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Introducing Dare 2 B Different

Dare 2 B Different Fellow parent-carer, Rehena, recently shared with us information about the new parent support and well-being group that she set up for parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). The group is called Dare

No Labels Here: A Day-to-Day Guide for Parenting Children with Neurodiverse Needs

The book's author, Eve Bent Fellow parent-carer, Eve Marie Bent, recently sent us this article that she wrote, introducing her book, "No Labels Here: A Day-to-Day Guide for Parenting Children with Neurodiverse Needs". She will be hosting a book launch event at

By |2024-04-25T16:31:38+01:00April 22nd, 2024|Categories: Parent Sharing|Tags: , , , , |

Manchester has joined the NW Change Programme Partnership!

In the latest SEND Local Offer newsletter, Manchester City Council announced that Manchester has been chosen by the Department for Education to lead the North West Change Programme Partnership. The government realised that the system for helping children and young people with special educational needs

SEND Community Offer – Monthly Relaxed Cinema Sessions

Bookings for the May 2024 cinema session will open at 3pm on Monday, 29 April. Please book your family’s places through our Eventbrite page. In the meantime, you can vote for the movie that we will show by answering our SurveyMonkey poll. The survey

By |2024-04-27T07:57:41+01:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: Events, Projects|Tags: , , , , |

Respite Offer from Newman Holiday Trust

Great news from Newman Holiday Trust, a voluntary run charity that provides respite for children and young people with additional needs! They have opened applications for this year's summer holiday at Stonyhurst College in Clitheroe, which will be held for a week from

What Does Autism Mean to You?

We have now opened this activity to all families of autistic children and young people, plus we extended the deadline to 9pm on Sunday, 14 April. If you are autistic yourself or you have an autistic child/ young person in the family, please feel

World Autism Acceptance Week Film Screening (for Parents)

To celebrate World Autism Acceptance Week*, we will be holding a FREE film screening session on Tuesday, 16 April, exclusively for parents/carers of autistic and neurodivergent children and young people who go to one of Manchester's Autism in Schools (AiS) schools**. We would like

SEND Local Offer Social Media for Young People

We recently shared the fantastic news that a Young People's Local Offer website is currently being built by an autistic young person from SENDCode. To supplement this new site, they have also set up new Local Offer social media accounts targeting young people with SEND

By |2024-03-14T17:48:43+00:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , |

New Local Offer Website for Young People

We are pleased to share that a Local Offer website specifically aimed for young people to use is currently being developed! The new website aims to make Manchester's SEND Local Offer more accessible and appealing to young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).

By |2024-03-14T01:47:25+00:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , |

SEND Dads Society

We have received fantastic news from Rochdale Parent Carers Voice about a new male social club for parents/carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) in Greater Manchester (GM). It is going to be a judgement-free space for peer-to-peer