Disabled Children’s Play Scheme and Youth Groups

Children's Trust Vision

All children, young people and their families in Cornwall are safe and have good opportunities to achieve and improve themselves. The Council closes the gap between those who are doing well and those doing less well by effective work with those with greater need.

Disabled Children and Therapy Service Vision
Some of the most vulnerable disabled children and young people in Cornwall are those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Disabilities. These children will be safeguarded and supported to achieve a better life for themselves and a brighter future. All disabled children and young people with disabilities are children first and have the same rights as others in their peer group to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, have access to economic well-being and able to make a positive contribution to their communities.

The overarching aim of Cornwall Council is to promote and safeguard the welfare of disabled children and young people, and to work in co-production with them and their parents / carers to design and deliver quality services for disabled children and young people. As part of a broader statutory responsibility in respect of short breaks, the Council wishes to re-commission services for play schemes and youth groups for disabled children and young people in Cornwall. The incumbent provider has consistently worked with 150 disabled children and young people per year.

This contract is in two parts. The first part is the delivery of a holiday based activities scheme which can meet the needs of disabled children and young people on a county-wide basis so that it is accessible for families (usually delivered in the six district areas of Cornwall) across the County of Cornwall. The second part of the contract is to deliver 3 youth groups in the East, Mid and West of the County. The youth groups will be delivered in partnership with the Council’s youth service.

These services are community based and draw heavily on supporting trained volunteers to deliver the services for disabled children and young people.