About us
Parent-led, born from lived experience — this is why we started, and what we believe.
“We don't believe inclusion should be a bonus or an afterthought — it should be the starting point.”
Our story
Started by parents, for our children
Little SENDsations is a parent-led charity offering a wide range of support to families of children with all disabilities. We provide accessible play and leisure activities to SEND children and their families. We fully understand the struggles and social isolation that having children with SEND can bring, and we aim to remove that barrier by providing accessible and enriching activities to children with all disabilities. We pride ourselves on being an empowering, inclusive and non-judgemental group, where everyone feels welcome.
We are all parents of a child or children with a disability, and we experienced a lack of accessible activities within our area — especially at weekends and during school holidays. As SEND parents we experienced isolation because many leisure activities available did not meet our children’s needs. Little SENDsations was born in 2023 with a view to changing and educating the wider community, to ensure our children have an inclusive and accessible future. We are proud to say we achieved charity status in January 2024.
We are always on the lookout for new and exciting activities for our children and families. If there is anything in particular you would like your children to experience, please feel free to let us know — our children and families are always at the core of our charity, and we always ensure to give our community a positive experience.
Being a non-profit charity, all money raised in donations goes back into the charity to help us continue to provide events and activities at an affordable price. If you would like to fundraise for us, we would greatly appreciate it — please get in touch.
Everyone is welcome, and we hope you enjoy being part of our SENDsational community.
What we believe
Our values
Inclusion
The starting point, not a bonus or an afterthought. Every session is built around access, not retrofitted for it.
Understanding
We're parents of disabled children ourselves. Nobody here needs the isolation explained to them.
Joy
Small moments make SENDsational differences. This is about normality and fun, not sympathy.
- Registered charity 1206407 · CIO
- Founded 2023 · Charity status Jan 2024
- Parent-led, County Durham
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