Martin House Hospice

Trustees were interested to read about the excellent art therapy work taking place at the hospice and are pleased to continue to support this work for another year.

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Trustees are pleased to continue supporting the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Open Sound Ensemble 2022/23 which has the aim of supporting the musical progression, personal development and social musical opportunities of young people aged 11 – 18 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEN/D).in South East London.

Living Paintings Trust

Trustees are delighted to be able to support Living Paintings, once again, in your work that enables blind and partially-sighted children to experience the joys of reading and being in touch with the visual world. May all your hungry little caterpillars blossom into beautiful butterflies.

Helen & Douglas House

Trustees are pleased to continue their support for the Supportive Stays Project. It must be wonderful that parents have found a project that enables them to have respite from being carers. Somewhere they can just enjoy being a family in a safe, caring environment with all the correct medical expertise that is needed for a terminally ill child.

Heart ‘n’ Soul

Trustees could sense the energy and admired the creativity of your project ‘Do Your Own Thing’. We admire the inclusive aspect of all you do to enable young people who have learning disabilities to have fun and enjoyment whilst respecting each other. Your employment policy is also commendable.

Haringey Shed

Trustees are pleased to offer a grant to help provide transport for children with disabilities and no other form of transport to a number of activities. We welcomed the letter of support from Catherine West, MP for Hornsey/Wood Green and are always encouraged to see Jim Shepley taking an active part in our biennial conferences.

Footsteps Foundation

Trustees are pleased to continue their support for your Spider Therapy Project, an intensive bespoke physiotherapy for children with neurological disorders, using traditional methods combined with the specialist piece of equipment called the ‘Spider’.

Elizabeth Foundation

Trustees are pleased to support the highly dedicated Teacher of the Deaf to give essential education in listening and language skills to 24 pre-school deaf children with cochlea implants.

Create

Trustees are pleased to support Creative: Connection ~ Watford, a creative arts project bringing together schoolchildren from SEND schools and mainstream schools, tackling prejudice and building understanding and key life skills. This shared experience should help to build understanding between disabled and non-disabled young people, encouraging positive attitudes at an early age.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Trustees were impressed to read about the creative residencies CBSO planned, enabling the musicians to gain expertise in working with pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning needs. We have received very appreciative feedback from one of the schools served: CBSO really took the time to get to know individual pupils and their interests in music e.g. F1 theme tune, Shawn the sheep theme tune and taking time to learn new pieces of music to really engage them in the session. Pupils began to understand that once they had stopped playing an instrument, the whole class would also stop, which was lovely for them to be given that control.