Online Activities Information

Online Group/Activity Providers Contact List

40. Adaptive Martial Arts (AMA) - Zoom Sessions

The class is designed to be an interactive beginner’s class, introducing people to martial arts and self defence. It is FREE every Tuesday from 7-8pm on Zoom. For sign up details visit: www.adaptivema.co.uk/online-classes

41. London Science Museum - Wonderlab

Discover the wonder of Science with hours of hands-on activities, quizzes, games, videos and more on this family friendly website - all for FREE. More information wonderlabplus.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/

42. South Wilts Mencap (SWM) Facebook Group – Online Activities

SWM would love to hear from you, share activity ideas with you and generally keep in touch, so they have created a group on Facebook for you to join:

www.facebook.com/SWMencap/

The Facebook group is private and SWM will moderate the members and content to ensure it is a safe online environment for everyone involved.

43. God Unlimited (GUL) - Pony Zoom Call

£15.00 for a 10 minute time slot for a fun packed digital visit from a Gul pony for you and your family. Take your pony for a virtual ride, ask questions and find out about their unique personalities.

For more information or to book, visit: www.god-unlimited.org/

44. David Walliams - Free AudioBooks

Free books & activities from the World of David Walliams:

www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/

45. Childline - Calm Zone

Childline has a 'calm zone', with videos, activities, games, and calming activities to help children who are worried about anything:

www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/calm-zone/

Scan the QR Code to find more activities such as audio books, quizzes, resource packs, games, crafts ideas, online learning and more! SCAN ME!

The CEA Card

The CEA Card enables a disabled cinema guest aged 8+ years to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema. For more information visit: https://www.ceacard.co.uk/apply

Autism Friendly Screenings

Dimensions’ innovative autism friendly screenings provide opportunities for people with autism or sensory sensitivity to enjoy a trip to the cinema. For more information, visit: www.dimensions-uk.org Or call: 0300 303 9001

FREE Wiltshire Citizens Advice - The Carers Project

The Carers Project can help you if you are a carer in Wiltshire and need information or advice about debt or money management issues, benefits, applications for grants from charities for help with essential expenses, completing sickness and disability forms, and appeals or revisions.

Telephone: 01249 474064 - If they don’t answer, leave a message and they will call you back.

Email: carersproject@citizensadvicewiltshire.org.uk - Email with your contact details and a brief outline of your enquiry.

Disabled Person’s Railcard

Get 1/3 off rail fares for you and a friend or family member for travel on the National Rail network in Great Britain. It costs £20.00 for 1 year and £54.00 for 3 years. To find out more, check your eligibility and/or apply for a Disabled Persons Railcard please visit: www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/

FREE Just Can’t Wait Card - for when you need the toilet urgently

Do you or your child have a medical condition and need to access the toilet urgently?

The ‘Just Can’t Wait Card’ is recognised by many shops etc. giving you access to toilets that wouldn’t normally be available to the public. To find out more visit:

www.bladderandbowel.org/help-information/just-cant-wait-card/

Longleat Concessionary Annual Pass

You can purchase a pass to a whole YEAR of fun! Enjoy a day out with friends and family or simply pop in for an after school treat. Any guest able to provide evidence of disability will be entitled to bring a registered carer free of charge with a Carer's Annual Pass. Please bring proof of additional needs to Longleat on the day of your visit.

The Wiltshire Parent Carer Council (WPCC) works with parent carers of children and young people with special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND) to enable their views and experiences to shape and improve the local services they access. The WPCC is also to provide information, advice and signposting to parent carers of children and young people aged 0 to 25 with SEND. Support, advice and signposting is available by telephone, email and their comprehensive website. Here are a few other resources and ideas that might be helpful...

Using the loo, is it on your Radar?

One of the things we know you can’t forget when planning a day trip, is making sure your child can go to the loo. Many accessible toilets are part of the National Key Scheme, so can only be used by people with a Radar key. If you haven’t already got one, you can purchase them for £6.00 from Disability Rights.

www.disabilityrightsu k.myshopify.com/ products/radar-key

Please send any tips or places that you know of to the WPCC and we will share Merlin’s Magic Wand

The Charity provides complimentary tickets and fund a contribution towards a travel grant for families to enjoy their day at a Merlin Entertainments’ attractions, such as: LEGOLAND Resort® theme parks, SEA LIFE Centres, and Madame Tussauds.

Visit their website for more information… www.merlinsmagicwand.org/apply-for-a-day-out/making-anapplication.aspx

Kids Pass

Whether it’s day-trip adventures, cinema missions, or cosy bites to eat – it’s never full price with Kids Pass. Up to 57% off days out & attractions Kids Go Free at Aquariums, Restaurants & more 30% off adults & child cinema tickets Up to 25% off family holidays & resorts

You can try the pass for just £1 for 30 days

www.kidspass.co.uk

There is lots more information about support etc. for parent carers on the WPCC website and WPCC newsletters. Don’t forget to visit the WPCC Coronavirus webpages. www.wiltshireparentcarercouncil.co.uk

Inclusion funding for settings

Early Years Inclusion Support Funding is a financial contribution for early years settings towards the inclusion of children aged 0-5 who have a disability or difficulty that creates a barrier to their learning. The funding is ‘Needs Led’. An Early Years Inclusion Officer and your setting will discuss any additional support required, in partnership with parents. The funding can be used by the setting for training, resources or support which is additional to or different from what is normally expected to be provided within your setting. It is neither the expectation nor intention that the additional funding will provide 1-1 continuous support. For more information about Early Years Inclusion Funding 01225 757985

Email contact: earlyyears@wiltshire.gov.uk

TAX FREE CHILD-CARE

Tax-Free Childcare is a new UK-wide government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare.

It was rolled out to parents from early 2017.

● Eligible parents (both parents will have to be in work, and each expecting to earn at least £115 a week – and not more than £100,000 each year) will be able to open an online childcare account. The money held in these accounts can only be used by parents to pay for registered childcare (Preschools, childminders, day nurseries and school based care that is paid for, such as after-school clubs)

• For every £8 parents pay in to their childcare account, the government will pay in an additional £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 per child per year (or £4,000 for disabled children). Parents will then be able to use the funds to pay for registered childcare - but only if their childcare provider has signed up to the scheme.

• When the scheme was introduced, childcare providers will have been sent a letter inviting them to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare. The letter contains a code, which they’ll need alongside their ten-digit Unique Tax Reference (UTR) number to sign-up. (If they’ve lost the letter, they need to get a new one sent by calling 0300 123 4097).