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Have your say on the provision of Aiming High Short Break schemes

Kingston and Richmond’s Achieving for Children (AfC) is conducting doing a survey on the provision of Saturday, holiday and after school club short breaks in Kingston and Richmond; referred to as Aiming High Short Break schemes. The main reason for this consultation is that the contracts with the organisations that currently deliver these clubs will come to an end in August 2025 and so AfC is planning what will happen after that.

It is really important that family, including children and young people, and professionals’ views are included in this planning, as the number of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities living in our boroughs is increasing and councils across the country are facing very challenging financial situations. You can help make AfC’s short breaks offer as good as possible.

How to participate

The survey is running for 6 weeks from 23 October. Click on the relevant link below, depending on whether you are a young person, a family or a professional

The closing date will be 11.59pm on 15 December 2024.

Comments can also be made at any time by email: shortbreaks@achievingforchildren.org.uk

If you would like a paper copy of any of the consultation materials or an accessible version, please email shortbreaks@achievingforchildren.org.uk

Families

Families should complete: Online Short Breaks survey 2024: children, young people and families

Children and young people

AfC’s Participation Team for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities will also be arranging a number of events to consult with children and young people about short breaks provision. Children and young people are welcome to complete the survey above if they are able.

Professionals

AfC will also be gathering the views from professionals that support children and young people with special education needs and disabilities.

Professionals should complete: Online Short Breaks survey 2024: professionals

There is more background information about Short Breaks and this consultation on the Local Offer