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SEN & ADDITIONAL NEEDS SESSIONS

We provide sessions for people with additional needs and special educational needs. We have regular SEN specific sessions as well as being able to support people in our standard surf sessions. Click on the buttons below for more info:

SEN SURF CLUBS

Sen surf clubs
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Funded by the national lottery until 2026 these free surf clubs are for children and young people with a SEN diagnosis or working towards one. We meet each week for an hour of fun in the ocean doing whatever activity is best for the conditions: surf, swim, paddle board, snorkel, body board.

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Supported by our staff an volunteers we work on ratios of 1:3/1:4. If your child requires more support please let us know.

8-16 YEAR OLDS

FREE!
We'll provide all equipment needed

5-6PM

1-2PM

Thursdays in April to Oct

Sundays in Nov to March

EMAIL US FOR MORE INFO AND TO BOOK 
INFO@SOUTHSHIELDSURF.CO.UK 

16-24 YEAR OLDS

FREE!
We'll provide all equipment needed

5.30-6.30PM

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1-2PM

Wednesdays in April to Oct

Sundays in Nov to March

EMAIL US FOR MORE INFO AND TO BOOK 
INFO@SOUTHSHIELDSURF.CO.UK 

SUNDAY SEN SURF SESSIONS

Sunday Sen sessions

Every Sunday we have our Kids SEN Surf lesson 10-11am. We have a maximum of 4 people in each session but can easily reduce ratios to support our surfers, just drop us a message about any support needs and we'll get them in place.

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Sessions are £15 per person and we provide all equipment needed. For ages 6 and up.

1-1 SESSIONS

1-1 sessions

We can provide 1-1 sessions for anyone with additional needs and have the staff and volunteers to provide more support where needed. Surfing, paddle boarding, body boarding, snorkelling and swimming we can help you have loads of fun in the ocean! Drop us an email to find out more how we can support you in the water - info@southshieldsurf.co.uk

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Or heard enough already - book a private lesson:

SCHOOLS & COMMUNITY GROUPS

Schools & community groups

We work with loads of local specialist schools and community groups for children and families with SEN. Give us a shout if your school or community group would like to come along.

 

Part of our National Lottery Funding till 2026 is for groups and schools so please drop us a message to see if you're eligible for a free session with your group. We also do have paid for sessions and our payment structure is just here.

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“The sessions haven't just been about taking our children out of their comfort zone, its also been about friendship socialising, improving our listening skills challenging ourselves and overcoming nerves and physical barriers. Its created a whole new topic for the children to talk about. Each and everyone one of them are so proud of what they have achieved and how far they have come. I think they will be talking about their surfing experience for months, in fact we may just get our ears chewed off about how long it will be until they can do it again.”

Keelmans Way School

Email us at info@southshieldsurf.co.uk for more info and to book

IMPACT OF SURF SESSIONS

From our last course the post course review questionnaire revealed:

  • 100% of respondents reported an increase in confidence from participants during the surf sessions and that this continued beyond the surf sessions.

  • 100% reported the participants having a positive experience and enjoying the sessions.

  • 60% reported seeing an improvement in communication with peers during the sessions in the participants.

  • 40% reported that the participants felt calmer while taking part in the sessions.

  • 20% reporting that their kids gained resilience from their surf sessions.

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What our participants and their parents thought:

"Absolutely loved it . . . she was talking to some of the other students involved, helping them and showing them how to carry the board, which she doesn’t normally do." Mother

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"Really liked them and definitely doing it again" - participant

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"I’ve never seen her that happy. She was just so relaxed and comfortable and she went off with you straight away. For me, seeing her like that, it made me happy. It was just so lovely." Mother

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"Very fun and nice" - participant

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"Really good and I loved it. It was just so fun and happy." - participant

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"I think he loved them. It was quite a surprise to us because I was really worried about him to be honest . . . For him to participate was brilliant and he did look forward to it every week." Father

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"He [the volunteer mentor] made me feel braver because he said just be confident and get in the sea and just do it." - Participant

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"Brilliant. Not only did she really enjoy them, she needed that extra mentorship and understanding and a group of people who were similar to her." Mother

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