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Accessibility Tool

Thursday 28 November 2024 3.30pm to 4.30pm

Course summary:  

Understanding and effectively supporting autism in secondary schools  

  1. A theoretic overview of autism (on Teams) 
  2. Discussion about individual children and strategies to support (face to face) 
  3. Review use of, and impact, of strategies (face to face) 

Trainers: 

Members of the SEND Team- Specialist Teaching Team 

Course content: 

Friday 29 November 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Saturday 30 November 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Sunday 1 December 2024 10.00am to 10.00am

An inclusive session for anyone that finds daily life that little bit harder. With lower lighting levels and calmer music, the Special Educational Needs session is suitable for ages 2+ (ages 2 – 4 must always be supervised on a 1:1 basis). One carer goes FREE with every paying participant. Siblings are able to also be booked on to this session regardless of their ability.

Sunday 1 December 2024 10.00am to 10.00am

A calm and supportive environment to experience climbing in. Available at selected times on Sundays and during school holidays, and open to all climbers aged 4 years and above, including siblings. For more information, please visit the climb quest website  Home

Climb quest are a part of the short breaks scheme 

Sunday 1 December 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Monday 2 December 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Tuesday 3 December 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Tuesday 3 December 2024 7.00pm to 9.30pm

Groovy Gecko at Popworld Milton Keynes


Tuesday 03 December, 7pm until 9:30pm at the Popworld, 499 Lower 12th Street, MK9 3PY


The Theme for this month is 'Christmas'. Anyone who doesn't want to dress up as per theme is still welcome.


You don’t need to book your tickets in advance, just show up on the night and queue up to pay (cash only) for your tickets at the ticket desk.


Entry prices:

Non Members: £7

Members: £5 - (Annual membership: £10)

Carers: £3


You can make card payments for drinks.

Wednesday 4 December 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Wednesday 4 December 2024 1.00pm to 4.00pm
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Thursday 5 December 2024 10.00am to 11.30am

Autism and Demand Avoidance

Join us for a series of two workshops on:

Thursday 28th November and
Thursday 5th December
10am-11.30am

 Autism Bedfordshire will be leading this course.

Thursday 5 December 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Thursday 5 December 2024 1.00pm to 3.00pm

Course summary and Content:

This course considers the impact of sensory challenges on children with SEN and understanding their needs.

The course will discuss proactive approaches that can be put in place to support pupils and will also guide practitioners on knowing what interventions are available to support pupils. 

The session will also encourage practitioners to share their good practice and ideas with

Trainers: EHC Specialist Teaching Team and the Walnuts School Occupational Therapist 

Thursday 5 December 2024 1.00pm to 1.45pm

The hugely popular Willen On Ice will return to Milton Keynes’ Willen Lake this festive season, and for 2024, it’s double the size and quadruple the fun!

Set within a giant marquee, Willen On Ice brings a stunning winter wonderland to Willen Lake, creating the perfect festive family experience for all ages. Adorned with thousands of twinkling lights, snow-covered spruces and an 800sqm real ice-skating rink, there’s no place more magical to bring the family. That’s not all…

Friday 6 December 2024 12.00pm to 12.00pm

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Friday 6 December 2024 2.30pm to 2.30pm

Events | Dobbies Garden Centres

Dobbies are delighted to offer one of our most popular experiences at Dobbies, to children who may have some additional needs 

From 2.30pm on Friday 6th December | £12.99 per child

These sessions can only be pre-booked, with no queuing on the day and a reduced number of families attending in each slot 

During your visit, we'll make sure: 

Saturday 7 December 2024 11.00am to 11.00am

Join the fun and come along to an exclusive SEN ice skate. Everyone can enjoy the ice and can either use traditional skates or twin bladed ice skates for added stability. Carers or accompanying adults can use traditional ice skates or over shoe grippers.

Carer and additional adults will be charged at £8.00/£16.00 for our off peak/peak times. We have dolphin skating aids available to hire for the session. Wheel chairs will be allowed on the ice for our SEN sessions. 

Sunday 8 December 2024 9.00am to 9.00am

Did you know that trampolining has been shown to help with a wide range of sensory, developmental and physical disabilities? And apart from that, it provides lots of great fun! In our SEN sessions, the whole park and its facilities are made exclusively available to members of recognised disabled groups and societies and caters to offer support for a wide range of disabilities.

For more information and booking:SEN Sessions | Milton Keynes (gravity-global.com)

Sunday 8 December 2024 9.30am to 9.30am

SEN-FRIENDLY SESSIONS

Visit the Park for a day on safari that includes a 60 minute educational workshop designed for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

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