Projects

Intro to Inclusive Play

CQ Campaigns March 17, 2023 Events, Holiday Activities and Food

Friday 17 March 9.30am – 2.30pm at St Bede’s Church, Brandwood, Birmingham B14 This Fit for All training is free for members of Children’s Quarter, groups involved in delivering Bring it On Brum AND anyone seeking employment in a play scheme.  This training is led by expert practitioners from CQ Members GLUE Collective. During each…Read moreRead more

Fit for All Update and Benefits & Food Advice

CQ Campaigns April 8, 2022 Events, Holiday Activities and Food, Zoom Chat

CQ Members and groups delivering Bring it on Brum sessions for children during the Easter holidays in Birmingham are welcome to join us for the weekly Zoom update on preparations for delivery.  As well as a catch-up, we’ll be looking at signposting families to benefits advice and sharing tips for including nutrition messages in sessions…Read moreRead more

There is No One to Help You

CQ Campaigns April 6, 2022 Stories Without Pictures

B came to Birmingham from another EU country with her son.  It was clear – though she was too polite to say it directly – that she found her experience in this city a real contrast to the help she received elsewhere.  B reflected back to us a nightmarish picture of the system in Birmingham…Read moreRead more

We Need to Know How Many Unlawful Exclusions There Are…

CQ Campaigns April 1, 2022 Stories Without Pictures

J  told us about her struggle to get to her son educated in a mainstream school.  She made it clear she believes the school acted without regard to the law; and saw inclusion as an add-on it couldn’t afford.  J, however, stuck to her demands and, eventually, it has been the school that has changed. …Read moreRead more

Delivering Inclusive Activities During Ramadan

CQ Campaigns April 1, 2022 Events, Holiday Activities and Food

Come and join other Children’s Quarter members to discuss how to provide activities and food during the month of Ramadan – which includes the Easter school holidays.   In the month leading up to Eid al-Fitr at the start of May, many young people, families, staff and volunteers will be observing a fast during daytime hours. …Read moreRead more

The Shame of Seeing Money Wasted

CQ Campaigns March 31, 2022 Stories Without Pictures

G has two children with additional needs.  Her daughter is 21 and has global development delay.   She is still battling to get her the support she needs.  G’s non-verbal autistic son does get extra support – Birmingham City Council pays for him to go to a private school outside the city .  But G feels…Read moreRead more

‘I Couldn’t Believe There Were No Resources…’

CQ Campaigns March 29, 2022 Stories Without Pictures

  C’s child has autism.  He is now 13 and at a special school in Birmingham, but the move to special school took more than a year.  During the time he was in mainstream school and whilst the family waited for the assessments and reports to be done to get him a place at special…Read moreRead more

A Hellish Journey…

CQ Campaigns March 28, 2022 Stories Without Pictures

  K told us about a 4 -5 year journey during which her daughter Q had little, or no, access to school.  Laura commented: ‘I have rarely seen such inappropriate assessment and responses to a very bright, capable young girl who just needs a customised approach’. K’s daughter Q is now at a special school…Read moreRead more

Spring Into Action with Fit for All

CQ Campaigns March 23, 2022 Holiday Activities and Food, News, Projects

Fit for All springs into action over the Easter holidays with inclusive play and youth services and healthy meals for disabled and vulnerable children at locations across Birmingham. Thanks to support from Government’s Holiday Activities and Food programme, Children’s Quarter members will be running sessions during the Easter school holidays. The sessions make up part…Read moreRead more

Green Light for Inclusive Easter Holiday Clubs

CQ Campaigns March 15, 2022 Holiday Activities and Food, News, Projects

Inclusive play and youth services for disabled and vulnerable children will be running in Birmingham during the Easter school holidays.  The Fit for All programme run by Children’s Quarter members successfully bid for just over £50,000 to run holiday activity and healthy food sessions across the city during the two week school break.  The sessions…Read moreRead more