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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£0.0K
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Spending
£1.2K
Public benefits
a) The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include Support for Parents with ASD children: - Training seminars These seminars are delivered by a registered ABA charity and provide Free of Charge training to parents on Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) techniques, delivered by a qualified behavioural analyst. Parents are able to benefit
from this training, to apply specific techniques to encourage and motivate appropriate behaviours and communication, and “fade” inappropriate or challenging behaviours using a structured approach with their child with ASD; - At each training session, parents are encouraged to speak freely about behavioural challenges experienced from their child with ASD. Parents benefit from tailored and expert advice provided by the qualified behavioural analyst. - Each monthly session provides dedicated time for parents to mix and discuss issues. Parents benefit from the network of parent members, who share experiences and advice from their own journey. Parents awaiting a diagnosis of autism or in the early stages of coming to terms with a diagnosis of ASD for their child benefit from a network of parents who share their own practical advice and lessons learned. - Parents benefit from an annual summer scheme for their ASD children, in effect a “short break” from the pressures of continual care over the summer period, enabling them to have protected time with other children within the family, or time to themselves. - Family days are organised each term and families benefit from socialising together in a fun environment with staff support staff. Play group and annual Summer Scheme - Children with ASD benefit from a regular Saturday Club which delivers a structured play environment. This encourages development of their social and communication skills and tests behavioural interventions which may be effective in the home setting; - The siblings of children with ASD also attend the Saturday Club and benefit from meeting other children who have ASD siblings and creating friendships and a normalising environment with other children similarly affected; - Children with ASD benefit from the provision of an annual summer scheme which provides familiar, fun and structured setting. b) These benefits are demonstrated through Direct feedback from parents at each training session to assess the usefulness of each topic covered, which shape the programme of future training topics to suit the challenges with the children in order to make training as useful as possible; Feedback from parents on how they have adopted ABA techniques, and the sharing of benefits with other parents; Formal parent evaluations from the annual summer scheme; Parents re-register their children with the Saturday Club and summer scheme year after year, and move on only when they are approaching post-primary school age. c) The likelihood of risk of harm is extremely low. d) The charity’s beneficiaries are Children with ASD, their siblings, parents and wider family. e) The Management Committee of STARS is made up entirely of volunteers, who receive no remuneration; The core staffing for both the Saturday Club and the Summer scheme is provided by Crossroads Primary School, and is salaried teachers and teaching assistants which are recharged to STARS with no additional costs. These costs are necessary in order to ensure appropriate staffing levels; Volunteers supplement the core staffing complement. Each volunteer is paid a nominal amount to cover basic expenses. No salary is provided. A recognised training provider (PEAT) charges for the training provided to parents, and this is necessary in order to support one of the core purposes of the charity. PEAT is a registered charity itself. Training for staff is provided periodically, and this is incidental and necessary to assure parents that mandatory training is provided on key issues such as on policies for health and safety, reporting accidents, child protection and safe handling policies
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
STARS AUTISM PROJECT operates a Saturday Club during term time, and a 2 week summer scheme for registered children. None of these services are available from the statutory sector currently. Training is provided to parents on the use of Applied Behavioural Analysis to support them in their family life and to promote learning and development of
their autistic child. ABA training is not available from the statutory sector.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Learning disabilities
- Sensory disabilities
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Arts
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- Playgroup/after schools
- Volunteer development
