Children Of Herne Torrent
Rebecca Astrup
Our children's centre is part of a nationwide programme of services for 0-5 year olds and their families. Our aim is to offer information, advice and support to parents, as well as integrated childcare and early learning, health services, family support and parental outreach.
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An inclusive Yoga session for children in partnership with Yo!Kids Yoga for children with SEND in a friendly, inclusive environment. The yoga coach will teach yoga specific skills and encourage physical activity and relaxation techniques alongside supporting the children to develop social skills and build emotional understanding and resilience. No previous yoga experience necessary, all abilities and confidences welcome.
In partnership with Herne Bay Hockey Club this is an inclusive Hockey session for children with SEND in a fun, friendly and safe environment. The coaches will facilitate a range of hockey drills with the aim of improving skills, encouraging physical activity and supporting the children in developing social skills.
A Saturday morning sports club for children with SEND to enjoy a range of different sports with a focus on having fun in an inclusive environment. The coaches will lead a range of invasion, striking and fielding and individual games with the aim of encouraging physical activity alongside supporting the children to develop social skills and build emotional understanding. The maximum group size for these sessions is twelve, to ensure the children are appropriately supported and their needs are best catered for by the specially trained coaches leading the session.
An inclusive football session for children with a visual impairment in partnership with Margate FC. Prior experience is not necessary, and players of all abilities are welcome. The coaches will facilitate a range of football drills and games with the aim of improving skills and offering the chance to meet new people and socialise with friends.
Inclusive Dance session for children with SEND in a fun, safe and friendly environment. The coaches will teach dance specific skills and encourage physical activity alongside supporting the children to develop social skills and build emotional understanding. No previous dance experience necessary, all abilities and confidences welcome.
A football session for children with SEND to enjoy practicing football skills in an inclusive environment. The coaches will facilitate a range of football drills with the aim of improving football skills, encouraging physical activity and supporting the children in developing social skills.
Once your child/children have attended a session and wish to continue, they will then need to register as a player with Margate Youth FC, this process will be through Margate Youth FC and prices for each session with be 4 paid termly.
A Pan-Disability inclusive Tennis session for children with SEND to enjoy practicing tennis skills in a safe, fun, and friendly environment. The coaches will facilitate a range of tennis drills with the aim of improving tennis skills, encouraging physical activity and supporting the children in developing social skills. Children with complex needs welcome as we offer Sensory Tennis at this session.
In partnership with Clip n Climb, this is an inclusive Climbing session for children with SEND in a fun, friendly and safe environment. Lower capacity of children at sessions to ensure the children are appropriately supported and their needs are best catered for by Clip n Climb staff as well as an Inclusive Sport Staff member supporting the session. Booking for this session is via Clip n Climbs website available via the 'Book Now' button below. You will need to select a 'THURSDAY', then 'EVENING', then look for the tile that has 'SEND Sessions' displayed.
A play and exploration session for children with moderate to complex needs to be active and play sport alongside providing short breaks/respite for parents/carers. The coaches will provide opportunities for the children to engage in sport, physical activity and games.
An early, pirated version of the play from 1602 includes a different version of this text, which states that the ghost (spelled "Horne" in this version) was invented to scare children into obedience, and that mothers tell their children the tale of a ghost who walks the forest in the form of a great stag. Because it is a common surname, it is not possible to further identify Shakespeare's Herne, and no earlier references to his legend exist.[1]
We firmly believe in the advantages of learning foreign languages, especially from an early age. We already introduce French from Pre-Reception because at this age children can pick up the basics of a foreign language effortlessly. It also exposes them to the concept of other languages and stimulates their appreciation of different countries, cultures and communities, hopefully motivating them to pursue learning foreign languages in the future.
Woodwork also offers children a unique opportunity to manage risk and recognise and assess hazards in a safe, supervised environment. We introduce them to hammers, screwdrivers, drills and saws as they are developmentally ready and feel a sense of empowerment at being trusted to work with real tools. There is something magical about witnessing the Reception Cycle and Key Stage 1 children working on their woodwork projects, on our woodwork benches, in our wonderful woodland area.
There are rich role-play corners in every classroom, and from the Reception Cycle the children participate in a carefully thought-out progression of performances including the Pre-Reception Nativity play, the Reception play and the Year 1 and 2 summer play.
Dance helps children develop not only physically but in all other domain areas. It encourages them to express themselves in different ways and be more creative. It also gives them the freedom to channel their energies and emotions in a safe environment, therefore helping them grow in confidence and self-esteem.
Whitstable is like a Boden catalogue, all twee beachhuts, sailboats, oyster shacks and pebbly beach. Agree that it has nice restaurants. Also has good shopping in the little lanes.
Dh and I loved it. But as Bucharest says, probably not much to do with children to entertain.
I think the pebble beach makes it less commercialised. Much beloved for second homes by the London crowd.
Yes, there are loads of great things to do in Kent, just don't include Herne Bay! Whitstable is fine for a couple of hours, for lunch or dinner maybe, but no more than that if you are specifically looking for things to do with children.
Whitstable is a nice little place, but very trendy, and not much to do for children. Herne bay is a bit run down and boring. But there are lots of good things to do in kent, e.g. Canterbury, Dover, lots of castles (Dover, Deal, Walmer, Reculver, Rochester, Leeds near Maidstone), Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway.
If you want sandy beaches, then I would recommend Broadstairs. Several nice bays, and the town is quite nice (unlike Margate, which has fairly ok sandy beaches, but is a bit of a dive!).
I think Kent is cheaper and less touristy than Dorset (although Whitstable is quite trendy, which makes me laugh, as my ancestors came from there, where they were all oyster dredgers, and it was never posh then!)
Hiya- we are SE London too and there is a lot to do in Kent. If you are looking for a seaside town then I'd say Broadstairs. It's about 2 hours from London and is an easy drive to Canterbury if you wanted to go there too. It's small but has a lovely sandy beach which is all all enclosed and seems really safe for children. Last time we went it even still had a Punch & Judy so reminded me of my childhood trips to the seaside. There are also good rockpools for exploring. As well as a great ice-cream shop on the sea front and some nice restaurants. You could drive to Whitstable from their too, it's nice but I agree with what others have said about the beach and lack of things for kids to do.
From digging a trench together in the sandpit (that was bigger than an elephant) to find and divide all the hidden boxes of treasure, to pushing one another on our big spider-web swing, these children were naturals at sharing and caring for one another and for that our staff just had to reward them!
At Benecare we provide a safe and protective environment for children and young people aged 8-18. We believe in true educational opportunity and have created homes which prioritise re-integration for the children in our care. Our care team are child care professionals and include qualified staff who are dedicated to ensuring the best for the children we care for. Managed by a team of highly experienced Health and Social Care professionals, with public, private and voluntary care backgrounds, the delivery of services by Benecare is bound to be exceptional.
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