Do you have a child with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) living in or who goes to a primary school in Manchester?

Would you like to get involved in co-producing a document that helps ensure relevant and appropriate support is given to primary school children with SEND?

We are looking for parents and carers to co-produce a Primary years version of Manchester’s Ordinarily Available Provision document.

“Ordinarily Available Provision” (OAP) describes the support, strategies and activities that are available to children and young people with additional needs, regardless of formal diagnosis or commissioned specialist support.

During this session we will explain how we came to write the Early Years OAP and why a Primary version is the next step.

We will also look at examples from other local authorities to see if there is anything we could use rather than starting from scratch, then we will take a closer look at each primary need and begin to capture the good practice already in place across Manchester schools.

We will also identify working groups – which may include people not in attendance at this event, but who will impact the development of the work. If you are interested in supporting this work but cannot make it to this session, please let us know so we can keep you in mind for future opportunities to get involved.

Welcome and refreshments from 9:30am.