Short Breaks

We are delighted to say that we have become an approved provider for Norfolk County Council Short Breaks.

Short Breaks offers activities to families across Norfolk, to provide respite and support for Special Educational Needs. The link to their web page that further explains the scheme can be found on the button What are Short Breaks.

The Circle of Support is split into four sections, each describing a level of support that is available to families. These level are desribed here:

Universal - Support to access a range of inclusive services and activities in the community from our list of approved providers. These type of services and activities are available to all children and young people.

Additional - As in the Universal category above with the alternative options of:

• Services and activities that are more SEND-friendly from our list of approved suppliers, or

• Personal Assistant for 104 hours for use throughout the year or 52 hours for use during school holidays only.

Complex/Specialist - As in the Additional category above with the alternative options of:

• Specialist services from our list of approved suppliers, or

• Personal Assistant for up to 208 hours for use throughout the year or 104 hours for use during school holidays only.

To access this, the child or young person and their family will currently be receiving social care support or have been within the last 6 months, and/or the child may be attending a complex needs school.

At Bright Butterfly, we are going to focus on our Visual Arts Specialism for our offer and provide sessions for children and young people Monday-Thursday 4pm-5pm (1 hourly sessions) or to 6pm (2 hourly). Sessions are delivered by Alison and our Teaching Assistant, Talamara at the Bright Butterfly premises in rural Banham.

We have an offer for all areas of the Circle of Support and our groups are small and personalised. We take care to discuss and understand pupil needs and interests to ensure a positive experience which explores personal ideas/creativity, personal expression, arts skills development and art as a therapeutic medium.

Please get in touch with us at Bright Butterfly to find out more about the themes and project ideas we use and our approach to encouraging individual creativity, which is at the heart of our SUCCESS Values.

To give a flavour, we have devised many projects which have taken a wide variety of themes such as Masks; 3D figures; Diorama; Animation; Tropical Birds; Islands; Mosaic; Natural Forms; Landscapes; looking at Artists and Artworks; Design-based projects. We teach essential skills, media knowledge and art making processes and go on to support young peoples’ own ideas and interests in the work they want to make.

Alison is an experienced Artist and was Head of Art and Design in Secondary Education, teaching courses up to A level.

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An exciting recent development, we have now become an Arts Award centre for Explore (Primary), Bronze (KS3) and Silver (KS4).

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An exciting recent development, we have now completed the Norfolk County Council QA (quality control) process for alternative provision of educational services. We will continue to develop our provision, and in particular the wider site, to provide the highest standards of tuition and education.

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