What we do
Learning, participation and enjoyment for everyone.
Our activities combine structured learning with fun, shared experiences. Each strand of the programme offers children and young people with SEND a different route to developing skills, building friendships and growing in independence.
Communication
Speech and language therapy
Individual, goal-focused sessions supporting expressive and receptive language, speech sounds and social communication. Families receive practical strategies to reinforce progress at home, at school and in everyday settings.
Life Skills Initiative
Cooking classes
Hands-on sessions in which young people plan, prepare and cook nutritious meals. Participants follow recipes, measure ingredients, learn food hygiene and kitchen safety, and work as a team, gaining essential independent-living skills and the pride of sharing a meal they have made themselves. Kindly supported by the ASDA Foundation.
Life Skills Initiative
Work experience
Supported placements with local employers give young adults with SEND first-hand experience of the workplace. Participants develop employability skills such as teamwork, communication, reliability and customer service, strengthen their CV and gain the confidence to explore further education, training, volunteering or employment.
Everyday independence
Skills for life.
Money management and budgeting
Practical, real-world sessions in local supermarkets where young people plan a shopping list, compare prices, work within a budget and pay at the till. These sessions build numeracy, decision-making and financial confidence, essential foundations for independent living.
Social skills and community confidence
Guided sessions in real community settings help young people understand social expectations and navigate public spaces with confidence: queuing and turn-taking, greeting others, asking for help, travelling safely and respecting personal space.
Shared experiences
Fun days out
Two free, inclusive days out each year offering new experiences, friendship and lasting memories, with parents and carers able to connect with other families who understand.
Inclusive sport
Let’s Make Noise Cup
Our annual football tournament for boys and girls, raising awareness of SEND through competitive knockout football, with a final played at a Football League stadium and a day of celebration and inclusion for the whole community.
Taking part
Find your next opportunity.
To find out about current activities, availability and eligibility, please get in touch. We warmly welcome enquiries from parents, carers, schools and professionals.
Transparency
How your support is used.
Funds raised by Let’s Make Noise are used to deliver free activities for children and young people with SEND, including speech and language therapy, the Life Skills Initiative, the Let’s Make Noise Cup and two fun days out each year.
We are committed to using every donation responsibly, transparently and in line with our charitable objects. If you would like to discuss supporting our work, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Join our community
Create more opportunities to belong.
Parents and carers, volunteers, fundraisers and employers who could offer a placement: there is a conversation to start, and a role for everyone.