enjoyment and empowerment
TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People delivers a programme of personal, social and educational opportunities to young people with disabilities or additional needs.
We aim to empower and optimise the potential of those aged 8 to 25 who have a disability and an identified need. We work with young people who either live, learn or earn in Richmond Upon Thames and surrounding areas of Southwest London and Surrey.
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TAG plays a crucial role in the lives of children and young people with disabilities who live, learn or earn in who live, learn, or earn in Richmond, Kingston and beyond.
We bring fun, a sense of structure and a whole host of new opportunities to the people we work with, broadening their horizons, boosting their social skills, and giving them a place to simply be themselves.
By supporting young people at one of the most important periods of their lives we help them learn new skills, embrace their passions, and develop a sense of identity and independence.
Our experienced and energetic team builds voluntary, trusted relationships with young people, away from many of the other pressures they may be facing in their lives.
We work with children from the age of 8 and continue supporting them up to the age of 25.
We are a parent-free zone (apart from our community-based activities). Providing an enhanced staffing ratio compared to open access youth services; however, some children and young people may need additional support beyond this to access our activities. If you think your child or young person requires additional support to attend our activities, then please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the options available including any signposting. We will do everything we can to make our activities accessible to all.
We are committed to delivering high quality activities across a range of settings to benefit better mental wellbeing of young people and strengthen our community.
Our programmes consider all the challenges young people are facing, be it at school, home, or in the community.
Vision
A community where every child and young person with a disability can be themselves.
Mission
To inspire and engage young people in high quality activities and experiences that improve and enrich their personal and social development, raising their achievement, success, and aspirations in life.
Values
Our values underpin what we do and how we do it:
Ambitious
We push ourselves to overcome barriers and open up new opportunities for children and young people with disabilities.
Diverse
We embrace, respect and value diversity in all its forms and act in a way that demonstrates this in all we do.
Inclusive
We innovate to push boundaries, giving children and young people experiences they will remember.
We are committed to being the very best we can be, and our values define us.
Learning Outcomes
Our emphasis is on young people having fun; however, members can also achieve multiple learning outcomes which are delivered through exciting ways whilst taking part. Members embark on a personal journey and learn and develop their everyday skills within our safe and caring environment.
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Each one of our activities, whether its attending one of our Clubs, Sports or Arts programmes, young people will take part in activities that will help them achieve in several developmental areas:
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Personal
Developing skills to maximise personal achievement
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Physical
Increasing physical movement, ability and agility
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Knowledge
Growing understanding relating to the wider world
Social
Improving behaviours to engage better with others
Emotional
Fostering positive feelings, emotional literacy, and mental health
Our Promise
TO PROVIDE
Access to high-quality leisure activities and experiences.
DELIVERED BY
Professional, approachable, experienced, and highly trained staff.
COMMITTED TO
Inspiring and engaging young people. Improving and enriching personal and social development. Raising achievement, success and aspirations in life.
STRIVING TO
Exceed expectations. Review and improve everything we do.
TO ENSURE
High satisfaction.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
The London Youth Quality Mark is the only quality assurance scheme for youth organisations which is accredited by City and Guilds and, uniquely, involves young people in assessment.
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There are three levels within the Quality Mark; Bronze, Silver and Gold. The Bronze award focuses on the policies and procedures clubs need to have in place to ensure they are operating legally and safely. Silver focuses more on the opportunities provided to young people, as well as their training and support provided to staff and volunteers. The Gold award is a badge of excellence which focuses on providing evidence that the club is committed to continuous improvement and involves young people at all levels.
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Ambition Quality is UK Youth’s nationally recognised assurance scheme specifically designed for organisations working with young people to enable them to develop quality provision, achieve lasting improvements and confidently demonstrate the quality of services being delivered to your young people. Ambition Quality also has three levels to achieve and we are pleased we have been accredited with the Ambition Quality Gold Mark.
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We're also proud to members of:
SAFEGUARDING
Learn more about our safeguarding policies and approaches here
Our awards
We are proud to have been recognised and accredited by leading organisations for the difference we make to young people's lives
Our supporters
We rely entirely on grants, fundraising and donations to continue our work with young people. As ever, we are grateful to the many individuals and organisations that gave us grants, donations and support this year. They include:
