Additional Needs

Amaze Information, Advice and Support helpline for parents of 0-25s with SEND

Amaze supports families with children & young people with SEN & disabilities

Aspens Family Support Group Lewes, meets montly on Mn=n 9.30-11.30 & Fri 12-2pm

Aspens, Saturday clubs (term time), after school, Rock & Pop, Teenz

Aspens, Support, Family Centre & Youth Services

Autism friendly cinema, Hailsham Pavilion, Sunday mornings – please check programme

Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation, disability football sessions: autistic spectrum, cerebral palsy

Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation, disability football sessions: deaf, physical+learning disability

Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation, disability football sessions: Down’s Syndrome, partially sighted

Buzz Active, Watersports: Eastbourne & Cuckmere, adventure day: Bushy Wood, 1:1 experiences, 6-14yrs

Chailey Heritage School & Future Life Skills Centre, 3 – 19yrs, for complex needs

Communication, Learning and Autism Support Service (CLASS), parents & carers in East Sussex

Contact, advice for families with a disabled child

Create Music, Orchestra 360, inclusive, creative music group for children & their family, 5-18yrs

Cuckmere House School, Seaford BN25 4BA, 6 – 16yrs

Demelza, delivers extraordinary care to extraordinary children facing serious or life-limiting conditions, throughout Kent, South East London & East Sussex

Disabled Parents Network, national org for disabled people who are parents/planning parenthood

Downs Syndrome DT, support for schools/families to develop enrichment activities; music, sport etc

Drum Circle, Downs LC, Seaford, 0 – 5yrs, older siblings welcome, 1st & 3rd Thu 4.20pm termtime

East Sussex Wheelchair Services, assessment, fitting, supply and repair all ages

Eastbourne Otters, 1:1 or 1:2 swimming classes for beginners or lengths, in Eastbourne

Eastbourne Seagulls FC, Sports Park, 10yrs+

Elizabeth Shepherd, Davis Dyslexia Facilitator

Fun Abounds, indoor trampoline centre, Uckfield, SEN sessions, Sat pm

Funky Teens, Heathfield Youth Centre, alt. Sat pm, 11 – 25yrs

Funky Teens, The Joff, Peacehaven Youth Centre, alternatue Sat 2-6pm, 13-19yrs

Grove Park School, Crowborough TN6 1BN, 3 – 19yrs

Hazel Court School, Eastbourne BN23 8EJ, 11-19yrs

i-go card, leisure card for 0-25yrs offering free or discounted entry eg swimming, fitness, cabs

Newhaven, Lewes & District Mencap, social Fridays 7pm, all ages welcome, Riverside Hall, Newhaven

Ninja Arena Eastbourne BN21 3NW, activity & obstacle course, SEN Sun 5.15-6.15pm

Owlswick Independent School & Home, Kingston, 10-18yrs

Riding for the Disabled, East Sussex, call for details of nearest groups

Robinson Academy of Drama, Eastbourne, movement, mime & drama, autistic specialised classes Saturday

SASBAH, social activity programme for those with physical and/or learning difficulties

Seaford Downs Syndrome & Special Needs Support Group welcomes parents with children of all ages

SEN Day by Day, education & lifestyle support for families in Eastbourne, Newhaven & Heathfield

Sensory Music, Downs Leisure Centre, Seaford, 0 – 5yrs, older siblings welcome, Wed 5pm termtime

Sensory Room, Hailsham East Community Centre, ring for more information

Something Special SEN Group, Shinewater Family Hub, Eastbourne BN23 8ED, Wed 1-2.30am

St Mary’s School Horam, Maynards Green TN21 0BT, 9-16yrs

Swim sessions, Seahaven & Seaford Head pools, 0 – teens, call for dates & times

Swimming SEN session (no waves, music or features), Sovereign Centre, term-time 1st Sat, 9.30-11am

The Lindfield School, Part of Southfield Trust, Eastbourne BN22 0BQ, 11-16yrs

The Mount Camphill Community, Wadhurst, 16 – 25yrs

The South Downs School, East Site, Langney, Eastbourne, 8-11yrs

The South Downs School, West Site, Beechy Avenue, Eastbourne, 5-7yrs

Thrive Explorers, SEND club, go-to respite haven every first Saturday of the month, 5-16yrs

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