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The SEND Community Offer is part of the overall Short Breaks Offer and is available to all families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Manchester.

The Community Offer is co-produced with families and includes a wide range of fun, accessible family activities. It runs across the year but mainly throughout the school holidays.

The SEND Community Offer enables families to meet other families and increase their support and networks. Often taking place in universal settings, it can be a way to increase families’ confidence in accessing these places beyond the SEND sessions available.

Please visit the SEND Local Offer website or subscribe to the Local Offer Newsletter to find out about the different activities available through the SEND Community Offer.

To learn more about Short Breaks, please visit the this info page or read the city council’s “Short Breaks Service Statement“.

Below are some articles and events that relate to Manchester’s SEND Community Offer:

“Cool to be You” Game Day

Let's celebrate neurodiversity by acknowledging the importance of all neurotypes. Whether you're autistic, neurotypical or neurodivergent in any other way, you're welcome to join this inclusive get-together amongst parents, carers, children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) who live in,

“Cool to be You” Game Day

Let's celebrate neurodiversity by acknowledging the importance of all neurotypes. Whether you're autistic, neurotypical or neurodivergent in any other way, you're welcome to join this inclusive get-together amongst parents, carers, children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) who live in,

SEND Community Offer Relaxed Cinema Screening – “Movie Title TBA”

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE relaxed screening of "Movie TBA - Click this to vote for the next movie."! The movie is rated ? in the UK; please visit IMDb.com

By |2026-07-12T14:48:31+01:00August 30th, 2026|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |

“Small Animals, Big Curiosity” Family Fun Day

Join us for a family fun day with animal-themed games, arts and crafts, and face painting, as well as an opportunity to meet some cute and cuddly animals, courtesy of Zoo2U! It will be a unique sensory experience, when children will get to see

By |2026-07-16T21:51:25+01:00August 19th, 2026|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , , |

“Cool to be You” Game Day

Let's celebrate neurodiversity by acknowledging the importance of all neurotypes. Whether you're autistic, neurotypical or neurodivergent in any other way, you're welcome to join this inclusive get-together amongst parents, carers, children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) who live in,

Inclusive Family Bowling

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE game of bowling at Tenpin Harpurhey! The venue is wheelchair accessible and we'll have ball ramps available for those that need them. We would

Inclusive Family Bowling

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE game of bowling at Tenpin Harpurhey! The venue is wheelchair accessible and we'll have ball ramps available for those that need them. We would

Relaxed Cinema Screening of “Minions & Monsters”

This Relaxed Cinema Screening of "Minions & Monsters" includes cinema tickets to Cineworld Didsbury and Munch Boxes (sweet popcorn, orange Fruit Shoot, Milky Way Magic Stars - while supplies last). The movie features a new deaf and hard-of-hearing character, Ed, and is being lauded

By |2026-07-12T14:37:11+01:00July 29th, 2026|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , |

SEND Community Offer Relaxed Cinema Screening – “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie”

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE relaxed screening of "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie"! The movie is rated PG in the UK; please visit IMDb.com for a parental guide. Siblings without

By |2026-07-12T14:51:57+01:00July 25th, 2026|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , , |