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)
A University of Manchester postgraduate researcher has reached out to ask for participants to get involved with a research project that he is working on, called “Communicating with Non-speaking Neurodivergent Young People: Stakeholders' Perspectives”.The study, led by Freddie Jones and Dr. Rai Fayette from the
We are aware that there is a silent awareness-raising movement arranged for tomorrow, the 3rd of November, led by The SEND Sanctuary, a parent-led national community that aims to bring together families of children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) to
I first encountered the word “AUTISM” in 2009 during my undergraduate studies, little did I know then how deeply it would shape the course of my life and career. My name is Anum. I am a SEND teacher and a caregiver to a neurodivergent child
Manchester has had guidance on Ordinarily Available Provision within schools and settings since 2019. The guidance outlines what should be easily available for children within the SEN Support level in mainstream settings - support, strategies and activities for those with additional needs, regardless of
We'd love to hear your feedback about the MPCF summer activity/ies that you attended. This will help us improve future offers as well as report outcomes to stakeholders. Please kindly send one survey response for each MPCF family event that you attended so that
Some of you may know that a new building is being developed to house some Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) teams and MPCF together in one building - and we need a name for it! We were originally going to call it the Greater
Manchester City Council has asked us to share their short survey (1-3 minutes to complete) about your experience of the SEND Local Offer. Do you live in Manchester City Council area or use SEND services here? If yes, we'd love to hear about your experience
We are looking for a new logo to use in communications regarding the Neurodiversity in Education (NiE) initiative that's currently running across Greater Manchester! We invite children and young people from Greater Manchester to design a logo that describes or represents the Neurodiversity in
We are sharing this Call to Action from the latest Local Offer newsletter (26 February) highlighting the Area SEND thematic review that Manchester will be involved in over the coming weeks. This visit from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) aims to understand
The Science and Industry Museum (SIM) is currently upgrading their Power Hall, which is due to reopen in Summer 2025. A much beloved industrial heritage gallery, SIM's Power Hall houses one of the UK's largest collections of working steam engines, with a majority of
