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More People Know About Us Thanks To Our First Community Fair Event in Colchester

Well done to everyone who helped to greet people at Dream The Change’s stand at the Colchester Community Fair held at Firstsite Colchester at the beginning of November. Hundreds of people attended and many of them learnt for the first time about our community interest company that works with families and carers from diverse backgrounds, who have additional needs children (SEND). Our volunteers gave away additional needs toys to children with SEND at the event, Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

Summer Successes for Dream The Change, CIC

Summer 2021 bore the fruits of some fun-filled outings, sports activities, social events and individual achievements for those connected with Dream The Change, CIC. After enduring months indoors due to the UK lockdowns and the schools being closed, our trustees were determined to make a difference for families from diverse backgrounds, who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and a variety of activities took place. Thanks to grants from The National Lottery Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

Dream The Change’s wins a place on a national training programme

We’re delighted to announce that Dream The Change’s Co-Founder has been accepted onto a national programme to grow our Community Interest Company further. Jemal Allabayeva will be joining the Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Trade Up Programme at the School of Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) after getting through a 3-stage assessment process. She was very excited to read the organisers email which said, “I am delighted to inform you that following the assessment Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

Sevim’s Story

One of our volunteers, who developed a serious condition when she was 12, says she wishes Dream The Change, CIC had been around when she was younger. Sevim Soybir had a happy childhood until she started to have difficulty walking. She was diagnosed as having Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and had to start using crutches and a wheelchair, as her brain signals being sent to her legs were not working properly. “I was bullied a lot Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

Haven’t we all done well?

We would like to congratulate everyone involved with Dream The Change, CIC. At the end of the school year, we are so proud that our parents, who come from diverse backgrounds; their children, who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); our staff; funders and volunteers have all survived a difficult year, including several national lockdowns. We have tried our best to maintain our support, as we know the pressures (as well as pleasures) that Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

We’re going to keep you dancing because your kids love it!

Dream The Change CIC is planning to organise more online dance sessions for families with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) connected with us. The sessions have proven to be so successful that several parents have thanked us and we are planning to invite instructor Charlotte Foxley to host some more diddi dance North Essex & South Suffolk sessions for us online. This is being made possible thanks to funding from The National Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

We’re here for you

Even though we cannot meet in person at the moment, Dream The Change CIC is conducting some great online training and talks, so don’t miss out. We’d like to say a big thank you to Dr Zakariya Absi (Lecturer, University of Essex) who talked to our parents online about Children and the Law in the UK and another big thank you Paulina Rangel (Online Tutor and a parent of a child with SEND) who trained Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

New grant awarded to Dream the Change, CIC

We’re delighted to inform you that we have been successful in another application for a grant from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The money will be used to improve the services that Dream The Change provides for families from diverse backgrounds who have children with special educational needs and disabilities. Our mission is to bridge the gap with service providers in Essex, and surrounding areas, in order to influence their decisions and Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

Outdoor For All The Family to Enjoy

Being outdoors is a great way of developing a good feeling of well-being. Encourage your children to learn to love being in the open air by participating in some of the following activities. Outdoor /indoor play activities· Rock search – go looking for or dig in the garden for unusual stones and rocks, perhaps even find a fossil.· Gardening – weeding, grass cutting, planting seeds and bulbs. Perhaps start a herb or vegetable garden. Don’t Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago

Activities for parents and children at home

Strategies and activities to reduce stress and anxiety. Recently we have been in lockdown at home due to the pandemic. Below are some ways to reduce stress and anxiety. · Counting colours. Pick a colour and count everything you can see that is that colour. Change the colour and do the same until you feel the negative feelings pass. Turn this into a game with others if others are feeling the same. Good distraction and Read more

By Paulina Rangel, ago