Activate: Holiday Activities and Food
Activate: Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme offers government funded holiday activities with a free meal for any child who is eligible for benefit related free school meals.
Who is the programme for?
This holiday provision is for school-aged children from reception to year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits-related free school meals.
Benefits-related free school meals (FSM) are available to pupils if their parents are in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits, and have a claim verified by their school or local authority.
What is it?
Activate Your Holiday programmes, funded by the Department of Education, will be delivered across Bath and North East Somerset by a variety of local and national partners. Each provider has experience in delivering high quality holiday camps and offer different opportunities and activities so please do look out for what best suits your child!
They offer activities for all ages, covering art, nature, performing arts, STEM, team games and sport, along with teenage activities and trips and SEND specific and inclusive activities.
All sessions will include a free meal for the child or young person attending, enriching activities and fun! Children will need to bring along a refillable drinks bottle, wear suitable clothing for indoor and outdoor activities, and arrive with lots of energy!
How to book a place
HAF Christmas Holiday activities will be running from 23rd December to 3rd January 2025 (excluding bank holidays and weekends) and are free for all children and young people in receipt of benefit related free school meals (FSM). All children and young people who qualify have been allocated 4 credits. On Friday 29th November eligible families will automatically receive a HAF pass e-mail containing a 16-digit code, which they can use to book 2 sessions/activities. They will receive 2 additional credits on Wednesday 4th December. Sessions are booked through the HAF website and must be booked in advance.
Upcoming school holidays sessions
The Activate Your Holidays (HAF) Christmas brochure can be found below. The offer includes holiday camps for all ages, covering art, nature, performing arts, STEM, team games and sport. The Christmas offer includes:
• Primary Ticketed activities: Soft play
• Family activities: Swimming, Ice skating, Theatre, Bowling
• Improved offers: extended session from Roman Boxing Gym
• SEN only provision: Trampolining, Next Thing at Batheaston
• Teenage trips: Evening Bowling, Little Kitchen
• Teenage Tickets: Trampolining, Gym, Ice skating
• HAF is inclusive; parent/carers should contact the provider when booking to tell them about their child's additional needs. The provider can then adapt and where possible arrange extra support to help your child get the most from HAF.