Time to Talk
Is your child/young person aged between 16 and 25?
Are they unsure what to do after lockdown? Would it help to talk to someone and develop their ideas?
Following the disruption caused by the pandemic and lockdown there is new support for young people (aged 16-25) with SEND to help them plan for the future.
Time to Talk is an exciting new 6 month programme for young people with SEND funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. It is aimed at 16-25 year olds with additional needs who are isolated and may not be engaged in education or training or have lost sight of their plans during lockdown. The programme aims to help build young people’s confidence and plan what they may want to do next.
The sessions are delivered online as either one-to-one or group sessions and are adapted to suit the individual’s needs. They will include:
- chatting and getting to know each other
- hearing what matters to you and your hopes for the future
- doing activity sheets together to help you to make a plan (this is to help you identify your goals and can be shared with others afterwards if you wish
Self-referrals are encouraged. The first deadline for submitting a Request for Support form is 10am on Monday 19 October 2020.
Join in Book Trust’s ‘Reading is Magic Festival’
"Reading is magic, and magic is for everyone"
Thousands of people from all over the world have already signed up here! Along with an all star line-up of authors and illustrators, to take part in this year's digital 'Reading is Magic Festival', taking place from 27 September - 2 October!
Watch the festival trailer here to see the all-star line-up of authors and illustrators for six days of free digital events for schools and families from 27 September to 2 October. Let's get ready to read!
With coronavirus putting physical events on hold, families and schools will be able to sign up to take part in the Reading is Magic Festival for free - it's going to be a wonderful shared experience.
There are events for children and young people ages 4 to 13 and beyond. Events will last between 10 and 30 minutes and will be broadcast on a schools-friendly platform.
All visual events will have captions, a British Sign Language interpreter and organisers have worked with friends at The Egg Theatre’s young audio describers to advise the authors and illustrators on audio describing so that more children can enjoy them. They have also partnered with Calibre Audio to ensure that children who struggle to access print can enjoy the books that will be featured in the programme.
Each day explores a theme from Cressida Cowell’s Waterstones Children’s Laureate Charter:
“Every child has the right to...”
Monday
“...be creative for at least 15 minutes a week”
Tuesday
“...have a planet to read on”
Wednesday
“...see themselves reflected in a book”
Thursday
“...have advice from a trained librarian or bookseller”
Friday
"...read for the joy of it"
Book Trust has created a festival collaboration of amazing book festivals from the UK and internationally to bring you an amazing schools and family programme, all free and available for everyone, everywhere. We really hope you enjoy it.
Online Yoga with Herts Inclusive Theatre
On Mondays 16:00 - 17:00
Live Interactive Yoga Sessions are inclusive workhops for all abilities - via Zoom
Youth yoga (6-17) held on Mondays 16:00 - 17:00
Adult Yoga held Fridays 15:00 - 16:00
First come, first served on bookings - Email mailto:ADMIN@HIT-THEATRE.ORG.UK%20 for information on how to book.
LIMITED TO 10 PLACES PER CLASS PER WEEK