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)
Below are some articles and events that we have posted about or on behalf of other individuals, organisations, services, or support groups.
Some of these information are shared on behalf of Manchester’s SEND Local Offer. The Local Offer is a fantastic source of information for families of children and young people with SEND in Manchester. Please visit https://www.manchester.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer to learn more.
We have been informed by Manchester City Council's Adult Social Care team that there is the possibility that the city council will be able to help families have access to a tablet and internet. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for a device residents have to
Earlier this month, we wrote about the temporary changes to education, health and care legislation during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25 In that article, we shared info and commentary from Contact and from the National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF), as
We have recently been approached by the Helix Centre, who are looking for family members with lived experience of caring for a child with a life-limiting condition to test two mobile apps designed to support parents, family members and other carers to help other families.
We have recently been contacted by Starling, a charity that uses creativity and the arts to amplify the lived experience of neurodivergent young people, to bring good news about their "Creative Take Aways" project. The project, which makes free Creative Wellbeing Packs and access to
We asked participating organisations/teams in last month's Virtual SEND Local Offer Drop-in to collate questions that parents asked them so we can share the information to more parents & carers.Below are the questions that parents asked at the April SEND Drop-in (click or tap a
Information, Advice and Support Manchester (IASM) has changed their timetable in light of Covid-19 developments and calls to their service. Please see below a message from the IAS team: Dear parents/carers/young people/professionals, While everyone is still in lockdown please contact us for advice/support using our
Digital Advantage, who delivered their Digital Inc. programme to a number of Manchester students last year, have recently passed this message to us: Thanks for sharing the below information about our brand new supported internship for GM residents with an EHCP.
We are pleased to share that One Education contacted us today with information about a new helpline they have for Manchester's SEND parents & carers: As from tomorrow, Thurs 23rd April, we are also providing a daily helpline (1 – 3pm) for all parents/carers of
We recently received the following offering from AutonoMe, who are currently offering a free version of their app as their response to the coronavirus situation in the country: AutonoMe is a paid service usually only available to people with Learning Disabilities; however in response to
Please see below the message from One Education regarding their offer to provide telephone support to parents of young people with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder): During this period of school closure, Educational Psychologists are available to provide advice to parents/carers of children and young people
