Young Hackney - Inspire Seniors

Service details

Who are we?

Young Hackney Sports Unit (YHSU), supports young people through encouraging healthy and active lifestyles. We support school's Physical Education (PE) and run youth activity projects for those with SEND (special educational need or disability).


What is Young Hackney - Inspire Seniors?

Young Hackney - Inspire Seniors is a targeted sport and physical activity group aimed at young people aged 14 to until the day before the young person's turns 25 years old if they have additional needs and or disabilities. The young person needs to:

  • want to take part in fitness activities and
  • want to try a variety of different sports and physical activities
  • and hang out in a relaxed, un-pressured and fun space
  • have additional needs such as mild to moderate social communication difficulties like ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition) or Aspergers, Physical Disabilities, health conditions, Learning Difficulties and or Speech and language delay or difficulties

The staff ratio for these sessions is 1 adult to 4 young people. 


What happens at the session?

The Young Hackney - Inspire Seniors sessions provide:

  • A safe space for young people to come and take part in new activities.
  • A place to meet regularly, chat and develop friendships with other young people.
  • A supportive environment to develop social skills or socialise and hang out in a relaxed, unpressured and fun space

Where are these sessions held? 

Stormont House School, 
Downs Park Road,
Hackney,
E5 8NP. 


When day is the session on? 

Young Hackney - Senior Inspire sessions are held on Wednesday's during term time from 4pm-5:30pm. 


Further information...

Contact the service for a membership form, if you need more information or want to discuss how the staff can support you or your young person. 

Find out about other activities for young people with SEND offered by Young Hackney School and Youth Sports Unit here.

SEND Local Offer

Training and Experience
  • Accessible parking
  • Accessible changing facilities
  • Ramp access
  • Adapted for wheelchairs
  • Disabled toilet
Local Offer Age Bands
Secondary 11-14
Preparing for Adulthood 14-18
Young Adults 18 - 25
SEN Provision Type
  • Targeted

Who to contact

Telephone
0208 356 6313 0208 356 6313
E-mail
YHsportsunit@hackney.gov.uk
Website
www.hackney.gov.uk/.../young-hackney#
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Where to go

Address
Stormont House School
Downs Park Road
Hackney
Postcode

E5 8NP

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Venue Notes

Buses: 56

Train: Rectory Road, Hackney Downs

Time / Date Details

Time of day
  • Evening
Session Information
Wednesdays sessions from from 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Other details

Who is eligible?

Young people aged 14 to the day befoe the young person turns 25 years old. 

Who have additional needs such as ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition), mild Learning Difficulties and / or Speech and language delay or difficulties. 

Places will be offered on a first come first served basis.

Referral required?

Yes

Referral Details

Self-referral or professional referrals accepted. 

Space are limited so please contact us for more information on the session and how to apply for a place in the group e-mail yhsportsunit@hackney.gov.uk

You will need to be or become a Young Hackney Member and complete a Young Hackney Leisure Passport to attend these sessions.

Find information on other sessions offered by this service here or contact YHsportsunit@hackney.gov.uk

What to do if you have a complaint

If you have feedback about this service please contact them directly. They will use your feedback to do more of what works well and less of anything that doesn't work well. 

If you are still not happy with the service you can raise your concerns formally. This means someone who is not part of the service will look at your feedback or concern and see if anything can or needs to be done to help make things better.

If you need to make a formal complaint you can use the London Borough of Hackney complaints procedure.

Costs

  • Free

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