SEND Sensations Short Breaks, Clubs & Activities
Short Breaks Community Clubs and Activities are a range of enjoyable activities for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). They help young people to make friends, take part in new activities, become independent and have fun, whilst offering parents and carers a break from additional caring responsibilities.
SEND Sensation – Free Membership
JustGo platform is the centralised membership and booking platform for SEND Sensation that allows families to sign-up once to access all the community clubs and activities in Mid Essex and North Essex.
To register and access any club or activity with SEND Sensation, your child or young person must be registered with Essex County Council Short Breaks and have a short breaks passport ID number. If you do not already have a short breaks passport ID number, please click the Essex Short Breaks Passport link (lower down this page) to apply.
Once you have your short breaks passport ID:
Step 1. Visit https://sendsensation.justgo.com/ or click the ‘Sign-Up now’ button
Step 2. Sign up as a parent or guardian for a free SEND Sensation profile account
Step 3. Add a child or young person for a free Short Breaks Membership
Step 4. Complete the child or young person passport ID and additional details
Step 4. Add a club or clubs for each child and young person
Step 5. One of the team will contact you about needs assessment and interests
Step 6. Join the community and start having fun!
How to…book a club and activity
SEND Sensation is a partnership of locally trusted organisations that promote a level playing field and positive experiences for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Uniquely, SEND Sensation offer choice through a wide range of community clubs and activities to help children and young people flourish socially, independently, and safely. We have come together to provide venue-based clubs and community-based activities with specialist staff and facilities to support children and young people with learning disabilities and autism, physical and sensory impairments, special educational needs and disabilities.
Our approach is to combine professional experience with lived experience to dynamically evolve this service through co-production, co-operation, and a combined effort to change the landscape of community clubs and activities for children and young people and their family.
Get Started with Essex Short Breaks Community Clubs and Activities from Disability 4 Sport, Happy Hill, Independence Project, InterAct, Mistley Kids Club, and SENtre Essex – collectively known as SEND Sensation!