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  • This is a screenshot of the front page of the ABSA guidance document (September 2021 version)

    Anxiety-Based School Avoidance (ABSA) – Manchester Schools Guidance Document

    Back in June 2020, Manchester City Council published an Anxiety-Based School Avoidance (ABSA) guidance for schools, recognising that increased awareness and understanding of anxiety and how it affects access to education is of paramount importance. The document was co-produced with parents and carers in Manchester and "describes the factors that play a part in what used to be called ‘school refusal’, as well

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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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