tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19467601373751526862024-02-17T00:48:14.311-08:00Hearts and MindsHelping children with autism
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-13663020914966668032014-10-22T03:20:00.000-07:002014-10-22T03:20:24.167-07:00The Phoenix team get their kit off to help raise funds for Hearts & Minds <h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">
<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">We have partnered with the Manchester phoenix Sports Foundation ,together we are raising funds to produce our first nude fundraising calendar.</span></h3>
<h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">
All funds raised from this calendar will be used to fund the vital family support services offered by both charities.</h3>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">This is a Calendar you don't want to miss out on , it would make a perfect stocking filler this Christmas and Hearts & Minds needs your support to make this happen.</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnWz-q629kD8kjM2He2KH_UuYB-3In2mcvGI0n5_kB60vg1nRKgCwm5fYsLFGQcF8nYHcfbPtTFZ0D1676jUdtnHuXy9y6Jg6hjTAjCESYHBYGJxJoCi13-Y1RgkOLiDnjUoAnYYP3t0/s1600/Extra+Photo+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnWz-q629kD8kjM2He2KH_UuYB-3In2mcvGI0n5_kB60vg1nRKgCwm5fYsLFGQcF8nYHcfbPtTFZ0D1676jUdtnHuXy9y6Jg6hjTAjCESYHBYGJxJoCi13-Y1RgkOLiDnjUoAnYYP3t0/s1600/Extra+Photo+03.jpg" height="212" width="640" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">We have set up a crowdfunder page to raise £5000 in 30 days, to do this we really need your help!</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">How the crowdfunder works </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">1. You make a pledge</span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">2. You will not be charged until the campaign hits its target </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Make your pledges here please <a href="http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/manchester-phoenix-nude-calander/" target="_blank">http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/manchester-phoenix-nude-calander/ </a></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Please help us spread the word on Facebook & Twitter </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Website: : <a href="http://heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/</a><br />Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span><div align="JUSTIFY" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-38246662661226039752014-10-09T06:17:00.001-07:002014-10-09T06:17:47.616-07:00Cleopatra are reforming for our Annual Ball <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #838383; font-family: Reem, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">
Cleopatra were a band of three sisters formed in Manchester twenty years ago and thanks to being teen sensations are still only in their early thirties now.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #838383; font-family: Reem, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
The three sisters are performing a special one off performance for our Annual Ball on the 29th November at the Mercure Piccadilly Hotel Manchester.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #838383; font-family: Reem, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
<span style="line-height: 24.7999992370605px;">Lead singer Cleo said: “I can’t wait to get back onstage with my sisters and we have a real treat in store for fans. It’s been such a long time since we have performed as a group and extra special as we know that we are doing it for such a worthy charity.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #838383; font-family: Reem, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
<span style="line-height: 24.7999992370605px; text-align: center;">The trio will perform some of their best-known hits along with some new, unreleased material and a selection of disco covers</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #838383; font-family: Reem, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClhod6uAl2TFzJa86j3T3ve19uMM6s34SPNSRVdpGVrqoJp6tpGzVrVD-b3nZSf-Ps0wRGQHQzdCkDg5a7RtguAu0WuhIBx3PBEidWvuo8IBn7VTA1osKrbLxYq5E1iWU2Z5vz5l9_Z8/s1600/celooo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClhod6uAl2TFzJa86j3T3ve19uMM6s34SPNSRVdpGVrqoJp6tpGzVrVD-b3nZSf-Ps0wRGQHQzdCkDg5a7RtguAu0WuhIBx3PBEidWvuo8IBn7VTA1osKrbLxYq5E1iWU2Z5vz5l9_Z8/s1600/celooo.jpg" height="223" width="400" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-10-07/cleopatra-reform-for-charity-ball/">http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2014-10-07/cleopatra-reform-for-charity-ball/</a><br />
<br />
If you would like to attend our ball please contact Cheryl heartsandmindsevents@gmail.comHeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-26282608871177396832014-10-06T03:55:00.000-07:002014-10-06T03:57:37.240-07:00Our 68 Year old volunteer zip slides for Autism<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We would like to say a huge Thank you to Bernie for taking on the<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;"> thrilling challenge of the 250m zip slide across the Manchester Ship Canal to help raise vital funds for Hearts & Minds. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bernie said she loved it and would like to go again, what an amazing acheievement for a lady that is scared of heights ! </span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY0M-0nMi71r6gWWcujjm0_MbWUyMolkaNPZT81Cx6LIddiohsx3HdDzS9U-vRPp59KQS_a1L63mfhyphenhyphenmXxBDhtFYrDgRfxEnDxuIYQh0var1Gs88kmIjTAK40JYRvtyDuUg8p3Fue8lI/s1600/bernie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWY0M-0nMi71r6gWWcujjm0_MbWUyMolkaNPZT81Cx6LIddiohsx3HdDzS9U-vRPp59KQS_a1L63mfhyphenhyphenmXxBDhtFYrDgRfxEnDxuIYQh0var1Gs88kmIjTAK40JYRvtyDuUg8p3Fue8lI/s1600/bernie.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>She has raised an amazing total of £100 so far, if anyone would like to sponsor her you still can at</b></span><br />
<a href="https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/bernadinecollinsnurse1#.VC_lvbSoRMw.facebook"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/bernadinecollinsnurse1#.VC_lvbSoRMw.facebook</b></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>More dates will be added soon of further zip slide events , You can keep up to date with all Hearts & Minds events on our Facebook page </b></span><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsEvents"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>https://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsEvents</b></span></a>HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-90065381377371711712014-09-24T12:05:00.000-07:002014-09-24T12:11:01.042-07:00Shayne talks about our cashback site <b>Our patron Shayne Ward explains how our cashback site works and how easy it is in this short video.</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERKiNDoiAxo"><b>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERKiNDoiAxo</b></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxq9feJFssK7PmV-kmDHaJGN6Yv8mfTkhlfj86KtkEbAwnb031gQ8p-M3JfYrXY2wt9ijuJjTByBUadR5ipxSBWiY01aO0-lbMZvkmV9minU-CQ0ZpbuAp9ZWyMMzCXgOCd_1f3cux0g/s1600/shayne1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxq9feJFssK7PmV-kmDHaJGN6Yv8mfTkhlfj86KtkEbAwnb031gQ8p-M3JfYrXY2wt9ijuJjTByBUadR5ipxSBWiY01aO0-lbMZvkmV9minU-CQ0ZpbuAp9ZWyMMzCXgOCd_1f3cux0g/s1600/shayne1.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
Its shopping but better ! You Shop, You Earn, You Give<br />
If you already shop online you can receive cashback on everything you buy , and help raise funds for Hearts & Minds which is a cause close to Shayne's heart.<br />
<br />
Shop from over 1000 retailers , its easy to sign up and is completely free,<br />
You can choose how much you would like to donate , you can also track how much you have earnt through our website<a href="http://www.heartsandmindscashback.com/" target="_blank"> www.heartsandmindscashback.com/</a><br />
<br />
If you register before the 31st October for our cashback site you will also be entered into a draw to win 4 free tickets to our annual ball<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSQ65MSdFMqjvP6uvozL2UQsYXyAAqprWQ3qfTJaPSk8I95-Zv7Fzqs2TFqAdss4v9Ybat6LYk44H2XK7y19_61nVskJ-_zPe7UXTgpQ9sUm6cq2K572lbM4b5vvzvNrhWeUr8fqln-4/s1600/comp+tickets+ball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSQ65MSdFMqjvP6uvozL2UQsYXyAAqprWQ3qfTJaPSk8I95-Zv7Fzqs2TFqAdss4v9Ybat6LYk44H2XK7y19_61nVskJ-_zPe7UXTgpQ9sUm6cq2K572lbM4b5vvzvNrhWeUr8fqln-4/s1600/comp+tickets+ball.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For more details of our ball visit </div>
<a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/content/melanie-sykes-invites-you-studio-54-charity-ball">www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/content/melanie-sykes-invites-you-studio-54-charity-ball</a><br />
<br />HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-79560868260939297672014-09-15T04:03:00.000-07:002014-09-15T04:03:38.637-07:00Sainsbury's to roll out new trolleys to help parents of children with disabilities<strong>Sainsbury's is rolling out a new range of shopping trolleys designed especially for parents of children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy or autism.</strong><br />
<strong></strong><br />
The supermarket will begin introducing nearly 600 of the trolleys to its stores across the UK from today.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T7Sw9uuiNpneH0IWATyM0F8lbehK8pzQEknfpb4ffqztTm-VgBO3EdVH8mbNzA4c9lmjERBN-8eEeBDDzQzVnqpHgsWZofVypU5CEm9F2NTyWrM2TyqM6EOzUX4R6V6HUmuS2oRCW1w/s1600/trolley+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T7Sw9uuiNpneH0IWATyM0F8lbehK8pzQEknfpb4ffqztTm-VgBO3EdVH8mbNzA4c9lmjERBN-8eEeBDDzQzVnqpHgsWZofVypU5CEm9F2NTyWrM2TyqM6EOzUX4R6V6HUmuS2oRCW1w/s1600/trolley+1.jpg" height="320" width="203" /></a></div>
<br />
The new trolleys are fitted with a special padded seat and harness designed for maximum comfort and security and all Sainsbury’s supermarkets will have at least one of the new trolleys by the end of October. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ9ML6-aoqJu8RNfipHEZ7lHVSZzDAnD6_Zc6FOBGRPg57IiaEBO-7XvJ02tXEcZRk4KI9uOkxca05x76T9ORPlSW3lx3l4lvxbcLYXIChwwQsmqsdMl09ICSSTBy9K527ybri8sn5P8/s1600/trolley+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ9ML6-aoqJu8RNfipHEZ7lHVSZzDAnD6_Zc6FOBGRPg57IiaEBO-7XvJ02tXEcZRk4KI9uOkxca05x76T9ORPlSW3lx3l4lvxbcLYXIChwwQsmqsdMl09ICSSTBy9K527ybri8sn5P8/s1600/trolley+2.jpg" height="320" width="227" /></a></div>
<br />
More details : <a href="http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/sainsburys_to_roll_out_new_trolleys_to_help_parents_of_children_with_disabilities_15-09-14/">http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/sainsburys_to_roll_out_new_trolleys_to_help_parents_of_children_with_disabilities_15-09-14/</a>HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-29041720182816206272014-09-12T03:21:00.000-07:002014-09-12T03:21:32.669-07:00Shaun loves his new iPadShaun's Mum Nicola decided to take part in the Hearts & Minds mobile recycling scheme with the hope of collecting 165 old mobile phones to exchange for an iPad for Shaun, He is 3 years old and is non-verbal , they hope the iPad will help him communicate better with people around him.<br />
<br />
Nicola said she lives in a smallish town so found Facebook a great tool to get the word out and her local paper also did an advert to help spread the word and appeal for people to dig their old phones out.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdbwjs7kPRD-r43LLXm_YejkGT276vtTj1g8PhKrOez3O2rINc2eDmWs-nagOo0nhSa57QtPWt3Ai7rwfJDtCcTx20IPaQB8Rymb9L9kbtkf4DrDXg2ZYkmGPZB697uUHA9WXj5xfLU8/s1600/shayneipad2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdbwjs7kPRD-r43LLXm_YejkGT276vtTj1g8PhKrOez3O2rINc2eDmWs-nagOo0nhSa57QtPWt3Ai7rwfJDtCcTx20IPaQB8Rymb9L9kbtkf4DrDXg2ZYkmGPZB697uUHA9WXj5xfLU8/s1600/shayneipad2.jpg" height="287" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The nursery Shaun attends helped by putting posters up , and local shops and businesses agreed to be drop off points. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFK3DQ_DveHw5rK18yo7nnUoiPaOLe2m4ublRw_mdXl1rPEre7IgZIKtQntibdftF4iEoNFwfH59xAeG3hHfezRmLs7cuJgnLA8yGRH_skextk4-XvAkl7wEvls-jVZtOTKyY8wmZN9s/s1600/shayneipad3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFK3DQ_DveHw5rK18yo7nnUoiPaOLe2m4ublRw_mdXl1rPEre7IgZIKtQntibdftF4iEoNFwfH59xAeG3hHfezRmLs7cuJgnLA8yGRH_skextk4-XvAkl7wEvls-jVZtOTKyY8wmZN9s/s1600/shayneipad3.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
Nicola was amazed with the reaction and the phones flowed in and within 4 weeks they had managed to collect not 165 phones but 220 phones and managed to get Shaun an iPad Air.<br />
<br />
Shaun is really enjoying his new iPad and mum says he knows how to work it and will benefit greatly , She thanks everyone involved who helped to make it possible.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UD7mC1-Xh4LiUTZAiWzfepEIj4QgMHzpukMPaoZSQ6AJjI6iVJlb0ylJjoVgHW-CQ1BcYQHT2rhLXaPacT3U8t2L-9Y7GxNaLp-Fi-E7HKyiv5n1GXr86rjnmA3qiuYyRO_3SIAXRp4/s1600/shayneipad1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UD7mC1-Xh4LiUTZAiWzfepEIj4QgMHzpukMPaoZSQ6AJjI6iVJlb0ylJjoVgHW-CQ1BcYQHT2rhLXaPacT3U8t2L-9Y7GxNaLp-Fi-E7HKyiv5n1GXr86rjnmA3qiuYyRO_3SIAXRp4/s1600/shayneipad1.jpg" height="320" width="234" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For more details or to register for our mobile phone recycling scheme visit </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/">www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/</a></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-32044761355525462522014-09-08T07:00:00.000-07:002014-09-08T08:30:26.077-07:00Dress designer to the 'stars' Nadine shows her support for Hearts & Minds <br />
Nadine Merabi launched the brand Ono Uno in Autumn 2013 , they create luxurious, timeless, high end evening wear.<br />
Nadine has dressed some of the UK’s best known tv actresses including: Michelle Keegan , Brooke Vincent , Catherine Tyldesley, Jennifer MetCalfe and Georgia May Foote.<br />
<br />
Nadine Merabi has kindly offered Hearts & Minds a bespoke dress to be auctioned off at our annual ball in November. She will be designing a completely unique dress for the lucky winner which includes all fittings and everything by Nadine herself.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2azloDUcTmAkgW7psGlSQZU24PdCl6fKd69pxdFKFNitURkhth890k_mi0LjNmw1o1iDqqHaOK7EsGgiZGZ0vzlw0K82mhULFrUjFyRuNIQZaznQSQ0b0y8FTBXuJ5RwMun0optLphg/s1600/nadine+merabi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2azloDUcTmAkgW7psGlSQZU24PdCl6fKd69pxdFKFNitURkhth890k_mi0LjNmw1o1iDqqHaOK7EsGgiZGZ0vzlw0K82mhULFrUjFyRuNIQZaznQSQ0b0y8FTBXuJ5RwMun0optLphg/s1600/nadine+merabi.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
Nadine is relatively new to the fashion world , having remarkably taught herself how to sew and design. Tucked away in her bedroom, using a machine she bought from Argos and watching You Tube videos. Nadine worried she would be laughed at, it was an idea she kept to herself after a total U-turn in her education and career as an International hockey player, representing her country for nearly 10 years.<br />
<br />
You can see her unique & stunning dresses here <a href="http://www.onouno.com/about-ono-uno/">www.onouno.com/about-ono-uno/</a>HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-42765942333743215292014-09-08T01:55:00.000-07:002014-09-08T04:05:01.901-07:00We're going on a ghost hunt <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wXgxE52ED4FMlS8vh2sC8GUtR4ZGX5LymqLuVyBRaAvupGsmqh3M_6KWJUCtRk3b0ozM7QghOPkSBoQBHUXhyphenhyphenFFNLxYljEcDBTBx1Jp3pH3BS1EvFrUA-mYZ__8V_MGhn8vInxN6kGk/s1600/ordsall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wXgxE52ED4FMlS8vh2sC8GUtR4ZGX5LymqLuVyBRaAvupGsmqh3M_6KWJUCtRk3b0ozM7QghOPkSBoQBHUXhyphenhyphenFFNLxYljEcDBTBx1Jp3pH3BS1EvFrUA-mYZ__8V_MGhn8vInxN6kGk/s1600/ordsall.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
On the 25th October we are going on a ghost hunt at Ordsall Hall joined by the brave trio Cleopatra , who will be doing a lone vigil to help raise funds for Hearts and Minds<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispYfZPs3-YbpjcUppfi32kjQHhi1HafIHQ1zGoQ9JDM4J8tsvdVGj9F-9spcJXaAPRb92rMXuXZh12cVQhggEzWSTQeAiIEfTYRqQPxv2l_6NLlIjVcRN22Yh_ibOFIQjrY1DIGGpjAs/s1600/cleo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispYfZPs3-YbpjcUppfi32kjQHhi1HafIHQ1zGoQ9JDM4J8tsvdVGj9F-9spcJXaAPRb92rMXuXZh12cVQhggEzWSTQeAiIEfTYRqQPxv2l_6NLlIjVcRN22Yh_ibOFIQjrY1DIGGpjAs/s1600/cleo.jpg" height="320" width="271" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Tickets are limited so don't miss out , this is a spooky night not to be missed !<br />
It will start with a tour of the venue with a spirit medium, followed by Paranormal and Ghost Hunt Equipment Presentation. Dowsing Workshop with crystals and dowsing rods, and Room vigils, table tipping, glass work, dowsing etc. The use of EMF meters and other equipment can be used throughout the ghost hunt. All DeadLive ghost hunting vigils are managed by psychics and paranormal investigators and we encourage everyone to get involved with our events.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTv8pnAItKsV-xwzkrIFJwSJwQhhoN0LzD__fpajLXVX11zHcy5E02QSuoy7hjEeWrBGkN2nRmvAwVyFlgsfSM0z-zuL8HO7xZw1ap3644gu5LpgSj-Y9vBkKpOlSmyvu1qiCL-fjjOc/s1600/ghost+hunt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTv8pnAItKsV-xwzkrIFJwSJwQhhoN0LzD__fpajLXVX11zHcy5E02QSuoy7hjEeWrBGkN2nRmvAwVyFlgsfSM0z-zuL8HO7xZw1ap3644gu5LpgSj-Y9vBkKpOlSmyvu1qiCL-fjjOc/s1600/ghost+hunt.jpg" height="320" width="231" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
What to Expect:</div>
The night commences at 9pm when an experienced and professional Psychic medium, will escort you around the venue. Following this, the night will continue with smaller group vigils and team work using a range of paranormal equipment including dowsing rods, K2 meters, table tipping and Ouiji boards for those who want to participate.<br />
Advisable to wear layered clothing as temperatures can get very cold on investigations and we recommend flat shoes with non-slip soles, as you may well be walking around in the dark and on staircases with no lighting. Don’t forget your torch as the event does take place in rooms that can be dark. You are welcome to bring cameras and personal paranormal investigation equipment. The GHOST HUNT hub offers a place to take a break, sit, have a tea/coffee (provided) catch up with other group members and toilets are to hand. You are welcome to bring your own snacks. Paranormal activity at events can never be guaranteed. However, the more positive energy we have between the group the better it will be to encourage a connection with the spirits of the venue. Please note alcohol is not permitted during the investigation.<br />
<h3>
Tickets: £30.00 Plus £10 minimum Sponsorship (FULL PRICE £40) (Which Includes Hot Drinks and Snacks )</h3>
You can purchase tickets here : <a href="http://www.deadlive.co.uk/event/ordsall-hall-charity-ghost-hunt/">www.deadlive.co.uk/event/ordsall-hall-charity-ghost-hunt/</a>HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-83988862983793838072014-08-20T11:08:00.001-07:002014-08-20T11:08:33.039-07:00Shayne is saddling up to raise vital funds for Hearts & Minds <div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Shayne has set himself the ultimate endurance test of staying in the saddle for 5 whole days whilst taking part in the Spaghetti Western Trek. He will be taking part in this challenge alongside our events organiser Cheryl</strong> <strong>in April 2015</strong></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzPbDHKHlmEy_guTJIm2GB_L2eLpNh0QgChWPPz1R-LN5uSi_fyWKo_s6fZbZrBTcRtgrIZFWpW89GJN5pRiqxQcsp2TzCHMLB7cT2w-sQDcPxCpGruEPbenFN1tsIkcDFn9B0XOuXrQ/s1600/shayneward2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzPbDHKHlmEy_guTJIm2GB_L2eLpNh0QgChWPPz1R-LN5uSi_fyWKo_s6fZbZrBTcRtgrIZFWpW89GJN5pRiqxQcsp2TzCHMLB7cT2w-sQDcPxCpGruEPbenFN1tsIkcDFn9B0XOuXrQ/s1600/shayneward2.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Shayne Ward has had first hand experience of autism as his nephew has been diagnosed as autistic, making the charity something that is close to his heart.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Recently becoming a Patron for Hearts & Minds Shayne said </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
"I would like to help them raise some much needed funds for families affected by autism .<br />Any amount will go a long way to helping .<br /><strong>"I've always wanted to be a cool cowboy like Clint Eastwood"</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Please support me and Hearts and minds in our mission to help families affected by autism"</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br />You can sponsor Shayne here :</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/shayneward1">https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/shayneward1</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GRTb5qgGsK5TRb0eVuzvIqNlEcHR4CwsWHHadyZsBWTmF_tv6Si8gIPintzRPXFrAO71jF1PxTG_h97PTaGMXekeGnzmd7zUW2fkQS2mAsrMf7_jdxn7SKh-6BMOdzJ2sL_ZWabFgms/s1600/shayneward1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GRTb5qgGsK5TRb0eVuzvIqNlEcHR4CwsWHHadyZsBWTmF_tv6Si8gIPintzRPXFrAO71jF1PxTG_h97PTaGMXekeGnzmd7zUW2fkQS2mAsrMf7_jdxn7SKh-6BMOdzJ2sL_ZWabFgms/s1600/shayneward1.jpg" height="276" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Shayne will be saddling up for 5 whole days through Southern Spain, He will be going through some of the most impressive film sets from Fistful of Dollars , Indiana Jones, Sexy beast and Cleopatra to name a few.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQC9ihpyO8D9qOJxmabd8EwaVVoxXE1TBlhjo1BF8b6U1teWWzkXbeCu2WLuwGTqI1w1EyrQRyIiB6meh_xMQuqbO-7diBTmUyx3kAGpNSzdOhfQV3NHNIyi2ZtrEDkEHaA6Tvvz5dJk/s1600/shayneward3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQC9ihpyO8D9qOJxmabd8EwaVVoxXE1TBlhjo1BF8b6U1teWWzkXbeCu2WLuwGTqI1w1EyrQRyIiB6meh_xMQuqbO-7diBTmUyx3kAGpNSzdOhfQV3NHNIyi2ZtrEDkEHaA6Tvvz5dJk/s1600/shayneward3.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
If you would like to join Shayne & Cheryl on this amazing event you can find more information here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/580471578737969/">https://www.facebook.com/events/580471578737969/</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="268.43109323199985" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 427.19px; text-align: center; top: 502.07px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.897763, 1);">
<strong></strong><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><strong><em></em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><b><i>Website: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/">http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/</a></i></b></span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK"><span style="color: #20124d;">http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</span></a></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/handmchallenge" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d;">@handmchallenge </span></a></i></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-69621589634659729782014-08-10T12:21:00.000-07:002014-08-10T12:23:58.616-07:00Karls iPad is helping him to communicate<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>It’s been almost 6 months since Karl received his iPad from Hearts and Minds and I would love to update you on his progress as it has made such a positive difference in his life.</strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRaBrM7PUeq9GEYZ05LQnrQyxzzlf-jMZpRbI_dIJEi1rpbDGGx-hpijV2L4T-Jyj_EmddUTJdtn7u19_rwD5LrdLRVuCxmbqsXOtjvYCzUf-vvtr10EZLHG5_omOLG5EykSEt8Gd1g4/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRaBrM7PUeq9GEYZ05LQnrQyxzzlf-jMZpRbI_dIJEi1rpbDGGx-hpijV2L4T-Jyj_EmddUTJdtn7u19_rwD5LrdLRVuCxmbqsXOtjvYCzUf-vvtr10EZLHG5_omOLG5EykSEt8Gd1g4/s1600/photo+2.JPG" height="320" width="227" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Karl communicates using British Sign Language, which has a vast vocabulary. Instead of Karl becoming frustrated because he did not know a particular sign, he now gets his iPad and looks through a number of signing programmes I have been able to install and he finds how to communicate his needs to me. His signing skills have improved very much too, his personal assistants who escort him everywhere have seen the difference in his communication and he is much more relaxed at home, being able to talk a lot more about his day to day activities. </strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo7BVGa5yCaDqKZurfBbq31jq5XAt9KtvhEennP4Xg9j9718RATg4OOV4IDHdFvmvSWqlK6OhjJPKQ9q8j336hXes1bmdXw4Bhv8J9Oh96hC23P1V0LwRVLGpt-oPQABX0wy-WSu7-DI/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo7BVGa5yCaDqKZurfBbq31jq5XAt9KtvhEennP4Xg9j9718RATg4OOV4IDHdFvmvSWqlK6OhjJPKQ9q8j336hXes1bmdXw4Bhv8J9Oh96hC23P1V0LwRVLGpt-oPQABX0wy-WSu7-DI/s1600/photo+1.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong></strong> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong> If he wants to talk about a family member, again he gets his iPad to show me a picture of who he wants to discuss, which has also helped to ease his fears about missing family members when they go home. He can take pictures of places he has visited to show mum when he arrives home and he absolutely loves one particular driving game that he can attempt over and over again....fantastic at times when a distraction is needed, like at the hospital!</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>All in all the iPad has made a big difference in his life and on Karl’s behalf I would like to thank you for all your hard work in making this possible.</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Thank you Hearts and Minds from Karl and Mum</strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="268.43109323199985" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 427.19px; text-align: center; top: 502.07px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.897763, 1);">
<strong></strong><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><strong><em>More about the Hearts and Minds charity here:</em></strong><b><i>Website: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/">http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/</a></i></b></span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK"><span style="color: #20124d;">http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</span></a></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #20124d;">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/handmchallenge" target="_blank"><span style="color: #20124d;">@handmchallenge </span></a></i></b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-65884782752612895222014-08-03T09:43:00.000-07:002014-08-03T09:43:36.041-07:00Riley is making huge progress since using his iPad from Hearts & Minds <div class="field-items" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">
<strong>I first became aware of hearts and minds in 2012 after a friend forwarded me a YouTube video of Keith Duffy from Boyzone speaking at the hearts and minds madmen charity ball of his daughters autism journey.</strong><br />
<strong>As with anything with the word autism in I watched intently, only receiving my sons non- verbal autism diagnosis at the age of 2 just a few months before. As soon as the video finished I went straight to google and searched for the charity. I had read previously how iPads were helping children with autism in the United States with communication, social skills and education and how for some reason technology seemed to be a "key" to connecting with the child. An iPad was something we could never afford to buy and was viewed as something of a luxury item to families with a higher household income than we could ever achieve. I had had to give up work to care for our son, whilst my husband was working more hours to try make up the deficit.</strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOK5FlvqIX1U8RtvWfJrXiw7gOsKDxu-2FE_QuyWWHm5byc3JbSs4KGno_HwQ0aSJhLTkT2w3_sTe_B2FxxX7uWxdbxKsZyyUThXSTTvqUF2Hn7duQIXnt8JyNyI0F1R7zViq_BuJiEQ/s1600/riley1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOK5FlvqIX1U8RtvWfJrXiw7gOsKDxu-2FE_QuyWWHm5byc3JbSs4KGno_HwQ0aSJhLTkT2w3_sTe_B2FxxX7uWxdbxKsZyyUThXSTTvqUF2Hn7duQIXnt8JyNyI0F1R7zViq_BuJiEQ/s1600/riley1.jpg" height="294" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<strong>On searching for hearts and minds I found their phones for iPads exchange scheme and it became my mission to find the 165 old mobile phones for this miracle technology. To us this was not a toy, but a vital tool to be used alongside his therapy sessions. We began collecting and amazingly thanks to the power of social media and the fabulous men and women if the Lancashire constabulary who collected around the stations and spread the word with local businesses on their usual beats, we not only got enough phones for the bronze package (165) we actually got enough for the gold package which included a safety case and the grace communication app. We did this in just 27 days!!</strong><br />
<strong>A few weeks later the iPad arrived and during a visit from Riley's play therapist I asked how we could incorporate it in to his sessions and everyday life. At this point he was very much in his own little world gave little or no eye contact, and would be very stuck with repetitive activities. We had done the Early Years Tracker to see where he was developing and was only hitting 12-18 months in most areas or lower.</strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xMY_pXHpA2Z820pNONBcmO-16sqx52Wd90carPwqchzu0AG1TutLsvyA17Ll5RjIw4NkIXMimpLXSsFMCpc406FhFzAb5sJ3hkSyzuyss5LqtD_pVQV-zPNPcLaTuEf6zQTX1lB_GNg/s1600/riley+ipad4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xMY_pXHpA2Z820pNONBcmO-16sqx52Wd90carPwqchzu0AG1TutLsvyA17Ll5RjIw4NkIXMimpLXSsFMCpc406FhFzAb5sJ3hkSyzuyss5LqtD_pVQV-zPNPcLaTuEf6zQTX1lB_GNg/s1600/riley+ipad4.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<strong>We chose apps that we felt may help to aid development in areas we were working that week and within a few months we could see a difference. We were getting eye contact, & interaction. 2 years on he no longer requires home play therapy. He is fully settled 4 afternoons a week in a mainstream nursery and making huge leaps. On doing his last Early Years development tracker he has made enormous leaps in age in all areas but particularly his IT skills which are at the age of a 6 year old at just 4. We play shape sorting games on the iPad and then try it with actual shape sorters and he can do them all. He has learned colours, numbers and problem solving on the iPad, all of which we have transferred to objects and books. The iPad has helped with social understanding by using social stories apps.</strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSeXRJnW7x-RikjQMpxYEJDtCsmipL2CJU85DwFUrm0SjngVrjJfGm7iAp2DA6nfoJ7-CLXSk9ypLxOAYAHL0hm-pC3UNRxHT6UXcdl_Mi6IV1bB_N5_HFiO-3viGKI737CNqp3LhSo4/s1600/riley+ipad1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSeXRJnW7x-RikjQMpxYEJDtCsmipL2CJU85DwFUrm0SjngVrjJfGm7iAp2DA6nfoJ7-CLXSk9ypLxOAYAHL0hm-pC3UNRxHT6UXcdl_Mi6IV1bB_N5_HFiO-3viGKI737CNqp3LhSo4/s1600/riley+ipad1.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<strong>For some reason iPads are the "key" to making a connection with a child with autism, and I am so incredibly grateful to hearts and minds for their phones for iPads exchange scheme, without it we would never of been able to afford one and I am in no doubt Riley's development would still be severely delayed. </strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8GdADQmDivpR-Cfh00OOD72IkjbI5Agb217-xxK8jJay85k5RJVKY9mrzHedJY7CstimHL2pcZYWPnmW_sX6Wzl6MrXykeYXtc_SgxmkhdTzJ8x46WMarqE6VcljF-XBy7TluoHJjKs/s1600/riley+ipad2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8GdADQmDivpR-Cfh00OOD72IkjbI5Agb217-xxK8jJay85k5RJVKY9mrzHedJY7CstimHL2pcZYWPnmW_sX6Wzl6MrXykeYXtc_SgxmkhdTzJ8x46WMarqE6VcljF-XBy7TluoHJjKs/s1600/riley+ipad2.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<strong>Our son makes eye contact, gives hugs, requests his wants and needs using sign language and finally he is starting to talk. A magical sound only 2 years before I thought I would never hear. My heart leaps with pride and gratitude with every new skill & word. And for every new milestone reached is just that bit more special because we know just how hard he had to work to reach it. I can’t thank Hearts and Minds enough for helping my Family.</strong></div>
</div>
<div class="field-items" style="text-align: center;">
<div class="field-item even">
<strong>Louise Stanhope (Riley’s Mummy)</strong> </div>
<div class="field-item even">
</div>
<div class="field-item even" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><span style="color: blue;"><strong>More about the charity here: </strong></span><a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Hearts & Minds Challenge</strong></span></a></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><strong> </strong></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><strong>Social media here: </strong></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Facebook: </strong></span><a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</strong></span></a><span style="color: blue;"><strong> </strong></span></i></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i> </i></span></span></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Twitter: </strong></span><a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>@handmchallenge</strong></span></a></i></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Pinterest: </strong></span><a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Hearts and Minds</strong></span></a></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><span style="color: blue;"><strong>YouTube: </strong></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></strong></span></a><span style="color: blue;"><strong> </strong></span></i></span></span></div>
<div class="field-item even" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></strong></span></i></span></span></div>
<div class="field-item even">
</div>
</div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-81053936987076281352014-07-31T02:06:00.001-07:002014-07-31T02:06:06.993-07:00Shayne becomes a patron for Hearts & Minds <div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Hearts & Minds Challenge are delighted to announce that X Factor winner Shayne Ward is their new Patron.</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvERrBPr1HAaGiVQX4KnjUHIGbUBScKnNSr_263p8JHia17tqknpYqrg3o1P_AabLiOtHZuH1U0COir0ipJ-M6o8AeYV18rDuXUJrMfswTuymBG-W8W_4Jm3gaqdwymUSoEFofoeUakg/s1600/shayne1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvERrBPr1HAaGiVQX4KnjUHIGbUBScKnNSr_263p8JHia17tqknpYqrg3o1P_AabLiOtHZuH1U0COir0ipJ-M6o8AeYV18rDuXUJrMfswTuymBG-W8W_4Jm3gaqdwymUSoEFofoeUakg/s1600/shayne1.jpg" height="222" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Shayne will be helping to spread more awareness for the Sale based charity, which helps families with children with autism.</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Manchester born Shayne Ward has had first hand experience of autism as his nephew has been diagnosed as autistic, making the charity something that is close to his heart. The singer, who is about to star in a tour of Jeff Wayne’s ‘The War of the Worlds’, says he didn’t have to think twice about becoming a patron for the charity.</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em>“I’m excited and honoured to be welcomed as a new patron of Hearts & Minds Challenge and I want to help them fight the right fight in any way that I can. </em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em>The work they do is vital for those with autism as they assist with early intervention and early education. Having personal experience of it, I see why it is so important to help those affected and their families.”</em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong>Shayne will be joining a host of other Hearts & Minds Challenge patrons, including Boyzone’s Keith Duffy, TV Presenter Melanie Sykes, Paralypian Rik Waddon and Former Manchester United footballer Paul Scholes.</strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<em><strong></strong></em> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9cZVHPMv03vchg97fmbL_aAw3jltHbFB2C9hJRGUkp1IkreGN2yang-DIrxD6a5FzuxnJyiINZWeLnd4lsWm2DPELz5WMBZNPgp8Td6PKu8FoTbAJUx4WUP8us6W89zlHVXyEmVCt_A/s1600/shayne2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9cZVHPMv03vchg97fmbL_aAw3jltHbFB2C9hJRGUkp1IkreGN2yang-DIrxD6a5FzuxnJyiINZWeLnd4lsWm2DPELz5WMBZNPgp8Td6PKu8FoTbAJUx4WUP8us6W89zlHVXyEmVCt_A/s1600/shayne2.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>Fellow Hearts & Minds supporter and Emmerdale starlet Roxanne Pallett has also been helping to promote the charity’s cause. Roxanne recently met the team at the Mercure Hotel on Piccadilly to shoot a video alongside Shayne to help promote the charity’s cash back website.</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.heartsandmindscashback.com/"><strong>https://www.heartsandmindscashback.com/</strong></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>She expressed:</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><strong>“The Hearts & Minds challenge is such an inspiring charity! It’s great to get involved to promote and support the important work that they do and to help them raise awareness for families with autistic children.”</strong></em></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><strong>Further information: </strong><a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank"><strong>www.heartsandmindschallenge.org</strong></a><strong> / </strong><a href="http://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank"><strong>@handmchallenge</strong></a></em></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-69732041577752968342014-07-28T00:53:00.003-07:002014-07-28T00:53:42.855-07:00Max loves his iPad from Hearts & Minds <div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="279.77127992736007" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 153.27px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.914285, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>I would like to say a big Thank you for the iPad my </strong><strong>son received</strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="279.77127992736007" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 153.27px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.914285, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>after taking part in the recycling </strong><strong>scheme </strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="46.319373923200004" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 172.47px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.890757, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"></span> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="282.11249579487986" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 204.15px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.91595, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>It has made such a difference to my son Max's life </strong><strong>and ours as a family. Max has become much </strong><strong>calmer since receiving the iPad as he has had somet</strong><strong>hing to focus on. He used to be extremely </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="286.20089130879995" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 243.19px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.929224, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>focussed on food and put on a lot of weight due to </strong><strong>his preoccupation with eating. Having the iPad </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="284.26786430015994" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 262.39px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.922948, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>has made it easy for us to redirect Max from his ov</strong><strong>ereating by giving him an alternative to focus on. </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="293.55635549088" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 281.92px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.931925, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>Before this nothing had ever worked other than leav</strong><strong>ing the house.</strong></span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1QgFtdBTrs_5YxpSori0JDpW6DuxYV-HwZvCFzFsVq1trr71F0sfJnuPRq4_O70NVkRGVurjC2o_rgTfq8e4l35aHhhUwScd8z-IhdvGgNE_dcRw4tNL7o4mEwixrARIsM1_4l5Q8_M/s1600/mX+KENYON+IPAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1QgFtdBTrs_5YxpSori0JDpW6DuxYV-HwZvCFzFsVq1trr71F0sfJnuPRq4_O70NVkRGVurjC2o_rgTfq8e4l35aHhhUwScd8z-IhdvGgNE_dcRw4tNL7o4mEwixrARIsM1_4l5Q8_M/s1600/mX+KENYON+IPAD.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="293.55635549088" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 281.92px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.931925, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="293.55635549088" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 281.92px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.931925, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>Max has spent three years sleeping downstairs as he </strong><strong>hasn't wanted to be alone in his bedroom. </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="281.48154293856" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 364.79px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.910944, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>Having the iPad has enabled him to relax in going i</strong><strong>nto his own room, and focussing on his iPad has </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="285.81970233568" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 384.32px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.913162, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>massively reduced his anxiety about being in his be</strong><strong>droom on his own in a way that a television or </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="291.40671922272" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 403.83px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.913501, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>radio never has. He enjoys pausing and rewinding hi</strong><strong>s favourite clips in films/you tube clips over and </strong><strong>over again, which he can do so easily now. </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="277.57617339520004" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 455.03px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.92218, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>It has also enabled us to take Max out into public </strong><strong>in a way that was never possible before. Family </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="274.54969235519996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 474.23px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.921308, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>functions , public places, eating out is something </strong><strong>that we were never able to enjoy and Max would </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="308.545223416" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 493.75px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.932161, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>become overwhelmed with his surroundings and go int</strong><strong>o meltdown. Being able to take his iPad out </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="290.4937017638401" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 512.95px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.925139, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>with him has again relaxed him in new or busy envir</strong><strong>onments, and he is much more able to cope in </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="91.72345259840001" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 532.15px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.9265, 1);">
<strong><span style="color: black;">these situations</span></strong> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwWJDNxkrS3gn_ZcpBwwW8I-dhOPOBzuDfDb5QfvCBZNvM3aDa-UFizhULZKG5w1XneJOABOAjkx64td2RwFV0CCtPVoNEo1fyJ1OO4qbxxMqMciporQGffmpE21oI8um0_Jlt8dWxHo/s1600/MAX+KENYON.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwWJDNxkrS3gn_ZcpBwwW8I-dhOPOBzuDfDb5QfvCBZNvM3aDa-UFizhULZKG5w1XneJOABOAjkx64td2RwFV0CCtPVoNEo1fyJ1OO4qbxxMqMciporQGffmpE21oI8um0_Jlt8dWxHo/s1600/MAX+KENYON.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="91.72345259840001" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 532.15px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.9265, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="91.72345259840001" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 532.15px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.9265, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="297.7386637478399" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 564.15px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.918947, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>School have noticed a great improvement in his beha</strong><strong>viour and ability to focus since he has been </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.1037474816" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 583.67px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.908836, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>using his iPad. For a child like Max who is complet</strong><strong>ely non-verbal and suffers from quite severe </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="284.04133094336" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 602.87px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.916262, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>sensory issues, control and rigid structure become </strong><strong>massive issues in their lives as they struggle to </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="286.52605135071996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 622.39px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.930279, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>understand the world. Being able to control the iPa</strong><strong>d in anyway he wants has taken away the need to </strong><strong>have such massive control over the rest of his life.</strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="247.52940808320005" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 400.64px; text-align: center; top: 641.59px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.920184, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong> It's been invaluable and I can't imagine life </strong><strong>without it now. In fact I look back and wonder how </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="254.59595256831986" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 413.12px; text-align: center; top: 660.79px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.932586, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>we ever coped without it. Of course it hasn't </strong><strong>taken away all the challenges that Max faces, or th</strong><strong>at we face as a family coping with severe autism, </strong><strong>but it has definitely taken off quite a bit of the </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="274.3501071603199" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 386.24px; text-align: center; top: 699.83px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.905446, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>pressure for us all. I believe iPads should be supp</strong><strong>lied </strong><strong>to all families of children on the autistic spectru</strong><strong>m who are unable to afford to buy one themselves. </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="color: black;"><strong>It's been brilliant and I cant thank Hearts & Minds </strong><strong>enough for helping Max.</strong> </span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<br /></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<br /></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a> </span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="278.27656900863996" data-font-name="g_font_10_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.76px; left: 124.79px; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center; top: 738.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.933814, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-20575316597849299512014-07-21T02:30:00.000-07:002014-07-21T02:44:33.109-07:00Sarah Thanks Hearts & Minds for vital support for her son James <div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="306.433740352" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 69.44px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.909299, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>My name is Sarah and I have a little boy who is ten</strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="291.14069250240004" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; left: 412.15px; text-align: center; top: 69.44px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.863919, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> years old, his name is James. James has severe </strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="308.9812175072" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.887877, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>autism, adhd, sensory processing disorder, pica and</strong></span></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="249.2333526112" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; left: 413.76px; text-align: center; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.906303, 1);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> severe learning difficulties.</strong></span> </div>
<div class="separator" data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="249.2333526112" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 413.76px; text-align: center; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.906303, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="249.2333526112" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 413.76px; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.906303, 1);">
</div>
<div class="separator" data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="249.2333526112" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 413.76px; text-align: center; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.906303, 1);">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenVwxIiWNO-mndhO7TAzwCOPtQm-Tu2ZcDmjNFS-LE83ysmIT9Eh9a1b1JY-jP2WVAet7y73PKSY2Q-xT8pwqEhjbRSwEs3vx23oPL4vg8AgNCMRPOY6jDH-XU6k3dZAaZxGh7_tmUQ0/s1600/photo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphenVwxIiWNO-mndhO7TAzwCOPtQm-Tu2ZcDmjNFS-LE83ysmIT9Eh9a1b1JY-jP2WVAet7y73PKSY2Q-xT8pwqEhjbRSwEs3vx23oPL4vg8AgNCMRPOY6jDH-XU6k3dZAaZxGh7_tmUQ0/s1600/photo2.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="249.2333526112" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="clear: both; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 413.76px; text-align: center; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.906303, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="281.54120149119984" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 421.12px; text-align: center; top: 190.71px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.893782, 1);">
<strong>James went through the diagnosis procedure at around eighteen months old. This was because his autism was so apparent. James was taken on by a local authority special needs nursery at the age of three years old because the private day nursery, which he was attending could not meet his needs. James' dad and I pushed to get him accepted at a special needs nursery because we recognised that James needed specialist help and he needed it sooner rather than later. James had no recognisable speech, he was aggressive, he had no imaginative play and his behaviour was extreme. Our hope was that if our child was put into a special needs local authority school, then he would receive the specialist help that he required and surely this would bring out his potential, so that one day he could then live some sort of independent life when he gets older, right? Well at least this is what we thought. How wrong and further from the truth could we be. </strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="249.2333526112" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 413.76px; text-align: center; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.906303, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="249.2333526112" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 413.76px; text-align: center; top: 87.04px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.906303, 1);">
. </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="304.2782505664" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 294.39px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.902903, 1);">
<strong>James attended the local authority nursery for two </strong><strong>years and we saw no progress. In fact things </strong><strong>were going from bad to worse. They had speech and l</strong><strong>anguage therapists' on sight, we saw no </strong><strong>progress in his language, he still had no recognisa</strong><strong>ble words. His behaviour was going from bad to </strong><strong>worse and massive melt downs were now a regular occ</strong><strong>urrence. His meltdowns were now that </strong><strong>aggressive taking him out in the car was getting im</strong><strong>possible. Temper tantrums started to result in </strong><strong>violent head banging, which was so intense that on </strong><strong>one occasion he hit his head that hard against </strong><strong>the wall, he put a hole in it. Our quality of life </strong><strong>has a whole was going down the drain and </strong><strong>something drastic needed to be done.</strong> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_l_uyepbNwGhBWhPqUOANEyKNqi2yHCJdvyi4JdCm2QYfr0t7NkVenA80FRfVEtuNHAJ9uCUkOK5Gquna6yQxBqLviBa9JTbyNI5bQM0s5tpW7rWyrhMhXkcWDnUmK7Foj_eLQQnchk/s1600/photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_l_uyepbNwGhBWhPqUOANEyKNqi2yHCJdvyi4JdCm2QYfr0t7NkVenA80FRfVEtuNHAJ9uCUkOK5Gquna6yQxBqLviBa9JTbyNI5bQM0s5tpW7rWyrhMhXkcWDnUmK7Foj_eLQQnchk/s1600/photo1.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="304.2782505664" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 294.39px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.902903, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="304.2782505664" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 294.39px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.902903, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="308.1223210080001" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 449.91px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.882872, 1);">
<strong>Dale and I recognised that James needed specialist </strong><strong>help and we needed to find somewhere that </strong><strong>could provide him with an education and meet his ne</strong><strong>eds. We had look around at a few schools, and </strong><strong>one thing that came popping in conversation's with </strong><strong>various people was aba therapy, which is also a </strong><strong>recognised educational teaching method. We found a</strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="268.43109323199985" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 427.19px; text-align: center; top: 502.07px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.897763, 1);">
<strong>school that provided aba therapy and it was </strong><strong>the only school in the north-west that provided aba </strong><strong>therapy. Having visited the school and having </strong><strong>James assessed by the schools educational psycholog</strong><strong>ist and also seeing how aba was applied, we </strong><strong>knew then that aba was our preferred teaching metho</strong><strong>d for James</strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi536s578DtQalgeLWtvLoe5HoKTZ6EfRH-LgjiI5y20FjZmSaafgXPk3PtVzTvk7z4Znaw2IFaHqrdwInyZ-741lbIyHueXzSGYvo_12FfARq9j6t7f8u2HYIlO1OOQYUBqtzZMU0G0I8/s1600/1212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi536s578DtQalgeLWtvLoe5HoKTZ6EfRH-LgjiI5y20FjZmSaafgXPk3PtVzTvk7z4Znaw2IFaHqrdwInyZ-741lbIyHueXzSGYvo_12FfARq9j6t7f8u2HYIlO1OOQYUBqtzZMU0G0I8/s1600/1212.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="268.43109323199985" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 427.19px; text-align: center; top: 502.07px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.897763, 1);">
</div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="268.43109323199985" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 427.19px; text-align: center; top: 502.07px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.897763, 1);">
<strong></strong> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="311.9387429664" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 588.47px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.912102, 1);">
<strong>We expected that the local authority would pay for </strong><strong>this education, we didn't really see a problem </strong><strong>with funding James' aba therapy, especially if it c</strong><strong>ould improve James' quality of life, it could even </strong><strong>promise him some sort of independence when he was o</strong><strong>lder. Not to mention the fact that we </strong><strong>wouldn't need as much help in social care because w</strong><strong>e would be able to manage much better. I </strong><strong>mean who in the right mind would want to prevent an</strong><strong>d restrict a child from progressing and getting </strong><strong>better. Who would want to disadvantage a severely </strong><strong>disable child? In my experience the local </strong><strong>education authority that's who! They are not intere</strong><strong>sted in what is moral and fair all they are </strong><strong>interested in is saving money for their big fat gre</strong><strong>edy wallets and giving themselves and ego boost, </strong><strong>by picking on those who are already vulnerable. Th</strong><strong>e local authority had us fight them in court for </strong><strong>two and half years, while James was progressing at </strong><strong>a fast rate. In tribunal we provided evidence </strong><strong>from independent professionals that showed proof of </strong><strong>James' progress and their conclusion's of aba </strong><strong>therapy being the correct teaching method for James</strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="288.27577373760004" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 420.48px; text-align: center; top: 778.87px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.929922, 1);">
<strong> Unfortunately we lost tribunal after attending </strong><strong>high court twice because our son James, was not en</strong><strong>titled to best education only adequate and doing </strong><strong>so would be a waste of tax payers money. We did no</strong><strong>t continue to persist with fighting for aba </strong><strong>therapy, due to the fact that fighting the local ed</strong><strong>ucation authority bled us dry financially and then </strong><strong>the aba school shut down. James has now been back </strong><strong>at the local authority special needs school for </strong><strong>three years, he has continued to have aba therapy a</strong><strong>t home for twelve hours a week. Also we had a </strong><strong>meeting with the head of children's services and we </strong><strong>managed to get an agreement with them and </strong><strong>school, for an aba consultant to go into school to </strong><strong>train staff in the aba teaching method, so that the</strong><strong>y </strong><strong>could work with James and do a few teaching program</strong><strong>mes with him. The progress he has made has </strong><strong>been very minimal. James' educational statement pr</strong><strong>omised all sort of therapies, such as one to one </strong><strong>support, occupational therapy, speech and language </strong><strong>therapy and physio therapy. James does not </strong><strong>receive any of these treatments. </strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="305.7975557215999" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 103.99px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.888946, 1);">
<strong>We recognise that in order for James to succeed in </strong><strong>life he needs a full time aba programme.</strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mPBCgjfF8m2iOkkZFzkbn9JTbAPWPsuqabkge18qF_XafdleOF8-d2odBjyJd6whXLDnRzEeCQFbQzF-UOYZE0hyJXV6dViDxsJBSE4LqBWRsoA8R434OlKx2GNGDR_dfmfeeHUE03s/s1600/121212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mPBCgjfF8m2iOkkZFzkbn9JTbAPWPsuqabkge18qF_XafdleOF8-d2odBjyJd6whXLDnRzEeCQFbQzF-UOYZE0hyJXV6dViDxsJBSE4LqBWRsoA8R434OlKx2GNGDR_dfmfeeHUE03s/s1600/121212.jpg" /></a></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="305.7975557215999" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 103.99px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.888946, 1);">
<strong></strong> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="305.7975557215999" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 103.99px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.888946, 1);">
<strong> I first </strong><strong>got in contact with the Hearts And Minds charity be</strong><strong>cause I found on the internet, that they were </strong><strong>possibly opening a school that may provide aba ther</strong><strong>apy. I heard from a friend years previously that </strong><strong>she had also read in the Irish autism magazine, tha</strong><strong>t Keith Duffy was also raising money to open the </strong><strong>school. I was really hanging on to this because th</strong><strong>ere are no aba schools in the north-west. </strong><strong>Unfortunately James is now out of the age bracket b</strong><strong>ecause by the time the school opens he will be </strong><strong>eleven. We wanted to strengthen the aba therapy th</strong><strong>at James had, by getting our own consultant or </strong><strong>using schools consultant. This was a no until very </strong><strong>recently and before they agreed to it I was </strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="314.5589615328001" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 242.55px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.90913, 1);">
<strong>becoming very tired of my son not getting the educa</strong><strong>tion he was entitled to. James' behaviour was </strong><strong>spiralling out of control. Life was starting to be</strong><strong>come increasing difficult for us and because James </strong><strong>is bigger and stronger he was also putting himself </strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="292.13931736959995" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 408.64px; text-align: center; top: 277.11px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.890669, 1);">
<strong>and us at risk, due to his aggressive tantrums.</strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="292.13931736959995" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 408.64px; text-align: center; top: 277.11px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.890669, 1);">
<strong> Ia</strong><strong>n </strong><strong>McGrath has put me in touch with Louise Gorman the </strong><strong>family support manager at Hearts And Minds. </strong><strong>Dale and I are so eternally grateful. Social servi</strong><strong>ces had really messed us about and not returning </strong><strong>phone calls, school was trying to pull the wool ove</strong><strong>r our eyes, with what James is entitled to. If we </strong><strong>did not have Louise helping us, we would have no ch</strong><strong>ance of succeeding in getting the right help </strong><strong>and support for him. The whole system is exhaustin</strong><strong>g and mind boggling. Especially when you </strong><strong>have education officers and other professionals sat </strong><strong>in annual reviews twisting wording and </strong><strong>situation's to selfishly suit themselves. They hav</strong><strong>e a duty of care to meet James' educational needs </strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="290.93471699519995" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 415.36px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.914889, 1);">
<strong>and this is not being delivered. All of his educat</strong><strong>ional requirements are being diluted bit by bit, by </strong><strong>the school. James has since came out of hospital d</strong><strong>ue to swallowing two teaching aids that </strong><strong>perforated his bowel. James is meant to have one t</strong><strong>o one supervision at all times and school have </strong><strong>put in an email to me, that their excuse is that th</strong><strong>ey were trying to give James more independence in </strong><strong>the classroom. </strong><strong>Again Louise Gorman has helped, listened and repre</strong><strong>sented me, we are so lucky to have her. She </strong><strong>has provide me with support, listened and advised m</strong><strong>e when no one else can or will. She has given </strong><strong>me confidence to fight for my son once again, which </strong><strong>has reduced my stress levels down to a </strong><strong>minimum, knowing that I’m not alone to face a life </strong><strong>time of fighting the local authorities gives me </strong><strong>strength to carrying on fighting. It’s exhausting </strong><strong>enough having a special needs child, without </strong><strong>having to battle every inch for thinned out service</strong><strong>s. I feel that I can get James' educational needs </strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="15.282344031999997" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 693.43px; text-align: center; top: 605.76px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.898961, 1);">
<strong>to </strong><strong>meet, with the help and support from Louise and Hea</strong><strong>rts And Minds, having this support is worth it's </strong><strong>weight in gold. Louise is very knowledgeable in th</strong><strong>e educational law of special needs and she is </strong><strong>also very experienced too. I also find Louise a ver</strong><strong>y sympathetic and understanding person as well </strong><strong>as being very approachable. I'm so glad that we co</strong><strong>ntacted Hearts And Minds and have met Louise </strong><strong>because without them we would be very stuck right n</strong><strong>ow. I feel and know from experience that the </strong><strong>service that Hearts And Minds provides is very impo</strong><strong>rtant and greatly needed. There are thousands </strong><strong>and thousands of vulnerable families out there that </strong><strong>are not getting the right help and support that </strong><strong>they are entitled to and it really is shameful. It </strong><strong>is so important that people like Louise are being </strong></div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="299.4031133760001" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 105.6px; text-align: center; top: 761.28px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.901817, 1);">
<strong>recognised for the all the good that they are doing </strong><strong>in the world because it touches families like us </strong><strong>and it makes a difference to our quality of life, k</strong><strong>nowing that there are people who are on our side, </strong><strong>that understand and that will fight with us and sup</strong><strong>port through the difficulties of having a special </strong><strong>needs chid, is a wonderful benefit for us to have.</strong> </div>
<div data-angle="0" data-canvas-width="268.43109323199985" data-font-name="g_font_15_0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15.04px; left: 427.19px; text-align: center; top: 502.07px; transform-origin: 0% 0%; transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0.897763, 1);">
<strong></strong><br />
<strong><em>More about the Hearts and Minds charity here:<br /></em></strong><b><i>Website: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/"><span style="color: #2288bb;">http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/</span></a></i></b><br /><b><i>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK"><span style="color: #2288bb;">http://www.facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</span></a></i></b><br /><b><i>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/handmchallenge" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">@handmchallenge </span></a></i></b></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-58666238504056866902014-05-19T12:28:00.001-07:002014-05-19T12:28:19.960-07:00Autism Mum Caroline helps raise vital funds for Hearts & Minds <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhUvYrDSlSRObYuXp3R53diK4BGw_mceEq8-2fAYTRMdwL6r3fcOzokgHk-s1hIjJd-7McdOslg1iar8iIs5Bj9jovTUIC6ckdDAuUlWcHkC3FcDG3EwehbRmzkYPSXRbPAJ_g69d6RY/s1600/3+boys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhUvYrDSlSRObYuXp3R53diK4BGw_mceEq8-2fAYTRMdwL6r3fcOzokgHk-s1hIjJd-7McdOslg1iar8iIs5Bj9jovTUIC6ckdDAuUlWcHkC3FcDG3EwehbRmzkYPSXRbPAJ_g69d6RY/s1600/3+boys.jpg" height="320" width="233" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Autism Mum and talented jewellery maker Caroline Chuter has kindly chosen Hearts & Minds as her Charity of the year to support and raise vital funds for.<br />
<br />
She makes beautiful pieces of handmade autism awareness jewellery and raises lots of awareness of other conditions too including bipolar , cerebral palsy, adhd and many more.<br />
<br />
Hearts and Minds is a charity close to her heart as Lewis has autism and she is currently battling for diagnosis and support for him <br />
She recently collected enough old mobile phones to exchange for a laptop for him via the hearts and minds phone exchange <br />
<a href="http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/">http://www.heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/</a><br />
<br />
Caroline says Lewis is her inspiration behind her jewellery making.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMW_6q20XUFsrInW8sKZ5xrbcSG9tNW9mjcaPC44YCEQfrB3B5nv4fegj3LIbWgIBxHtzvQ__a8eTgpHzW52OyMwn3vxlVPL-zS7Hq-5-g2_3zxUcN3cuI3pj4eYJshLdJ-B4z8MdVgsY/s1600/ffffbb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMW_6q20XUFsrInW8sKZ5xrbcSG9tNW9mjcaPC44YCEQfrB3B5nv4fegj3LIbWgIBxHtzvQ__a8eTgpHzW52OyMwn3vxlVPL-zS7Hq-5-g2_3zxUcN3cuI3pj4eYJshLdJ-B4z8MdVgsY/s1600/ffffbb.jpg" height="257" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /><br />
Lots of her items also have safety in mind and can have parents phone numbers added in number beads , perfect for days out and holidays especially for children who have communication difficulties<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbozxs8t1T1-GRVl015GTrqh7eqZl00_TwjG-TKClxl9oujOHag9IKO1f7iWRGpAcdSmplhpMW-kJ7sBu_lCft2WJ_lEbo6D-1-0-1nwqTTkDjhlzLEOBfT6QLYTej7ThjkUnOzNMfrY/s1600/fffff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbozxs8t1T1-GRVl015GTrqh7eqZl00_TwjG-TKClxl9oujOHag9IKO1f7iWRGpAcdSmplhpMW-kJ7sBu_lCft2WJ_lEbo6D-1-0-1nwqTTkDjhlzLEOBfT6QLYTej7ThjkUnOzNMfrY/s1600/fffff.jpg" height="320" width="318" /></a></div>
<br />This is her facebook page where you can see more of her jewellery and purchase by messaging her:<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ASDICE?hc_location=stream">https://www.facebook.com/ASDICE?hc_location=stream</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjglFoCvqbaGfcwHHpqXdHF8k48XY1K5pRX_fvI1v-pz36vonTedNfizaaz9eoTVgxAPyE6ntx3arx-KYjz1a-6WspbRz0geXLCPtsiH7zKkvW8uGcOffvcYeSYLedKuV77GBD4rpjm50/s1600/rrr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjglFoCvqbaGfcwHHpqXdHF8k48XY1K5pRX_fvI1v-pz36vonTedNfizaaz9eoTVgxAPyE6ntx3arx-KYjz1a-6WspbRz0geXLCPtsiH7zKkvW8uGcOffvcYeSYLedKuV77GBD4rpjm50/s1600/rrr.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Could an iPad help your child too?<br /><br />If you live in Britain, simply collect 165 old mobile phones and the Manchester-based charity Hearts and Minds will exchange them for a new iPad.<br /><br />Details here:<br /><br />Website: : <a href="http://heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">heartsandmindsphones.co.uk/</span></a><br />Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</span></a> </span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">@handmchallenge</span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Hearts and Minds</span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">He</span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: #2288bb;">artsAndMindsUK</span></span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Hearts and Minds</span></a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2288bb;">Hearts & Minds Challenge</span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br /><br />
<br />
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-25963397243759005932014-04-18T12:01:00.000-07:002014-04-18T12:02:02.361-07:00Autism Dad Paul Scholes dons boots for Family Football Event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokYEMMj0Sr85O3u3OnduYoacDnhwaufyALcJqz3HymaXcdxgMprcUV-9KkrGHWyIC-TdOKYPZ_gMDCmzCFq7v2F6F3WbD9ydZgS_LDdYDcvVvPK6KMQ9R77O0QZPTD0YEisbkU7B9Od8/s1600/Paul+Scholes+copy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokYEMMj0Sr85O3u3OnduYoacDnhwaufyALcJqz3HymaXcdxgMprcUV-9KkrGHWyIC-TdOKYPZ_gMDCmzCFq7v2F6F3WbD9ydZgS_LDdYDcvVvPK6KMQ9R77O0QZPTD0YEisbkU7B9Od8/s1600/Paul+Scholes+copy+2.jpg" height="395" width="400" /></a></div>
Autism Dad, Hearts & Minds Patron, and former Manchester United Star, Paul Scholes, will be back on the pitch for the big family football event and charity match at Bolton's Reebock Stadium on Sunday May 18th.<br />
<br />
It's going to be MUCH more than just a football match. It is a family day out with a Family Fun Day outside the stadium including
rides, bouncy castles, face painting and stalls. <br />
<br />
Paul Scholes is just one of many football legends - some with autistic children - who are coming together not so much to
represent their clubs, but to support autistic children and raise much
needed funds for Hearts & Minds, especially the <a href="http://heartsandmindsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/one-familys-story-of-how-our-services.html" target="_blank">family support service</a>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXvUG3FBhxil3xh6yXFT990x8BTSDKvrNFAyhTFzlAfaufQpyn7_YRgQFVk6eQdtkAxYcz15MUUTSxTtvOQMPPbvKT_02aepNa62R7ORBq1sXIJIE2vRZax_WviqxzfVTXeZ9E0j7Lx8/s1600/James'+story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXvUG3FBhxil3xh6yXFT990x8BTSDKvrNFAyhTFzlAfaufQpyn7_YRgQFVk6eQdtkAxYcz15MUUTSxTtvOQMPPbvKT_02aepNa62R7ORBq1sXIJIE2vRZax_WviqxzfVTXeZ9E0j7Lx8/s1600/James'+story.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Also playing will be:<br />
<br />
<span class="fsl">John Fashanu </span><br />
<span class="fsl">Vinnie Jones</span><br />
<span class="fsl">Terry Phelan</span><br />
<span class="fsl">Bryan Robson </span><br />
<span class="fsl">Andy Cole </span><br />
<span class="fsl">Dwight Yorke</span><br />
<span class="fsl">John Aldridge</span><br />
<span class="fsl">Jason McAteer </span><br />
<span class="fsl">Dean Holdsworth </span><br />
<span class="fsl">Jason Euell </span><br />
<span class="fsl">John Mcginley </span><br />
<span class="fsl">And many many more</span>.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXbz62uclYEJIN93tu6KuGEuvmRFQ96MN7fY44Ky6As4rd6A2AkSP2BV63N_KQaMnsbF6XoC3yY5Q8qpgj-CmC_Flk_WvVyj4vxrAYBDEROI7gwyUZEjTJXo31jsrPMamzX7oe4h0JYo/s1600/Dean+Holdsworth.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXbz62uclYEJIN93tu6KuGEuvmRFQ96MN7fY44Ky6As4rd6A2AkSP2BV63N_KQaMnsbF6XoC3yY5Q8qpgj-CmC_Flk_WvVyj4vxrAYBDEROI7gwyUZEjTJXo31jsrPMamzX7oe4h0JYo/s1600/Dean+Holdsworth.jpeg" height="400" width="292" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dean Holdsworth</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
More details of the event here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/213095112212053/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/213095112212053/ </a><br />
<br />
Buy your tickets here: <a href="https://www.eticketing.co.uk/bwfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=3113" target="_blank">https://www.eticketing.co.uk/bwfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=3113</a><br />
<br />
<h4>
Mascot Opportunity</h4>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGfEpw8YAssf17x8PFcgbkroNOn71uKNNwexteVwqmeBHhB_OAeKIAtfh9mDzNKTynnjxq2bGiXbnkRsc9MAXUPryUIp1NSP47-UDTSjyqPkAIcSPRLjnV0zuVntTr0PYkMoN1LFYsZI/s1600/58464_214575142066919_298547274_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGfEpw8YAssf17x8PFcgbkroNOn71uKNNwexteVwqmeBHhB_OAeKIAtfh9mDzNKTynnjxq2bGiXbnkRsc9MAXUPryUIp1NSP47-UDTSjyqPkAIcSPRLjnV0zuVntTr0PYkMoN1LFYsZI/s1600/58464_214575142066919_298547274_n.jpg" height="211" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span class="userContent">How would you like this to be your child? <br /> <br /> He/She will get the chance to meet the <span class="text_exposed_show">players, walk through the tunnel and walk on the pitch. Plenty of photo opportunities and autographs to be collected. <br /> <br />
Price is £100 which includes a family ticket of 2 adults and 2
children. The places are being sold on a first come first served basis<br /> <br /> Get in touch with Cheryl at heartsandmindsevents@gmail.com or 07712 394879. </span></span><br />
<br />
<h4>
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Gala Evening</span></span></h4>
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Why not finish
off the day in style and enjoy a gala dinner, entertainment and charity
auction - with all proceeds going to help children with autism.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></span> </span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6w9THoCdA_sihdhtU0oVr0_tejlvMbvaohkrnOsgPHY1Uqol9_li3hOHFqVEZEX4FndqTqoKuZkhA1S_uWYs1XpoOdO8gKDlNIYMzNtylTMYvXlL2WWnc7tkzt9U-G6ah5HA0zhou0/s1600/10170985_233097266881373_4175085968056599840_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6w9THoCdA_sihdhtU0oVr0_tejlvMbvaohkrnOsgPHY1Uqol9_li3hOHFqVEZEX4FndqTqoKuZkhA1S_uWYs1XpoOdO8gKDlNIYMzNtylTMYvXlL2WWnc7tkzt9U-G6ah5HA0zhou0/s1600/10170985_233097266881373_4175085968056599840_n.jpg" height="400" width="312" /></a></div>
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></span><br />
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></span><br />
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></span><br />
<br />
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">This is a fantastic once in a lifetime opportunity - don't miss out!</span></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a> </span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</div>
<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /></span></span>HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-80374127467547993092014-04-10T02:25:00.001-07:002014-04-10T02:25:39.729-07:00One family's story of how our services have helped them<b><i>Sarah has been struggling for years to get the right educational supports for her 10 year old autistic son James. Here she describes her battles with the system, and how Hearts and Minds were able to help.</i></b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv4Fxs_0Vbi8btc3AjRNuJKa93411pRURyqs-B706k6hTgwEzkjKukkkyhrb8u_SVmimDDNuhhQy1bkZB-pmjZh9buN3V3OMX-SvdWARQE78zfddpkLH5ERA7AQjH_HIyuk-0lLg3S4I/s1600/James'+story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv4Fxs_0Vbi8btc3AjRNuJKa93411pRURyqs-B706k6hTgwEzkjKukkkyhrb8u_SVmimDDNuhhQy1bkZB-pmjZh9buN3V3OMX-SvdWARQE78zfddpkLH5ERA7AQjH_HIyuk-0lLg3S4I/s1600/James'+story.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; page-break-before: always;">
<style type="text/css">P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }</style> </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; page-break-before: always;">
My name is
Sarah and I have a little boy who is ten years old, his name is
James. James has severe autism, ADHD, sensory processing disorder,
pica and severe learning difficulties. James went through the
diagnosis procedure at around eighteen months old. This was because
his autism was so apparent. James was taken on by a local authority
special needs nursery at the age of three years old because the
private day nursery, which he was attending could not meet his needs.
James' dad and I pushed to get him accepted at a special needs
nursery because we recognised that James needed specialist help and
he needed it sooner rather than later. James had no recognisable
speech, he was aggressive, he had no imaginative play and his
behaviour was extreme. Our hope was that if our child was put into
a special needs local authority school, then he would receive the
specialist help that he required and surely this would bring out his
potential, so that one day he could then live some sort of
independent life when he gets older, right? Well at least this is
what we thought. How wrong and further from the truth could we be.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
James attended the local authority
nursery for two years and we saw no progress. In fact things were
going from bad to worse. They had speech and language therapists' on
sight, we saw no progress in his language, he still had no
recognisable words. His behaviour was going from bad to worse and
massive melt downs were now a regular occurrence. His meltdowns were
now that aggressive taking him out in the car was getting impossible.
Temper tantrums started to result in violent head banging, which was
so intense that on one occasion he hit his head that hard against the
wall, he put a hole in it. Our quality of life has a whole was going
down the drain and something drastic needed to be done.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Dale and I recognised that James needed
specialist help and we needed to find somewhere that could provide
him with an education and meet his needs. We had look around at a
few schools, and one thing that came popping in conversation's with
various people was ABA therapy, which is also a recognised
educational teaching method. We found a school that provided ABA
therapy and it was the only school in the north-west that provided
ABA therapy. Having visited the school and having James assessed by
the schools educational psychologist and also seeing how ABA was
applied, we knew then that ABA was our preferred teaching method for
James.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
We expected that the local authority
would pay for this education, we didn't really see a problem with
funding James' ABA therapy, especially if it could improve James'
quality of life, it could even promise him some sort of independence
when he was older. Not to mention the fact that we wouldn't need as
much help in social care because we would be able to manage much
better. I mean who in the right mind would want to prevent and
restrict a child from progressing and getting better. Who would want
to disadvantage a severely disabled child? In my experience the
local education authority, that's who! The local authority had us
fight them in court for two and half years, while James was
progressing at a fast rate thanks to ABA. In tribunal we provided
evidence from independent professionals that showed proof of James'
progress and their conclusion's of ABA therapy being the correct
teaching method for James. Unfortunately we lost tribunal after
attending high court twice because our son James, was not entitled
to the 'best education' only 'adequate' and doing so would be a waste
of tax payers money. We did not continue to persist with fighting
for ABA therapy, due to the fact that fighting the local education
authority bled us dry financially and then the ABA school shut down.
James has now been back at the local authority special needs school
for three years, he has continued to have ABA therapy at home for
twelve hours a week. Also we had a meeting with the head of
children's services and we managed to get an agreement with them and
school, for an ABA consultant to go into school to train staff in the
ABA teaching method, so that they could work with James and do a few
teaching programmes with him. The progress he has made has been very
minimal. James' educational statement promised all sort of
therapies, such as one to one support, occupational therapy, speech
and language therapy and physiotherapy. James does not receive any
of these treatments.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
We recognise that in order for James
to succeed in life he needs a full time ABA programme. I first got in
contact with the Hearts And Minds charity because I found on the
internet, that they were possibly opening a school that may provide
ABA therapy. I heard from a friend years previously that she had
also read in the Irish autism magazine, that Keith Duffy was also
raising money to open the school. I was really hanging on to this
because there are no ABA schools in the north-west. Unfortunately
James is now out of the age bracket because by the time the school
opens he will be eleven. We wanted to strengthen the ABA therapy
that James had, by getting our own consultant or using schools
consultant. This was a no until very recently and before they agreed
to it I was becoming very tired of my son not getting the education
he was entitled to. James' behaviour was spiralling out of control.
Life was starting to become increasing difficult for us and because
James is bigger and stronger he was also putting himself and us at
risk, due to his aggressive tantrums. Ian McGrath has put me in
touch with Louise Gorman the family support manager at Hearts And
Minds. Dale and I are so eternally grateful. Social services had
really messed us about and not returning phone calls, school was
trying to pull the wool over our eyes, with what James is entitled
to. If we did not have Louise helping us, we would have no chance of
succeeding in getting the right help and support for him. The whole
system is exhausting and mind boggling. Especially when you have
education officers and other professionals sat in annual reviews
twisting wording and situations. They have a duty of care to meet
James' educational needs and this is not being delivered. All of his
educational requirements are being diluted bit by bit, by the school.
James has since came out of hospital due to swallowing two teaching
aids that perforated his bowel. James is meant to have one to one
supervision at all times and school have put in an email to me, that
their excuse is that they were trying to give James more independence
in the classroom.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
Again Louise Gorman has helped,
listened and represented me, we are so lucky to have her. She has
provide me with support, listened and advised me when no one else can
or will. She has given me confidence to fight for my son once again,
which has reduced my stress levels down to a minimum, knowing that
I’m not alone to face a life time of fighting the local authorities
gives me strength to carrying on fighting. It’s exhausting enough
having a special needs child, without having to battle every inch for
thinned out services. I feel that I can get James' educational needs
to meet, with the help and support from Louise and Hearts And Minds,
having this support is worth it's weight in gold. Louise is very
knowledgeable in the educational law of special needs and she is also
very experienced too. I also find Louise a very sympathetic and
understanding person as well as being very approachable. I'm so glad
that we contacted Hearts And Minds and have met Louise because
without them we would be very stuck right now. I feel and know from
experience that the service that Hearts And Minds provides is very
important and greatly needed. There are thousands and thousands of
vulnerable families out there that are not getting the right help and
support that they are entitled to and it really is shameful. It is
so important that people like Louise are being recognised for the all
the good that they are doing in the world because it touches families
like us and it makes a difference to our quality of life, knowing
that there are people who are on our side, that understand and that
will fight with us and support through the difficulties of having a
special needs chid, is a wonderful benefit for us to have.</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a> </span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-34577028258665171002014-04-02T12:47:00.001-07:002014-04-02T12:47:56.007-07:00Jumping for Autism <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWg3aNcs0v_wKqdJdaUOmaM8AgdwWZuhi5QAPVMcSN2BDy8uqC9zeyZajx9dBR8vrtEadCA6j_i-r-vCQ6Z8_PHyubLC3cnI3yZx7pAOgqqZspgx3cvo6OcElMiacm_qhvDl1aYdx4jg/s1600/Samuel+Jump+for+Autism.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWg3aNcs0v_wKqdJdaUOmaM8AgdwWZuhi5QAPVMcSN2BDy8uqC9zeyZajx9dBR8vrtEadCA6j_i-r-vCQ6Z8_PHyubLC3cnI3yZx7pAOgqqZspgx3cvo6OcElMiacm_qhvDl1aYdx4jg/s1600/Samuel+Jump+for+Autism.jpg" height="400" width="297" /></a></div>
<br />
Hearts & Minds will be taking over the skies on April 5th 2014 with charity parachute jumps countrywide. To celebrate World Autism Awareness Day, some of the children who have received iPads from Hearts & Minds show off their jumping skills...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/HzmzlDrwf9o?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"> </span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"> </span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"> </span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-61779395984613798032014-04-02T03:57:00.000-07:002014-04-02T04:05:55.304-07:00Living with an autistic child <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz5M4DY8m-gmSFvLshGtXS36UbJzaISTvWk9baZB6I70B2ISvqeqHDWD1dPJ1Qkg4pdj2syv9BF8sq9leMJw0SLCJxEQQqGMRbf5E017I1zAd6zaE4sYDoxkApsUF66mPdYDofZbpg9U/s1600/Cheryl+Broadfoot+and+Bobby+copy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz5M4DY8m-gmSFvLshGtXS36UbJzaISTvWk9baZB6I70B2ISvqeqHDWD1dPJ1Qkg4pdj2syv9BF8sq9leMJw0SLCJxEQQqGMRbf5E017I1zAd6zaE4sYDoxkApsUF66mPdYDofZbpg9U/s1600/Cheryl+Broadfoot+and+Bobby+copy+2.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheryl and Bobby</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Cheryl Broadfoot, events manager for Hearts and Minds, and Mum to Bobby, talks about living with an autistic child in this video that was shown on ITV's Daybreak Programme on April 2nd 2014:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2C1sd-vpoFfLW6F35cNRzU-pwT0xdeM0VjA7vH9z0yuA_E5cEIBVrJaC1wn5J6qRuPZWBZlr5jtcDlPIqnA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
Since the programme Hearts and Minds has been inundated with enquiries from families looking for advice, help, support and advocacy. We will be in contact with all those families as quickly as we can.<br />
<br />
In the meantime, we needs to raise more funds in order to provide these services.<br />
<br />
So please spread the word about...<br />
<br />
...<b><a href="http://heartsandmindsuk.blogspot.ie/2013/09/how-to-get-your-child-ipad-from-hearts.html" target="_blank">The iPad scheme</a>.</b> Any family who can collect old mobile phones can get an iPad for their child, who can have any special need or none.<br />
<br />
...<a href="https://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/welcome/" target="_blank"><b>The cashback shopping site</b></a>. Shop on-line, get cashback, and a small donation goes to Hearts and Minds too<br />
<br />
...<b>The Manchester United versus Crazy Gang game at the Bolton Stadium</b><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReeD3PYv5-abMqHj_WsTF4o2CVMJHLlYq8zCObW_C1EgT96EhHlAorIL2QuhXVHNnvws5u-BAEs46WU-5eZFbBFSa1gHrHm8HI6nryuQJpZ5FzR4JghxJN0ERLErvI-cBcLktmsUbDHQ/s1600/CRazy+gang+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhReeD3PYv5-abMqHj_WsTF4o2CVMJHLlYq8zCObW_C1EgT96EhHlAorIL2QuhXVHNnvws5u-BAEs46WU-5eZFbBFSa1gHrHm8HI6nryuQJpZ5FzR4JghxJN0ERLErvI-cBcLktmsUbDHQ/s1600/CRazy+gang+Collage.jpg" height="370" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">--------------------------------------- </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-12782126380346184672014-04-01T05:56:00.000-07:002014-04-01T05:56:03.191-07:00First Pivotal Response Therapy course to be run in Scotland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
A Pivotal Response Therapy autism training course will be run in Scotland for the first time this May thanks to Speur-Ghlan. This therapy is currently ranked in the top 3 in the world for evidence based autism support. The course will be hosted in Stirling by Drs Lynn and Robert Koegel from the University of California Santa Barbara and will run on 28th and 29th May.<br /><br />More details here: <a href="http://www.earlyinterventionscotland.org/training-opportunities/prt-level-i/" target="_blank"> http://www.earlyinterventionscotland.org/training-opportunities/prt-level-i/</a><br /><br />Speur-Ghlan is a Scottish autism charity, patron: Tara Palmer Tomkinson.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNy3l2ihMVe8Qz7fFaKkdbp9pEntwVhMYsZM0sw-3lAdWxdAdak6yANikwDzomozP15ga0s5HisjkqHdD_X2U7Y1-E4gxLzcyMmBcBfuaqdibWiEzt0tGWntLensn6Usy2ZLNR5zgW98/s1600/Tara+Palmer+tomkinson%252C+Speur+Ghlan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNy3l2ihMVe8Qz7fFaKkdbp9pEntwVhMYsZM0sw-3lAdWxdAdak6yANikwDzomozP15ga0s5HisjkqHdD_X2U7Y1-E4gxLzcyMmBcBfuaqdibWiEzt0tGWntLensn6Usy2ZLNR5zgW98/s1600/Tara+Palmer+tomkinson%252C+Speur+Ghlan.jpg" height="534" width="640" /></a></div>
<br /><br />HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-48053438836378376112014-03-13T08:34:00.000-07:002014-03-14T01:46:11.484-07:00Last chance to register for Jump for Autism!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqCIftw2d_WkbJZn5ylaEaftIRjISX6v4WgJFgUKpnn3Jwf005G2E0tLiPmUKmzQSdLigTRDvUsMOkw89ZyKK59X4onM_u2IyAWE6MJfMD3-n44gh0c1e0U7B46rC88-r2tXEmLSwXN4/s1600/jump+for+autism+poster+plus+logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqCIftw2d_WkbJZn5ylaEaftIRjISX6v4WgJFgUKpnn3Jwf005G2E0tLiPmUKmzQSdLigTRDvUsMOkw89ZyKK59X4onM_u2IyAWE6MJfMD3-n44gh0c1e0U7B46rC88-r2tXEmLSwXN4/s1600/jump+for+autism+poster+plus+logo.png" height="640" width="451" /></a></div>
<br />
<i><b>Jump for Autism </b></i>is a fantastic opportunity to skydive in aid of Hearts And Minds Challenge on April 5th 2014. You will do a tandem jump from 10,000 feet. Are you brave enough? <br />
<br />
So far 61 people from every corner of the country are 'attending' the event according to Facebook<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/542443542506778/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/542443542506778/</a><br />
<br />
And of those who have registered, the ladies are leading right now! More women have registered to skydive than men...<br />
<br />
So what are you waiting for?<br />
<br />
Registrations will be accepted until the end of March, so why not fill in this form today:<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.skylineregistrations.co.uk/parachuting/booking.aspx?clientid=81842" target="_blank">https://www.skylineregistrations.co.uk/parachuting/booking.aspx?clientid=81842</a><br />
<br />
These are the jump locations that you can choose from:<span itemprop="description"><span class="fsl"><br /> <br /> St Andrews Scotland<br /> Perthshire - Scotland<br /> Coleraine - N. Ireland<br /> Durham<br /> Grange over sands<br /> Lancaster<br /> Bridlington<br /> Brigg<br /> Nottingham<br /> Whitchurch<br /> Swansea<br /> Cambridgeshire<br /> Norwich<br /> Swindon<br /> Salisbury<br /> Honiton<br /> Cornwall<br /> Maidstone</span></span><br />
<br />
<h4>
NOTES</h4>
<br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".2t.1:3:1:$comment567918686625930_568330723251393:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".2t.1:3:1:$comment567918686625930_568330723251393:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".2t.1:3:1:$comment567918686625930_568330723251393:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.$end:0:$0:0">1. You need to be 16 or over to take part. If you are over 40 you need to get your doctor to sign a medical certificate for insurance purposes.</span></span></span><br />
<br />
2. You need to raise at least £395 in donations to take part and you must pay £98 upfront when booking. But you can claim the £98 back via your donations.<br />
<br />
3. Everyone who jumps is automatically entered into the Fiat 500 prize draw <br />
<br />
4. If you have started collecting for donations for the skydive on April 5th but not yet registered please do so. You can carry on collecting donations for a month after the dive. If you need more details please get in touch on heartsandmindsevents@gmail.com or 07712 394879<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TO9u9iolo74s8nNqjns_fQ8TBIyeJJTEH5qT1tGuvGL3QU_ZM1WpWHO89IsAr1ezSnAz7c13KKaoaAqlR5IxV75Gb8_l0_0d8tokzQddM3HJEe5UTO75o1xoUZywOa6mzPaVloltKZU/s1600/Jump+for+autism+FB+header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TO9u9iolo74s8nNqjns_fQ8TBIyeJJTEH5qT1tGuvGL3QU_ZM1WpWHO89IsAr1ezSnAz7c13KKaoaAqlR5IxV75Gb8_l0_0d8tokzQddM3HJEe5UTO75o1xoUZywOa6mzPaVloltKZU/s1600/Jump+for+autism+FB+header.jpg" height="236" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-49715434955356816712014-03-03T09:33:00.001-08:002014-03-03T09:33:45.955-08:00Mudskippers - a school update <style type="text/css">P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }A:link { }</style><h3 align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mudskippers</b></span></h3>
<div align="CENTER" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Co
educational 100 place (FTE) ASD Primary Free Special School</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>(3
-11 years)</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Attainment
on Entry P6 – NC L4/5.</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Early
intervention provision with a reintegration to mainstream target of
up to 80% on or before transition to Year 7.</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Multi
disciplinary approaches including Speech and Language, Occupational
Therapy and Family Support Services.</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Financially
secured by Hearts and Minds Challenge</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">‘<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Bringing
positive change into the lives of those affected by autism’.</b></i></span></span></span></div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Mudskippers!
What’s in a name?</u></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
2006 William Stillman, an award winning author and adult with
Asperger syndrome wrote ‘<span style="color: #262626;">being autistic…‘It
is like being a fish out of water.’ </span></span></span></span>
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
Mudskipper is a <span lang="en-US">completely <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibious_fish">amphibious
fish</a> that can use their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectoral_fin">pectoral
fins</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_fish">walk
on land</a>. Mudskippers are quite active when out of water, feeding
and interacting with one another but when compared with their fully
aquatic peers, these fish present a range of peculiar behavioural and
physiological <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation">adaptations</a>
to an amphibious lifestyle.</span></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Einstein
once said </span></span></span>
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">‘<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>everyone
is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree,
it will live its whole life believing it is stupid’</i></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
a Mudskipper is a fish, which can live out of the water, and indeed
climb trees. Many people appreciate the beauty of fish and are happy
to enjoy them swimming in the water but in a world, which was made
for mammals, breathing air and reproducing smaller versions then a
fish has got to adapt and so we have a Mudskipper, a fish which is
happiest swimming with others like him with somehow the understanding
that he must if he is to succeed be able to walk on the land.</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our
school will be based on the philosophy that we acknowledge and
celebrate the difference of our pupils, we do not see them as being
disabled in any way but rather, differently able. However, we know
that to be successful they need to at least understand how to conform
and socially interact and achieve in what is perceived to be a
‘normal’ world If they are too to survive and achieve all that
they can.</span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>A
multi-discipinary approach will be taken, with the inclusion of
therapies such as Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) as appropriate.</b></i></span></span></span></div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<h3 align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Access
and Achieve</b></span></span></span></h3>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="CENTER" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A
synopsis of Provision:</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Philosophically
the Service will aim to: -</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Develop
services in consultation with the people we support, and their </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">stakeholders.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maintain
an empowering culture and not one of dependency.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Continually
improve what we do, by utilising feedback to inform </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">planning.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recruit,
train and retain the well-qualified and experienced staff.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ensure
service excellence and value for money.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recognise,
respect and promote the rights of the colleagues and pupils </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">we
support.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
have an ambitious and deliverable Curriculum plan that is consistent
with </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">the
vision and pupil attainment on entry.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
school is in full agreement with and supports the values of the 2014 </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">National
Curriculum. Our curriculum will be designed and delivered in </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">such
a way so as to support the ethos of a creative approach which will be
</span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">skilled
based in order to promote learning and thinking skills, personal and </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">emotional
skills, social skills as well as the transferable literacy, numeracy
and </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">computing
skills that are important as traditional subject knowledge.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An
Outreach Team will support pupils and their families and have four
main </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">areas
of focus: -</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assessment
provision within the school to support admission </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">procedures
and multi disciplinary, targeted intervention.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Supporting
transition procedures back into mainstream schools </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">working
with identified provision.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outreach
services to support our mainstream feeder schools and host </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">secondary
provision.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
inclusion of the Family Support Team that is currently in place </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">across
Greater Manchester through Hearts and Minds Challenge. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
school will measure pupil performance accurately; set challenging
targets </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
clearly identify the achievement and progress of pupils.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Through
the effective and evaluative use of assessment the school will </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">improve
the standards and quality of pupils’ learning in all contexts
demonstrating </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">what
they know, understand and can do. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It
will involve consideration of the whole pupil and include social
attitudes and </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">behaviours.
Young people will be involved throughout the process and where </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">possible
be responsible for their own self-assessment. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our
practices and procedures will ensure that we: - </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Form
an accurate and rounded baseline of the strengths and barriers </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to
learning. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Identify
individual learning styles with appropriate teaching approaches </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">to
motivate and engage young people. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Select
appropriate targets for an individual education programme. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Through
on going teacher assessment monitor and track progress </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">over
time. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Identify
individual pathways of accreditation to reflect the young </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">persons
aptitude, interests and strengths that will lead towards their </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">final
destination.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our
monitoring and evaluation will occur regularly by: - </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Regular
reviews of progress using B squared and CASPA. Small </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">steps
recognised assessment system. In order to evidence pupils are </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">making
expected or better than expected progress n relation to pupils </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">with
similar needs nationally.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Regular
reviews of IEPs/BMPs/IBPs. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Reviewing
a young person’s work and updating portfolios. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Initial
Review and subsequent PEP, Interim (bi-annual) and Annual </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Review
meetings (including transition). </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
sharing of IEPs and reports and opportunities to liaise with </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">parents/carers
and significant others.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Accreditation
and achievement throughout all stages and phases. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Moderation
of progress at all levels and by all professionals involved </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">with
the young person. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
particular needs of the pupils will be carefully considered and will
be met </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">appropriately.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Academy Trust shall have admission arrangements agreed with the </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Department
in accordance with Annex B of the funding agreement. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Placements
at Mudskippers will be considered in the following ways: </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Admission
applications made by maintained schools, special schools </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">and
Academies for short stay/part time access. In these instances, the </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">pupil
may be dual registered with their referring school being the home </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">school.
The length of these placements will depend on the pupil’s </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">needs
and will be subject to review </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Admission
applications made by the Local Authority. Once again, the </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">student
may be dual registered with an identified home school. The </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">length
of these placements will depend on the pupil’s needs and will be </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">subject
to review. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">• <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
may be instances where the pupil will need to be registered at </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mudskippers.
This placement will normally be for pupils who require a </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">full
time placement identified by the Statement of need and/or that do </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">not
have a school place currently.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With
all the above, parental agreement/preference will be addressed. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mudskippers
recognises parental right to express an alternative preference at </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br />
</div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">another
school or Academy.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br /></div>
<h3 lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Getting the school open</b> </span></span></span></h3>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br /></div>
<div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">If you live in the Manchester area and think
that you would like to send your child to Mudskippers, please complete
this survey. </span><br />
<br />
<span class="userContent">And please share it with any other families who you think may be interested.<br /> </span><br />
<span class="userContent">Thank you!<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G2J5DB2" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G2J5DB2</a></span><br />
<br />
</span></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJhVozJ3lekMk0uWLwZl5Kd4TDvDONwgWRxhBO8PpMcd16B0GzfVp-XzpGkQWaHurn4e0fbXaHFs-qHppK5bvWKxdzG7uHSplEMW876ZLTUuBDgkjRapFq5ZK56m8qBQRyeGsupkFPLI/s1600/Petition+pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJhVozJ3lekMk0uWLwZl5Kd4TDvDONwgWRxhBO8PpMcd16B0GzfVp-XzpGkQWaHurn4e0fbXaHFs-qHppK5bvWKxdzG7uHSplEMW876ZLTUuBDgkjRapFq5ZK56m8qBQRyeGsupkFPLI/s1600/Petition+pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="userContent"> </span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span><div align="LEFT" lang="en-GB" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<br /></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-76024466163375826302014-02-25T02:27:00.000-08:002014-02-25T08:39:13.613-08:00Take this survey to support the Hearts & Minds autism school<span class="userContent">Planning for our first <a href="http://heartsandmindsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/and-name-of-hearts-minds-school-is.html" target="_blank">Mudskippers Free School</a> for children with autism in Manchester is well under way. But we need to PROVE that it is needed. We need parents to say that they <i>would</i> send their children to our school. <br /><br />We need your support.</span><br />
<span class="userContent"></span><br />
<span class="userContent"><br />If you live in the Manchester area and think that you would like to send your child to Mudskippers, please complete this survey. </span><br />
<br />
<span class="userContent">And please share it with any other families who you think may be interested.<br /> </span><br />
<span class="userContent">Thank you!<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G2J5DB2" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G2J5DB2</a></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJhVozJ3lekMk0uWLwZl5Kd4TDvDONwgWRxhBO8PpMcd16B0GzfVp-XzpGkQWaHurn4e0fbXaHFs-qHppK5bvWKxdzG7uHSplEMW876ZLTUuBDgkjRapFq5ZK56m8qBQRyeGsupkFPLI/s1600/Petition+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJhVozJ3lekMk0uWLwZl5Kd4TDvDONwgWRxhBO8PpMcd16B0GzfVp-XzpGkQWaHurn4e0fbXaHFs-qHppK5bvWKxdzG7uHSplEMW876ZLTUuBDgkjRapFq5ZK56m8qBQRyeGsupkFPLI/s1600/Petition+pic.jpg" height="281" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="userContent"> </span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-74205918202729465772014-02-18T09:24:00.000-08:002014-02-18T09:24:44.465-08:00Family support from Hearts and Minds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0QNbrJGK6c3yjUtYZH1kHvSDF0q0jya_5y8FRwBNa5GZynEOcT_kh5eLXYE3-Ht-OZvYsbUDmQaDd8_SHmsf2qkvAjxBtZetdFLi0_dKN2g8XJKAfCb0gqzci7eCyDolLWrT1AoMLpw/s1600/Anita+Cottam+Testimonial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0QNbrJGK6c3yjUtYZH1kHvSDF0q0jya_5y8FRwBNa5GZynEOcT_kh5eLXYE3-Ht-OZvYsbUDmQaDd8_SHmsf2qkvAjxBtZetdFLi0_dKN2g8XJKAfCb0gqzci7eCyDolLWrT1AoMLpw/s1600/Anita+Cottam+Testimonial.jpg" height="562" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span>HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946760137375152686.post-72438976219688208092014-02-13T10:05:00.000-08:002014-03-03T09:23:15.896-08:00And the name of the Hearts & Minds school is going to be...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mudskippers!</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">If that leaves you with a few unanswered questions, here is why:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>In 2006 William Stillman, an award winning author and adult with Asperger syndrome wrote:</b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>‘being autistic…‘It is like being a fish out of water.’ </b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A Mudskipper is a completely amphibious fish that can use their pectoral fins to walk on land. Mudskippers are quite active when out of water, feeding and interacting with one another but when compared with their fully aquatic peers, these fish present a range of peculiar behavioural and physiological adaptations to an amphibious lifestyle. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Einstein once said: </b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>‘Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid’</b> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So a Mudskipper is a fish, which can live out of the water, and indeed climb trees. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS6u7bQZDi6Q-8jsY23209FsybEQz8QWPfXnNfif82j8Nha5lwLS3BTn1E-OqLeMVGjvI1VNLSpmbkCvwwve0GQ_i4fK6qb-f2ewPom9tCTXwCI8imvkHxqR2CwcrdhtIfPLQr3kRWis/s1600/Mudskipper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS6u7bQZDi6Q-8jsY23209FsybEQz8QWPfXnNfif82j8Nha5lwLS3BTn1E-OqLeMVGjvI1VNLSpmbkCvwwve0GQ_i4fK6qb-f2ewPom9tCTXwCI8imvkHxqR2CwcrdhtIfPLQr3kRWis/s1600/Mudskipper.jpg" height="193" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Many people appreciate the beauty of fish and are happy to enjoy them swimming in the water but in a world, which was made for mammals, breathing air and reproducing smaller versions then a fish has got to adapt, and so we have a Mudskipper, a fish which is happiest swimming with others like him with somehow the understanding that he must if he is to succeed be able to walk on the land. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our school will be
based on the philosophy that we acknowledge and celebrate the difference of our
pupils, we do not see them as being disabled in any way but rather, differently
able. However, we know that to be successful they need to at least understand
how to conform and socially interact and achieve in what is perceived to be a
‘normal’ world if they are to survive and achieve all that they can.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Getting the school open</b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">To open a Free School Hearts and Minds needs as many parents as possible to declare an interest in sending their child to the school, so please - if you haven't already - fill in the parental support petition and return it to <a href="mailto:Ian@heartsandmindschallenge.org" target="_blank">Ian@heartsandmindschallenge.org</a> or Hearts & Minds Challenge , 6 Dunollie Road, Sale , Manchester M33 2PD.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyCPeZhJCwNljPf4AjyugVcGAXns9BnpofYSU0M40oLGiiwtJl-J1c8JAzBGmq5D4KfOQzER55rD9Yol0sACsXorp-HhLKFIkXrpgh81CsBvXAwGqUywEv_dZTdmEynXdEIjiuoOuUd0/s1600/Parental+Support+Petition.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyCPeZhJCwNljPf4AjyugVcGAXns9BnpofYSU0M40oLGiiwtJl-J1c8JAzBGmq5D4KfOQzER55rD9Yol0sACsXorp-HhLKFIkXrpgh81CsBvXAwGqUywEv_dZTdmEynXdEIjiuoOuUd0/s1600/Parental+Support+Petition.jpeg" height="292" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />You can access the petition here too: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3kJZaDP1FgQc1NoeXZ5MlFxdDA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3kJZaDP1FgQc1NoeXZ5MlFxdDA/edit?usp=sharing</a><b><br /></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Aims of the school </b> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our primary
aim will be to support our pupils to return to mainstream school either at or
before transition at Year Six. Our curriculum will be designed and delivered in
such a way so as to support inclusion in its broadest sense in order to reflect
adequately the rapidly changing, increasingly diverse nature of the society we
live in. This will include having shared placements with other Local
Authority/Academy status Primary Schools and why our school refers to full time
equivalent places as opposed to a fixed permanent full time capacity. Our
target is always to return as many of our pupils back into mainstream
education either on or before transition at the end of Year 6.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">At
Mudskippers our very own Mudskipper<b> ‘ALBERT’</b> will help all pupils to achieve whilst
embedding a code of conduct that all stakeholders operate by. He is central to
our curriculum, supporting our work in relation to pupil's social and emotional
development, help teach better ways through being the focus of social stories
and form the basis of our rewards and sanctions procedures, the later which
will be based on mediation and restitution.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKBvb0giL6DGwC3eEHCahKpQsrAkfhOPnVeImxH3xH8zC2xLKg33iJKHp7zWjkgPHGl6wYKQ2XXBC9AlEniprQkcKahHwCsO_jgAFvsfsPCS_N8IH5RCF9mw1nWXBtiDHeyvkfGrp8Ts/s1600/Albert+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKBvb0giL6DGwC3eEHCahKpQsrAkfhOPnVeImxH3xH8zC2xLKg33iJKHp7zWjkgPHGl6wYKQ2XXBC9AlEniprQkcKahHwCsO_jgAFvsfsPCS_N8IH5RCF9mw1nWXBtiDHeyvkfGrp8Ts/s1600/Albert+2.jpg" height="325" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Access and Achieve</b></span></span>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mudskippers will promote high achievement for all, and an
enjoyment in learning for life so that, through the following <b>core values</b>, our pupils will:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Be happy, confident
learners who have enquiring minds and a spirit of curiosity.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Be highly motivated
and become lifelong learners returning to mainstream schools on or before
transition at the end of Key Stage 2.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Be flexible and
adaptable.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have high
self-esteem and confidence respecting themselves, others and the
environment. They will develop a sense of belonging and value within their
community.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Respect religious
views, moral values, other ethnic backgrounds and ways of life,
celebrating our differences.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have the knowledge
and skills to extend themselves in mind, body and spirit.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Work independently
and collaboratively, having an understanding of themselves as learners.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Have high
achievement in all areas of the Foundation Stage and National Curriculum
including developing the skills for life in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Develop the skills
for a healthy, safe and economically sound lifestyle.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We believe each pupil will succeed through experiencing quality in: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- A broad, balanced and challenging curriculum with consistency of approach. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- An ethos of support, challenge and encouragement to succeed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- A happy and welcoming environment, conducive to learning, with the flexibility of being both stimulating and distraction free taking account of the diverse needs of all pupils. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Caring and targeted to support their transition to the next stage of their learning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Effective assessment of individual needs leading to effective teaching and learning strategies to ensure personalised learning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Innovation teaching based on current best practice for pupils with special educational needs. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- A highly trained, experienced and motivated staff team; effective teamwork involving the multi-disciplinary team. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Inspirational leadership and effective management at all levels. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- A varied and up to date range of learning resources. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Effective transition into school, through school and on to each pupils’ next educational provision. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Effective learning partnerships between school, home, receiving schools and the community. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We will demonstrate our commitment to working as a thinking school in a learning community by: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> - Ensuring that teaching and learning is part of an evaluative process. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> - Striving for continuous improvement in all that we do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Working collaboratively towards common goals. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Leading and managing through open and effective communication. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">We will also: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Establish and maintain effective links with other educational establishments offering expertise, information and support for colleagues in areas of our specialism. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">- Work on a consultancy basis with other agencies to share expertise and provide outreach support. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">As a ‘Free School’ we can take advantage of academy freedoms and we perceive these to include the following: - </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• More freedom and autonomy to drive school improvement. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• Opportunity to expand our mix of partnership arrangements to achieve economies of scale when sharing resources or joint purchasing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• Potential to share best practice, staff and leadership development opportunities across a group of schools. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• Additional controls and oversight leading to greater ownership of our own school. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• A broader range of opportunities and benefits for pupils and staff. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• Governance arrangements retained and also fit for the future, utilising the best mix of skills, knowledge and experience. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• The development if a shared strategic leadership across a group of schools enabling greater support and challenge, which the Local Authority is less able to provide. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• Increased flexibility and operational efficiencies leading to less duplication of effort. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">• Increased value for money & buying power with potentially greater economies of scale than a Local Authority maintained school and the opportunity to buy bespoke services. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The philosophy underpinning our school curriculum is
underpinned by our core values. The curriculum is the means by which the school
will achieve its objective of educating children in the knowledge, skills and
understanding that they need in order to lead fulfilling lives.</span><br />
<br />
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">More about the charity here: <a href="http://www.heartsandmindschallenge.org/" target="_blank">Hearts & Minds Challenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Social media here: </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">facebook.com/HeartsAndMindsUK</a> </span></span></b></i></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"></span></span></b></i></span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/handmchallenge" target="_blank">@handmchallenge</a></span></span></b></i></span></span>
<br />
<br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/heartsandminds/boards/" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HeartsAndMindsUK" target="_blank">He<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">artsAndMindsUK</span></a></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Google+<span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">: <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/111932652993765218760/111932652993765218760/posts" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a></span></span></span></b></i></span></span></div>
HeartsAndMindsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689392718084122654noreply@blogger.com0