Contents
- Introduction to Bexley’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme Annual Report 2025 to 2026
- Highlights
- Food
- Enriching Activities
- Physical Activities
- Nutritional Education and the promotion of healthy living and lifestyles
- Signposting and Referrals
- Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
- Secondary Provision
- Marketing and Communications
- Centralised Booking System
- Results from surveys
- Children and families’ feedback
- Case Studies
- Additional resources, partnerships and aligning with other priorities
- Key Challenges
- Lessons Learnt
- Plans for 2026 to 2027 HAF Programme Year
2. Highlights
2025 to 2026 Programme Breakdown
Below is the attendance breakdown for the Easter 2025, Summer 2025, and Winter 2025 programmes delivered as part of the 2025/26 HAF Programme year. Each child could attend up to 4 sessions during both the Winter and Easter programmes. For the Summer programme, we offered up to 16 sessions per child, in line with previous years.
| Easter 2025 Programme | |||||||
| Number of Providers | Number of unique activity locations | Number of Sessions Offered | Number of Sessions Attended | Number of Individual Children Attended | No. of Primary aged children | No. of Secondary aged children | No. with SEND or additional needs |
| 24 | 29 | 3,303 | 3,046 | 1,336 | 1,086 | 250 | 271 |
| Summer 2025 Programme | |||||||
| Number of Providers | Number of unique activity locations | Number of Sessions Offered | Number of Sessions Attended | Number of Individual Children Attended | No. of Primary aged children | No. of Secondary aged children | No. with SEND or additional needs |
| 24 | 29 | 12,157 | 11,626 | 2,489 | 2,077 | 412 | 474 |
| Winter 2025 Programme | |||||||
| Number of Providers | Number of unique activity locations | Number of Sessions Offered | Number of Sessions Attended | Number of Individual Children Attended | No. of Primary aged children | No. of Secondary aged children | No. with SEND or additional needs |
| 23 | 25 | 2,875 | 2,422 | 1,193 | 964 | 229 | 320 |
2025 to 2026 Budget Breakdown
The table below shows the funding we received from the DfE for the 2025 to 2026 HAF Programme year, and how that budget was spent.
| Allocation | £ |
| London Borough of Bexley's allocation from the Department for Education | £798,570.00 |
| Expenditure Type | £ |
| Management and administration of the programme by the LA. | £79,857.00 |
| Easter 2025 programme costs | £117,887.38 |
| Summer 2025 programme costs | £471,845.92 |
| Winter 2025 programme costs | £114,107.12 |
| Publicising the scheme to eligible families and other communications. | £129.98 |
| Centralised booking system | £14,742.60 |
| Total expenditure for 2025 to 2026 HAF Programme year | £798,570.00 |
Bexley’s HAF Steering Group
Since its launch in 2021, Bexley’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme has grown significantly. A key part of its success has been the support and collaboration of a dedicated Steering Group, which brings together expertise from across local services to ensure the best outcomes for children and families.
The Steering Group is made up of representatives from the following organisations:
London Borough of Bexley – Council Representatives
- Deputy Director, Education, Achievement & Inclusion
- Early Years Lead – Education
- Project Manager: 14–19 Services – Education
- Service Manager – Children with Disabilities Service
- Team Manager – Targeted Youth Services
- Assistant Head of the Virtual School – Social Services and Safeguarding
- Senior Public Health Practitioner - Public Health
Other Key Members
- Metropolitan Police Force
- Head Teacher – Mayplace Primary School
- CYP Support Manager / Public Health Strategist - Bexley Voluntary Service Council
Register of Providers for 2025 to 2026
We successfully delivered all three HAF holiday programmes for the 2025 to 2026 year: Easter 2025, Summer 2025, and Winter 2025.
These programmes have been diverse, high-quality, and inclusive, offering engaging and enriching experiences for eligible children and young people aged 4 to 16 across the borough. Our providers have demonstrated strong commitment in delivering activities that are not only fun and rewarding but also support children’s development and wellbeing.
A particular strength of Bexley’s HAF provision continues to be the SEND-specific support, with several providers offering tailored services to meet the needs of children with additional requirements.
The Easter, Summer and Winter programmes have featured a blend of local grassroots providers and larger national organisations, helping to ensure a broad range of experiences and opportunities for participating families.
Mainstream Provision
| Provider Name | Holiday Period |
| All Stars Academy | Easter |
| BB Soccer | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Bexley Moorings | Summer |
| Beyond Braidz | Summer, Winter |
| Danson Youth Trust | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Jacqueline's Gems | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Junior Adventures Group UK | Winter |
| Kinetic Kids Academy | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Koala Klubs | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Let’s Just Create | Summer |
| Little Achievers | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Manna-Seh | Easter, Summer |
| Marvelous Creations | Winter |
| Mensah Edusport | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Nemesis Academy | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Omega Sportz | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Our Heritage UK | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Power Mobile Gym | Easter |
| Pro Touch/ Goals | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Rosie’s Art Club | Winter |
| Smiley Ark | Easter, Summer |
| Spaptan | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Sports Fun 4 All | Easter |
| Supreme Education | Summer, Winter |
| Wit Tutors | Winter |
| Witty Kids | Winter |
| Zambezi Sports School | Easter, Summer |
SEND Specialist Provision
| Provider Name | Holiday Period |
| Bexley SNAP | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| Dynamic Coaching | Easter, Summer |
| Sendtivate | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| The Javan Coker Foundation | Easter, Summer, Winter |
| The Morning Dew Foundation | Easter, Summer, Winter |