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This includes information coming from Gov.uk, NHS, Manchester City Council, Council for Disabled Children, Contact, and many other sources that we find useful for SEND families.
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Your Feedback: Winter Sensory and Activity Packs
Following the success of last summer's Paperbag Sensory and Activity Packs project(s), Manchester City Council again reached out to us in January to look at delivering a new batch of the packs to children and young
Explore Manchester
Over the past year, the pandemic has limited the things that we can do and the places we can visit. We know that many children & young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND)
Live Chat with Carers Manchester
Screenshot of my chat with Carers Manchester Yesterday, I had a Zoom chat with Will from Carers Manchester, where I talked about how the lockdown affected my family, what it meant for me as
Video Recording and Slides from “Working with Your Child During Lockdown”
In 28 January and earlier today, educational psychologists, Abigail and Audrey, from One Education delivered their "Working with Your Child During Lockdown" training to parents & carers of children & young people with Special Educational Needs
SEND Health Hub
We are pleased to share that we've recently been informed that the SEND Health Hub is now accepting referrals directly from parents and carers, as well as school-based professionals. The SEND Health Hub is a new
Fully booked “Working with Your Child During Lockdown” Parent Training
We have scheduled a new session for this course, which will be on 11 February, 1-2:30pm. Please book through the button below: BOOK NOW Our "Working with Your Child During Lockdown" parent training course
Manchester City Council’s Letter to Parents of Children with EHCP
Below is a letter from Isobel Booler, Manchester City Council's Head of School Quality Assurance and Strategic SEND, that is being sent to all parents/carers of children and young people with an EHCP (Education, Health and
Invitation for Interview with Family Fund
Back in May, Family Fund received additional funding worth £10 million from the Department of Education to help provide grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children in England this year. The
Fledglings Gift Card for Manchester’s SEND families
Fancy a £50 voucher to spend in Contact’s online Fledglings shop? Contact has 40 gift cards worth £50 each for families in Manchester to spend in the charity’s Fledglings shop. This offer is open to families