Phab Club

A Phab club is run for the local teenagers with and without a disability where they can have fun and socialise with others.

Aims

To encourage inclusion and to build friendships between hosts (from St Helen's and Merchant Taylors' Schools) and guests (from local special schools).

Immediate beneficiaries are the hosts and guests who attend Phab Club, and the guests' parents and carers who can socialise together while their children are enjoying Phab Club activities.

Background

The club was started as a result of the Phab Week residential held at Merchant Taylors School.

There was no regular Phab Club in the local area to meet the demand for regular opportunities for guests to enjoy facilities and activities outside their schools.

 

Resources

The Phab Club uses the Sixth Form centre (Mackenzie building) at St Helen's School.

It is supervised by staff volunteers from St Helen's and Merchant Taylors' School.

Fortnightly club activities (2 hours on Friday afternoons) alternate with planning meetings for the hosts and staff.

A range of resources and equipment is provided by the schools to support club activities, and St Helen's provides catering for the guests' parents.

Impact

Both hosts and guests learn a wide range of social skills outside the classroom. Both hosts and guests develop their emotional intelligence; hosts in addition learn about responsibility for others.

Frequency

Ongoing, during term time.

Fortnightly Phab Clubs on Friday afternoons.