Hipp!!Bones (SEND) Youth Club

About Project

Hipp!!Bones (SEND) Youth Club runs from Gillingham Youth & Community Centre, Cemetery Road, Gillingham from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, all year round (with the exception of New Year’s Day). We offer four longer sessions across the year, generally in the school holidays, for off-site activities. The club encourages young people to explore new activities and gain life skills, through a variety of arts & crafts, cookery, and sporting pursuits. Air hockey, pool, and the Nintendo Wii are also available in the Coffee Bar. All activities are appropriately differentiated to meet each young person’s needs, routines are in place giving a sense of security, and staff use simple language reinforced with visual clues and sign language to support communication. We have communication aids; switches and switch activated resources to enable young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties to participate independently in activities and have greater control over their immediate environment.

For further information please go to www.hippbones.co.uk, or to join please contact Jeni Pike (Youth Support Worker in Charge) at j.green.hippbones@gmail.com or on 07983 674719 to arrange a taster session, at a mutually convenient time, parents/carers welcome to attend the first session if deemed appropriate for child. Parents are required to complete a Membership Form, Media Consent Form and Medication Consent Forms (if appropriate) prior to leaving a young person in our care.