Summer '26 Creative Events

SEND-Friendly Creative Sessions - Helios

Come and explore Helios with us!

Join us for a free, relaxed and welcoming workshop inspired by the sun, space and the light of summer. 

This sessions is specially designed for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families. You can explore different activities including movement, music, drawing, creative play and storytelling. 

There is no pressure to join in with everything. You can take part in the activities you enjoy, have breaks whenever you need them, and go at your own pace. 

We will use props, sounds and creative materials to help spark your imagination, discover new ideas and have fun together. 

All activities are open-ended with no right or wrong answers. You can explore, create and express yourself in your own way. 

The sensory-led sessions last for one hour and are led by SEND Creative Practitioner Bryony Pritchard.

Sessions take place at WX on:

Friday 24 July, 10 am 

Monday 24 August, 10 am

Age 4 - 14 years 

Book your place here Wakefield Council event tickets from Ticket Source

Digital Explorers (SEND)

Become a Digital Explorer this summer with award-winning creatives Rob Young and Anna Spratt

Designed for children adn young people with SEND, these creative sessions encourgae play, curiosity and imagination while you develop new digital and creative skills. 

Sessions include drawing, painting, making models, photography, creating stroies and exploring digital creativity. 

Sessions available for young people wit SEND aged 8 - 12 years and 12 - 25 years. Free workshops take place across the Wakefield district from Monday 27 July to Friday 14 August.

All activities are free to attend. Find out more and book your place: Digital Explorers