INSAAN Patron Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West & Minister for Asia and the Pacific in the Foreign Office, visited Brookfields SEN School last week as part of the school’s ‘Careers Week 2016.’ Brookfields SEN School organise a Careers week for their Key Stage 4 and 6th Form students as part of […]
“Whenever I feel nostalgic about my sons’ early years, Pokemon is always a large part of those memories. I can still see my one son, a vision of yellow, dressed as Pikachu for Halloween, or the excitement in his and his brother’s eyes when they each dug a pack of Pokemon cards from the toe […]
This year, we added a special twist to our famous Special Mother’s Day celebration to make it that much more of a wonderful family gathering. Naats, Nasheeds and some additional soft music set the scene for a really relaxing, chilled out atmosphere. There was a large inflatable assault course which the young ones loved!! Some of the dads […]
A minute of your time may make the difference of a lifetime for someone else. Please read the following article and help by signing the following petition regarding the LACK of provisions for those with profound learning needs once they leave school in the Wokingham/Reading area (see link).
It was a really busy morning on 31st December for INSAAN as we saw out 2015 with a Pantomime at the Hexagon. The “relaxed performance” of Dick Whittington proved to be a big box office hit with our Special Needs families. INSAAN sponsored over 100 people, including children, parents, grandparents and carers to attend the […]
What is your experience of post-19+ Special Needs transition in the Greater Reading/Berkshire area? Listen to the views of one Special Needs mum with the support of INSAAN:
What an absolutely amazing Family Fun Day! This one had it all. Naats, Nasheeds, Qawaali, Henna workshop, Music Workshop, Gladiators, Soccer Shoot Out, Soft Play Area and a three course meal. Many, many, many Thanks to all the Special Needs Families that made the event a huge success. We look forward to more of the […]
INSAAN attended Carers Rights Day meeting at Greyfriars Centre, Friar Street, Reading. Good opportunity to Network. Met some really interesting people, raised awareness about INSAAN and learned a lot about other Community projects related to Caring, disability and health.
The Avenue School in Reading is an academy designed for children with special needs; it has a proud history of celebrating cultural activities to reflect the Multi-Ethnicity and Multi-Cultural mix of our wider community. On Friday 13th November, INSAAN joined forces with Avenue staff to celebrate Culture day and Children in Need with the super-talented […]
Many thanks to all who attended the INSAAN AGM on Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 7.00-9.00pm at Aisha Masjid & Islamic Centre. The meeting was chaired by INSAAN’s Community Liaison Officer, Councillor Shahid Younis, and a full report of the preceding year was presented by Dr Asif Butt who highlighted some of the main aims and objectives […]
