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Workshop FAQs
Welcome to our FAQs page! If you haven’t found what you’re looking for yet, don’t worry. We’ve got answers to our common questions below. If your question isn’t here, feel free to contact us.
We’re here to help!
Our practical and accessible workshops focus on some of the key difficulties that families may face when raising a child with a disability and/ or autism. They aim to offer practical support and bring families together to offer each other advice and support.
These workshops have been developed in direct consultation with autistic people, parents and beneficiaries.
These workshops can be accessed in person at our International Children’s Centre in Keele or online. To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria: You must have a child aged 4-18 years old. Your child(ren) must have a chronic illness or disability.
Applications can be completed via the form on our website at: www.caudwellchildren.com/workshops
We would then ask for proof of a confirmed diagnosis and proof of benefit support or income.
We have a total of 10 workshops to choose including Meeting Sensory Needs, Supporting Positive Behaviour, Autism and Wellbeing and many more. We also offer a child- friendly workshop known as ‘Next steps’ which is designed to help parents and children with the Next Steps following an Autism diagnosis. This workshop is split by age range: 4-7 and 8-11.
You can apply to Caudwell Children for 80% of the cost towards two workshops each year if you can demonstrate that either:
You are in receipt of means-tested benefits, and you can send us all pages of a benefits letter showing your full name and address, dated within the last 12 months.
This would be one of the following:
- Universal Credits
- Tax Credits
- Pension Credits
- Income Support
- Housing Benefit
OR
Your household income is no more than £60,000 excluding benefits, and you can send us one of the following:
- Wage slips for each person in the household showing the full name and address, dated within the last three months.
- P60’s for each person from the last financial year.
- Your most recent set of accounts or a letter from your accountant if you work for yourself.
In both instances you will also need to declare that your savings do not exceed £16,000.
If you’re eligible for charitable funding, you will be asked to contribute just £33.40 (20%) towards the full workshop cost.
To receive funding support toward the cost of workshops, your household income must be less than £45,000 per year.
At this present time, we are accepting applications from families only. Schools can offer support to families in completing the application process but cannot currently apply on the child’s behalf.
You can apply online using the following link: www.caudwellchildren.com/workshops
For further enquiries you can email our workshop team at workshops@caudwellchildren.com or call us on 0345 300 1348.
Any Questions?
If you have any other questions you can contact us for more information, call 0345 300 1348
or email workshops@caudwellchildren.com
How we can Help
We provide practical and emotional support for families with disabled children, take a look at our services to see how we can help you
