Aspire SEN Dance Group

01/05/2026

Aspire SEN Dance Group recently reached out to AmbiSpace for help sharing their JustGiving page, as they’re struggling to cover the £50 weekly cost of renting the Mexborough Community Hub. The group was founded by Sarah White and runs with the support of Helen Spalding, who kindly volunteers her time.

Each Thursday, 7–10 SEN students come together to dance, build confidence, and enjoy a safe, supportive space. Sarah started the club to help her autistic son reconnect socially after experiencing bullying at school. Her daughter Elsie, who also lives with anxiety, says dance is her happy place.

Helen describes the group as a space where students can strengthen muscles, improve coordination, and enjoy the social connection many find difficult elsewhere.

One dancer, Rosie, who is an 11 year old with Down syndrome and is autistic, absolutely loves the sessions. Her parents shared how much it helps her motor skills and confidence. Parents across the group value not only the dancing but the chance to share experiences and support one another.

AmbiSpace will continue exploring ways to support Aspire. For now, we’re helping by resharing their page and JustGiving link. If you can donate or share, this wonderful community group would truly appreciate it.

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Let’s help keep this joyful, neurodivergent‑affirming space thriving.

19/04/2026

Good morning you wonderful people!

A bit about how our group runs!

So, with the group being for SEN children, we discussed and agreed that having unknown children coming and going would be too stressful for a lot of the children. This needs to be a safe space for these children first and foremost! With that in mind, I made the decision for the group to be a closed group! This means that we invite children to attend when we feel there's the available space in the group. We invite one new child a week so as not to overwhelme either the new child or the existing children. We also try to be as unbiased as possible, by picking names at random! I have so many people asking to join, and I wish I had the funds to run this group every single day so I could say yes to all of you! Hopefully in the future I might see that happen one day!

I hope you can understand why we run this way! I am always happy to add anyone to the list who wants to put their child's name down, I just can't promise when they'll get a space is all!

Love to all the kids out there!

Sarah!

17/04/2026

Hi guys! We run 100% off donations and fundraising! If you've got a spare few pounds to spare that can help us continue running, we'd appreciate it more than we could say!

Iʼm raising money to Continue our SEN dance group. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

17/04/2026

Layla smashing her dance routine again!

16/04/2026

The little ones are learning a new dance, and we couldn't be prouder of how well they've come back to class after 2 weeks off!

05/04/2026

Happy Easter everyone!

15/03/2026

Happy mothers day, to all the mums of SEN children out there!

We see your worth and your value! Your doing an amazing job!

26/02/2026

Love how hard the girls worked today! They totally smashed it tonight!

24/01/2026

Hi, I'm Harriet! I'm 7 years old and a whirlwind of excitement! From the moment I entered this world, I fought like a warrior. From nearly loosing my life at birth to being immobile as a toddler due to hip dysplasia, I have shown my true determination. Being the only girl amongst my brothers I fully embrace my feisty attitude! Life is still pretty difficult for me as I tackle many hospital appointments and assessments in hope for a better future. I can really make it known I am in the room and many people seem to know me (some even before they meet me!) I am super sociable and like to know everyone's name...even if they're not having a conversation with me!

As you can see, I have problems with my vision and my hearing, I also struggle with processing information. It's tricky following directions, particularly requests made by others, but I always try my best to join in (often in my own unique way!)

I am loud,
I am strong,
I am beautiful
I am Harriet 💕

17/01/2026

Luna-Rose is a highly sociable fun loving, wild, crazy daisy that has more energy than most. She awaiting assessments for ADHD. School was not the place for her free spirt so she is EHE where she loves reading, sports, nature, animals, science and meeting up with friends. Her favourite games is cafe but you have to wait till she had a cuppa tea to be served. Luna-Rose favourite animals are axolotls, capybara and unicorns.