Holiday Playschemes
Barnardos run 3 schemes (Bicester, Wheatley and Banbury) for 5 hours per day, 5 days a week, 10-3 - £20. They do also organise full day trips out for £25
For more information please call 01869 252905 or email richard.soper@barnardos.org.uk
They also run Youth groups in the evenings at Abingdon, Chinnor and Bicester with a new one currently being set up in Wheatley. Ages from 12-18, usually for 2 hours. £4 per session – just turn up
http://www.barnardos.org.uk/
The Children’s Society run 5 schemes (Witney, Oxford City, Wantage/Faringdon, Didcot and Wallingford) for 6 hours per day, usually 10-4 - £18.
For more information please call 01993 772973 or email wcp@childrenssociety.org.uk
Parasol – usually for children only living in Oxford City Centre.
For more information – 01865 742816.
http://parasolproject.org/

NB: The Children’s Society and Parasol can provide a pool of specialist enablers to support children from statutory school age to 19 years to access inclusive childcare, play and leisure services through short term staff support. The Enablers are trained and experienced staff who can provide additional support to a child with impairments when they first go to a group setting. They will also work with staff at the setting to help them to support the child and feel confident as the Enabler gradually withdraws, when the child has been successfully included.

Thomley Hall Activity Centre
Menmarsh Road, Worminghall, Bucks HP18 9JZ
Indoor rooms to play and board games, sensory room/garden, large outside area (secured), library area with books for parents to browse, meet other carers and SEN children, canteen, art activities, bikes, basketball, kite flying, occasional mini cinema. Workshops to be organised for: pottery, music, drama, african drumming, dance, singing, jewellery making, cookery and many others. Computers to be purchased by spring and extra funding requested for cycle track, zip wire and football pitch and outdoor music. Open during school holidays 10am-3pm
Tel: 01844 338380
www.thomleyhall.org

Oxfordshire Parent Partnership
Pupil Service Macclesfield House, New Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1NA.
The Oxfordshire Parent Partnership Service provides advice and support for the parents of children with special educational needs in Oxfordshire. We run a volunteer independent parental supporter scheme, a telephone hotline, a parents advisory group which is a joint agency project, and we also provide an information pack.
Tel: 01865 810516/07865 810541
www.parentpartnership.org.uk/Templates/oxfordshire.htm

HIPPOS
A parent run support group for parents/carers of children with SEN in Oxford. Meeting in Marston first Thursday of the month starting Oct 5th.

Summertown Clinic
Alternative treatments on offer, eg. cranial osteopathy
Tel: 01865 558561

Oxford Dyspraxia Activity Club
North Tower, Oxford.
Games and activities for dyspraxic children run by an Occupational Therapist
Sat: 1-2pm (ages 5-12)
Tel: 01865 351361

Childrens Information Service
Free confidential advice for childcare and activities for children
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Tel: 01993 886933
www.oxoncis.org.uk

OXSRAD Integrated Sports Centre
Marston Ferry Road, Oxford
Various sports facilities to book, including a sensory room for personal use (where you can take your own music).
Play schemes in school holidays
Tel: 01865 741336
www.oxsrad.org

Anjali Dance Company
For people with learning disabilities
Venues: Banbury (Tues: 5-5.45pm, ages 8-12), Bicester (Weds: 5-5.45pm, ages 6-10)
Tel: 01295 251909
www.anjali.co.uk

Spired
Website providing information for older children eg. connexions (helping to get jobs etc, youth clubs). Put special needs in as a search and it comes up with lots of useful bits
www.spired.com

KEEN (Kids enjoy exercise now) for SEN
Also run events in school holidays
Tel: 01865 286904

Drama Group, Oxford
Central Oxford. Fri: 5.15-6pm

Sports Sessions
Blackbird Leys Sports Centre
Sat: 2-3.20pm or 3.40-5pm (ages 4+)

Next Meeting
Xmas Supper Evening
Wednesday Dec 1st, 2010
Venue tbc
start 19.30

Transition Fair 2010
Sat November 13, 2010
Oxfordshire Family Support Network