Animal handling and care

STEM Buddies

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Daytime Dame Dorothy HUB workshops
Ages
4 - 16
Location
Dame Dorothy Community Hub (next to primary school), Sunderland
Next date
24th September, 13:15 – 14:15
Tickets
£12 - £60

A summary

Give your child the chance to explore real‑world biology through hands‑on animal handling, gentle care routines, and engaging science activities designed specifically for home‑educated and flexi‑schooled learners. These sessions blend curriculum‑linked learning with enrichment, confidence‑building, and calm, sensory‑friendly experiences.

What Learners Will Experience

  • Safe, supported animal handling Meet and interact with a range of small animals, learning how to hold, observe, and care for them responsibly.

  • Real animal care routines Take part in feeding, habitat checks, enrichment tasks, and welfare monitoring—perfect for building independence and practical skills.

  • Multisensory, inclusive learning Ideal for SEND, SEMH, and neurodivergent learners, with calm pacing, predictable structure, and sensory‑aware delivery.

  • A nurturing, low‑pressure environment that supports confidence and communication

  • Opportunities for long‑term projects and deeper learning

  • Experienced educator with strong safeguarding, SEND, and animal welfare expertise

  • Fully insured, risk‑assessed sessions that prioritise both child and animal wellbeing

Perfect For

  • Home‑education families
  • Flexi‑school learners
  • SEND and SEMH learners
  • Nature‑loving children who thrive with hands‑on experiences
  • Young people interested in animal care, biology, or future STEM pathways

Tickets

ticket

£12
Children 4 - 16

ticket

£60
Children 4 - 16

SEND accessibility checklist

1:1 care

2:1 care

Qualified to administer medication

Epilepsy trained

Secure environment

Accessible toilet

Assist with personal care and toileting

Hoist and changing bench

Wheelchair accessible site

Autism awareness trained

Sensory or quiet spaces

Makaton trained

PECS trained

Please note:

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About your mentor

STEM Buddies

Providing STEM activities to the north east

STEM Buddies

Young people from the North of England, and in particular those from disadvantaged and SEND backgrounds that would benefit from access to additional opportunities in STEM to improve inclusive opportunities, social inclusion and routes into further education and/or employability.

Location

Dame Dorothy Community Hub (next to primary school), Dock Street, Sunderland, England, SR6 0EA

What's provided

Drinks
Snacks
Equipment

Safety

Enhanced DBS

Basic DBS

Risk Assessment

Public Liability Insurance

Safeguarding Training

First Aid Training

First Aid Kit

Smoke Detector

Please note:

It is the responsibility of the booker to satisfy themselves about the adequacy of the measures provided above and any other details represented in this listing. This platform is merely an introducer and does not verify the items listed.

Cancellation policy

Refunds are not generally available, but may be considered with sufficient notice.

My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.