Skylarks is an independent charity which supports families who have children with additional needs and disabilities.
Children with additional needs and their siblings can play and take part in our wide range of activities while we provide support, workshops, training, coffee and a listening ear to parents.
We offer play sessions every Tuesday and Friday in term time and occasional off-site activities such as our Pedal Project, hydrotherapy and outings. We send a weekly email newsletter to show what is happening at Skylarks in the next week, and to signpost “Local Information” about all support and services we know about which are available locally.
We currently offer the following services:
- Play sessions
- Music therapy (Otakar Kraus Music Trust)
- Sing and sign (Makaton)
- Sensory art
- Sensory room
- Karate workshop
- Drama workshop
- Developmental yoga for children
- Relax and Recharge mornings
- National Autistic Society coffee mornings
- Benefits advice clinics with KIDS
- Advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution service for SEN education
- Osteopathy clinic
- Family Matters advice clinics with RUILS
- Families Helping Families support group courses
- Parenting courses with Welcare
- Haircuts for children
- Cookery sessions
- Pedal Project – learn to cycle
- Hydrotherapy sessions
- First Aid courses
- Home education/Not in school support group
- Phyz support group
- Girls Connect for parents of girls with autism
- Post 16 Maze support group
- Counselling with Off the Record for young people with additional needs
- Ad-hoc training sessions
We also offer occasional activities at other times away from our usual venue, which are all publicised in our email newsletter and via our Facebook page (external link)
To find out how to access or book onto a session please get in touch or visit Skylarks website below.
