessions for ages 10-25. All disabilities welcome.
• For more information and to book email Steve s.lightfoot@staffordshirecricket.co.uk or call 07789 265 618
• Free

Ability Counts Football coaching session (ages 5 - 15)

• Stoke City Academy Dome, Denis Violet Avenue, ST4 4TN
• Friday 29 August, 11am - 2pm
• SCFC say, "PAN Disability Soccer School is football session for any participants with a registered disability. We pride ourselves on its inclusivity and will always look to accommodate you. 
• Suitable footwear to be worn (Moulded boots or Astro Turf trainers). No metal studs to be worn. Shinpads, and packed lunch required."
• For more information and to book a place, visit Book Summer Soccer Schools
• £10 per child

Disability Youth Club (ages 12-18)

• Port Vale Foundation, Tommy Cheadle’s, Entrance C, ST6 1AW
• Friday 29 August, 5:00 – 6:30pm
• A mix of activities including pool, FIFA, colouring, games, sport and much more.
• Book at Book Disability Youth Club from Port Vale FC
• You can find out more information by calling 01782 757066
• For ages 12-18
• Free

Other activities you may enjoy:

These activities are not SEND-specific but have been identified by the organisers as being SEND-inclusive. All information is provided by the organisers. Please do contact them to find out any further details that are important for your family.

Ready, Steady, School (ages 0-3 / 0-12 years)

• Tuesday 26 August - 10am - 12pm - Family Hubs @ Hanley Market, Potteries Shopping Centre Basement, ST1 1PP (0-12 years)
• Wednesday 27 August - 12 - 2pm - Normacot Family Hub, Buccleuch Road, Normacot, ST3 4RF (0-12 years)
• Friday 29 August - 1:30-3pm - Tunstall Family Hub, Tunstall Town Hall, 142 High Street, Tunstall, ST6 5TP (0-3 years only)
• Crafts, games, sensory play and fun activities
• Quiet spaces will be available.
• Free

Blurton Family Hub opening celebration 

• Blurton Family Hub, Finstock Avenue, Blurton, ST3 3JU
• Thursday 28 August, 10am - 2pm
• Come and meet our friendly staff and local services. Try activities for families including Sensory Stars; craft activities and Read, Chat, Play. 
• Free drinks and snacks
• Free
• All welcome

Get Slimetastic - Music & Science Summer Club (ages 4-12)

• The Brampton Museum, Newcastle, ST5 0QP
• Tuesday 22 July, 1-3pm
• Friday 1 August, 1-3pm
• Tuesday 26 August, 1-3pm
• Tutorage say, "Our sessions are designed to be inclusive with small group sizes and high staff ratios, we have experience working with a range of students and can accommodate students with EHCPs. The Brampton is also accessible. However, if your child needs 1:1 support please contact us to discuss availability as we have limited space and staffing."
• "This session is a firm favourite. We make lot's of slime and learn all about how each of the different chemical change the properties of the slime. Everyone gets to go home with a pot of their own slime design.
  Also New for this year - edible Slime! Our musical activities have a slimer link and include a ghostbusting tune."
• Good to know: the venue is wheelchair-accessible with wheelchair accessible toilet facilities.
• To book, visit Tutorage CIC event tickets from TicketSource.
• Cost: £18 per child, but pay what you can afford pricing is available.

Zoo keeper animal experience

• The Unconventional Menagerie, Market Street, Longton, ST3 1BE
• Tuesday 26 August, 1pm - 2pm
• Sessions must be prebooked
• Come and walk in our footprints as you become a keeper for the day.
• Good to know:The Unconventional Menagerie say, "This is all focused around animals so completely inclusive, our staff are all SEN trained and experienced."
• For more informaion and to book a place, please call 01782 593 819,
• Ages 8+
• £10 per child

Stellar Space Rockets - Music & Science Summer Club (ages 4-11)

• Thursday 28 August, 1-4pm: St John's Centre, Newcastle Road, Trent Vale, ST4 6QD
• Tutorage say, "Our sessions are designed to be inclusive with small group sizes and high staff ratios, we have experience working with a range of students and can accommodate students with EHCPs. The Brampton is also accessible. However, if your child needs 1:1 support please contact us to discuss availability as we have limited space and staffing."
• "Design and make a rocket, then propel it into space (or across the grass!) Learn about space, the solar system and stars.Then complete the day with Boomwhackers, lightsabers and compose yourown space dance and music."
• Good to know: the venue is wheelchair-accessible with wheelchair accessible toilet facilities.
• To book, visit Tutorage CIC event tickets from TicketSource.
• Cost: pay what you can afford

Family Hub sensory rooms (all ages)

• We have 3 FREE sensory rooms in our Family Hubs that will be open during the summer holidays. They are suitable for any age and can be therapeutic for people with a wide range of different needs.Please call to book an hour slot.
• Chell Heath Family Hub, Bishops Road, Chell Heath, ST6 6QW - telephone 01782 232 977
• Normacot Family Hub, Buccleuch Road, Normacot, ST3 4RF - telephone 01782 237 500
• Shelton Family Hub, College Road, Shelton, ST4 2DQ - telephone 01782 237 100

Family Hub play spaces (ages 0 - 7)

• We have 3 FREE play spaces in our Family Hubs that will be open during the summer holidays. ALL children must be accompanied by an adult.
• Bentilee Family Hub, Dawlish Drive, Bentilee, ST2 0HW - open Tuesday to Friday - 9am - 5pm
• Normacot Family Hub, Buccleuch Road, Normacot, ST3 4RF - open Tuesday to Friday - 9am - 4:30pm
• Family Hubs @ Hanley Market, Potteries Shopping Centre Basement, ST1 1PP - open Tuesday to Friday - 9am - 4:45pm

SPACE sessions 

• The SPACE scheme are running fun activities for 8-17 year olds during the school summer holiday across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
• The contact details of the session providers are available in the session details, please contact them with any specific questions.
• Many varied activities including sports, creative, fun days, days out, outdoor and learning.
• Activities can be viewed and booked at https://staffordshirespace.uk/
• Ages: 8-17
• Cost: varies - some activities are free, some are payable

Plasticine Paintings at Potteries Museum and Art Gallery

• Bethesda St, Hanley, ST1 3DW
• Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 August
• Drop in activity 10:30-12:00 and 13:00-3:00
• Visit the National Gallery’s new national touring project, The National Gallery: Art on Your Doorstep in Bethesda Gardens across for the museum for inspiration and then create your own masterpiece painting using plasticine instead of paint.
• No need to book in advance. Call 01782 23 23 23 for more information or visit Events
• £3.50 per child. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Play with Clay- Hedgehogs Brampton Museum (age 5+)

• Brampton Museum, Newcastle, ST5 0QP
• Wednesday 27 August 11am - 2pm
• Get hands on to learn about these special animals. Discover how they live, what they eat and then make your own clay hedgehog friend to take home
• Designed for children over 5 but with younger siblings welcome to join the fun, colouring sheets will be available.
• To find out more information about the event and venue, and to book tickets, please visit Family Craft for the Summer Holidays at Brampton Museum.
• Do let us know in advance if your child has any access needs or if there is anything we can do make the sessions more accessible e.g. ear defenders and an autism-friendly quiet space.
• Suitable for all ages
• Free