Moving Forward (Lifeskills and Independence Support)

Up to a possible 56 hours of individual support is available from our Moving Forward programme to help young people with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND) towards achieving their dreams or goals and to develop essential lifeskills for their future.

Young people are free to choose the skills they would like to develop or activities that they would like to try and our Providers from across Staffordshire can help them to achieve their individual goals.   

To take part, young people must be 11-18 years old with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND) and live in Staffordshire. 

Young people up to the age of 25 can also take part if they have an Education Health and Care Plan and are not already accessing Adult Social Care services. 

Support is FREE however young people may need to pay for some activities accessed as part of this.

Examples of the type of support available can be found below, however, our Providers are always happy to talk about other ways they may be able to help:

• Preparing for the future (e.g. employment skills/preparing for college/change of school)
• Learning new skills (e.g. catching a bus/learning to swim/internet safety advice)
• Healthy eating/fitness
• Increasing confidence/independence
• Making friends
• Trying a new sport
• Money matters (budgeting/shopping)

If you would like to take part please contact our providers below directly and they will be very happy to talk to you in more detail about the support available and their latest availability. 

For all other queries please contact aiminghigh@staffordshire.gov.uk 

Action for Children:

Support currently available for young people in Newcastle, Moorlands, Stafford, Tean and Uttoxeter areas.  

Telephone: 07921 491878

Email: anna.lindop@actionforchildren.org.uk

Chuckle Productions

Support currently available for young people from Stafford and Stone areas.  

Telephone: 07580 016993

Email: sharon@chuckleproductions.org

Crossroads Care

Support currently available for young people from Newcastle and Moorlands areas.

Telephone: 01782 268391 (10am-2pm Monday-Friday)

Telephone: 07967498864 (9am-5pm Monday-Friday)

Progress Care

Support currently available for young people from Stafford, Cannock, Tamworth and Lichfield areas.  

Telephone: 01902 561066

We want to make sure that bookings for our activities and services are accessible to everyone and so if you are unable to contact our Providers via telephone please email sendreferrals@staffordshire.gov.uk and a member of the team will be in touch as soon as possible to help you make contact.  

If you can please include information on your child’s name, date of birth and the activity provider that you are interested in, it will help the team to deal with your enquiry.