Together achieving better decisions and brighter futures for Manchester families of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Since the launch of the SEND Co-production Charter back in 2018, Please click this image to view the SEND Co-production Charter in full. Manchester has come quite a way towards building a co-productive culture across Education, Health, Social Care, and universal services across
The past year has seen us develop a strong relationship with Manchester's Educational Psychology service. In this article, Audrey Johnson and Abigail Sterne, educational psychologists from One Education Educational Psychology Service, share their thoughts about co-producing with the forum. In Co-Production week, as Educational
In celebration of Co-production Week, the Coordinator for the Co-production Group shared with us this story of how multi-agency partners are actively working together to review and update Manchester's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Personal Budget policy. From the very beginning of the process
To celebrate Co-production Week, Maureen Howell, Manchester City Council's SEND Engagement & Young Carers Lead, shared with us her thoughts on the importance of working in partnership with families. Do you want to learn more about the SEND Local Offer? Here, she
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify
Last month, we published a friendly competition asking families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Manchester to submit artworks that we can use as cover designs for our 2020 Christmas cards. We received 12 submissions from families across
We heard that some families are having difficulty posting entries so we decided to extend the deadline to 3pm today. If you're finding it difficult to post on our page, please try the following: If you can't post from the Facebook app, please open
We are sorry to say that this project is now closed for applications, as all Christmas Sensory Boxes have now been allocated. This holiday season, we are partnering with 4CT Limited to deliver "Christmas Sensory Boxes" to SEND families in Manchester. It's like
Back in early May, we shared an idea with some Manchester City Council partners about producing sensory kits for SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) families across the city. We thought of the project because we’ve heard that many families are having issues managing their
To celebrate Co-Production Week, we asked various partners from Manchester’s Education, Health and Care services to reflect and share with us how co-production has helped them deliver provision to families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). Here is a
