Calls for more funding for SEND activities in Teesside this summer
It is thought there might not be enough for kids over the holidays
There's calls for more funding to provide a bigger provision of summer holiday activities for SEND children in Teesside.
It's thought there might not be enough for kids who have special education needs.
Heather Whyman is the chief executive of MAIN, an autism and neurodivergent support charity in Middlesbrough, said: "We run two fun clubs a day and we could double our capacity if one of our other rooms was available and ready for use, so that shows you perhaps a lack of support that's out there.
"Maybe there isn't enough. Maybe there needs to be more. All of our children are so different; one child is never going to be the same as another so what one child is interested in, isn't going to be the same as another one, so I think there needs to be a lot of more variety and choice."
On MAIN's website, it says their vision "is to develop new ways of supporting and encouraging children and people who are autistic, neurodivergent, awaiting diagnosis, have a learning disability and or complex need.
"MAIN want to create a world where everyone is empowered to reach their full potential, embraced for their uniqueness and included fully in all aspects of society."
You can find out more and support MAIN here.