Short Breaks

Holiday Programmes

Fun, safe, and enriching holiday activities for disabled children during school holiday periods. Our Holiday Programmes create well-supported school-break experiences that bring routine, friendship and enjoyment for young people while giving families trusted holiday cover and valuable breathing room.

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✓Inclusive holiday sessions with structure, enjoyment and SEND-aware support

✓Trusted holiday provision that helps families plan school breaks with more confidence

Holiday support that balances fun, safety, routine and care

Children enjoying an outdoor holiday activity together in a warm group setting

Good holiday provision gives young people something positive to look forward to while helping families feel less stretched during long school breaks.

About This Service

Holiday support that feels positive, safe and genuinely well organised.

School holidays can be exciting, but they can also place real pressure on families who need the right support in place for disabled children and young people. Our Holiday Programmes are designed to make those periods feel more manageable by offering inclusive, enjoyable activities in settings that are calm, structured and well supported.

We focus on experiences that feel meaningful for the young person and reassuring for the adults around them, with SEND-aware planning, warm support and activities that help school breaks feel more engaging, more social and more predictable.

School holiday support that helps families access trusted cover

Fun, structured activities that bring enjoyment and routine

Safe, inclusive experiences with SEND-aware support in place

Positive opportunities for friendship, confidence and shared experiences

Children taking part in a creative supported group activity together

Holiday provision should feel joyful for young people and dependable for families. When support is well planned, inclusive and thoughtfully delivered, school breaks can become more positive, more settled and far less stressful for everyone involved.

What We Provide

What Holiday Programmes can include.

This service is shaped to give children and young people memorable school-break experiences while giving families access to holiday provision they can trust and plan around.

Structured holiday activities

Planned sessions with clear rhythm, enjoyable content and a calm sense of organisation so support feels engaging without becoming chaotic or overwhelming.

Safe and inclusive experiences

Holiday provision in environments where disabled children and young people can feel welcomed, supported and able to take part with confidence.

Friendship and shared enjoyment

Positive opportunities to connect with others, build social confidence and enjoy school-break experiences that feel meaningful and fun.

Routine during school holidays

Support that helps holiday periods feel less unstructured, with predictable activities and dependable planning around the young person.

SEND-aware support and planning

Provision that takes account of communication, sensory, behavioural and emotional needs so the holiday experience is better matched to the individual.

Trusted holiday cover for families

Reliable support that gives parents and carers breathing room during school breaks while knowing the young person is safe, engaged and well supported.

Why It Matters

Well-run holiday provision can change the feel of school breaks for both the young person and the family around them.

Families often need more than activities alone. They need holiday support that feels safe, well structured and dependable enough to reduce pressure while still giving young people a genuinely positive experience.

School breaks feel more manageable

Trusted holiday provision can lower the pressure families feel during long holiday periods and make day-to-day planning less overwhelming.

Young people benefit from enjoyable routine

Structure, support and engaging activity can help holiday periods feel more settled, more inclusive and more rewarding for the individual.

Positive experiences build confidence

When young people feel safe enough to take part, connect and enjoy themselves, holiday provision can support confidence, social ease and a stronger sense of belonging.

Make An Enquiry

Tell us about the young person, the holiday support needed, and what would make school breaks feel easier.

Whether you are a parent, carer, local authority professional, SEND team member, social worker or referral partner, we will listen carefully, talk through the holiday-time needs and help you understand whether Holiday Programmes are the right fit.

Share the young person and family picture Tell us about age, needs, interests, routine, school holiday pressures, the support already in place and the kind of holiday provision that would help most.

We help shape the right support We talk through likely needs, explain how the service may work and help you feel clearer about the most sensible next step.

A thoughtful next step Initial conversations are handled with care, confidentiality and no pressure while you explore the right holiday support.

Enquire About Holiday Programmes

We aim to respond within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.

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Thank You

We will be in touch within 24 hours.