021236 - Commissioned Short Breaks - Group Activity (2)

The provider will successfully deliver short break groups within the Tameside Borough. This service is for children and young people (CYP) aged between 5 (year 1) and 10 (year 5/6) with complex needs.

The grouping of these ages is dependent on what the provider can offer, but a consideration should be given to those CYP currently open to the CWD team (see section 1.2) and extremes of these ages should not be mixed. The service will be primarily for CYP who attend a specialist educational provision or resource base, who require 1:1 or 2:1 specialised support for behavioural and/or personal care needs and/or safety and/or medical needs and/or moving and handling needs.

This offer is also available for those children who may have physical difficulties and may require more complex personal care support. The provision should aim to promote CYP independence within the setting where possible and adopt a flexible approach to staffing, reducing individual CYP staffing ratios if safe to do so, and where agreed with commissioners and CWD Team.