Finding Encouragement and Acceptance Together in our Home Education Roles - SEN/SEM
Feathers Teens is a non profit community group. We support the neurodivergent and mental health wellbeing of alternatively educated teenagers, and their families in Lincolnshire.
Feathers Teens is a prebooked community social group for home educated or out of full-time mainstream education teenagers aged 12-19 years, their similarly aged siblings, and parents. We meet weekly in Heckington, as well as get together out in the community, and keep in touch online. Feathers Teens is a fun, social and hands on enrichment group, held in a safe and accepting environment of like minded peers.
Come and find your tribe!
Be yourself
Meet hearts like yours
Speak your truth
Know your worth
Make friends
Be kind
Share your uniqueness
Providing mutual support to alternatively educated young people and families affected by neurodivegence and mental health issues, such as autism, ADHD, PDA, and anxiety, within Lincolnshire.
We have a fun packed schedule of parent supported social and educational group activities, outings, and experiences to encourage social, emotional, communication, educational and physical wellbeing, and development.
Where people can be themselves and find others with similar diagnoses, difficulties, and experiences.
We need support and funding to do what we do! Financial donations, resources, voluntary skill sharing and collaborative opportunities for developing and supporting our members core skills and mental health are always appreciated.
Our members say -
"A lovely, inclusive home ed group, where you can be yourself knowing that everyone ‘gets it’."
"I have real friends at Feathers Teens"
"Feathers is somewhere to feel safe, I'm able to join in activities and socialising, and learn at my own pace."
"Group days are a great comfort. A non-judgemental safe space."
"Feathers is always there to talk to and offer support and advice, there is never any judgement."
"Feathers Teens provides opportunities that I wouldn't be able to afford otherwise."
"Just knowing that we are all understood makes a huge difference!"
tutor led sessions
arts and crafts
team games
fun quizzes
visitor talks
outdoor physical activities
socialising
nature based learning
sensory activities
group discussions
courses
information sharing
collaborative projects
gaming
local tours and visits
days out
and more.
Feathers Teens offers a safe, parent supervised, friendly space to learn, socialise and be active both indoors and outdoors. Accepting and encouraging of all quirks, interests, and identities.
