Helping Shape and Develop Services Available to Children
Manchester Parent Carer Forum works to represent the ‘voice’ of parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We are a group of volunteer parents and carers. We endeavour to work in partnership with Manchester Local Authority, Education, Health, Social Care and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of Manchester families.
Manchester Parent Carer Forum provides an opportunity for parents and carers to receive information, share their voice and come together. We can then identify the trending issues. This ensures that our members are fully represented during the design, development, delivery and review of services whilst working in partnership with providers.
Latest Posts
Wanted: Co-Chair for Manchester’s Adult Social Care Autism Strategy Board
Manchester Adult Social Care’s Autism Board is looking for a Joint Chairperson who can help support the development and culture change of adult social care for autistic people. We want a co-chair who is autistic and
National Children’s Bureau Young Research Advisors Group
Manchester City Council's Local Offer team recently shared with us this youth voice opportunity from the National Children's Bureau (NCB) - the Young Research Advisors (YRA) Group! Who are the Young Research Advisors? The YRAs are
SCS-LDA Creative Arts Group – Summer Term 2026
Fully Booked! This group for the summer term is now full and they are currently not accepting new participants. We will post an announcement and the SCS-LDA team will add info on their padlet when
Dare 2 b Different is back!
Our friends from Dare 2 b Different are back and they would like to invite everyone to their coffee mornings and Stay & Play sessions for the summer term, all of which will be held
Helpful Notes About the SEND Reform Questions
We are conscious that there are a lot of questions in the SEND Reform consultation and not everyone will have the time and energy to answer them all. The good news is, you don’t need
Help us respond to the SEND Reform consultation!
Back in February, the Government published the Schools White Paper, “Every child achieving and thriving”. Together with this, the Department for Education published a SEND Reform consultation that closes on the 18th of May 2026.
Who can join Manchester Parent Carer Forum?
Parents or carers of a child/young person aged 0-25 with any type of additional need or disability and living in Manchester are welcome to join. Joining our forum does not mean you have to commit lots of time. You can join and receive information, and then decide later if you want to get more involved at your own pace.
The forum represents the views of parents in the local area but does not advocate for individual families.