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Northwest Summer Holiday from Newman Holiday Trust

Great news from Newman Holiday Trust, a voluntary organisation that provides respite breaks for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent children and young people! They have opened applications for this year's summer holiday at Stonyhurst College in Clitheroe, which will be held for a week

SEND Local Offer – Have Your Say!

Manchester City Council has asked us to share their short survey (1-3 minutes to complete) about your experience of the SEND Local Offer. Do you live in Manchester City Council area or use SEND services here? If yes, we'd love to hear about your experience

Supported Internships News

As National Supported Internships Day (27 March) approaches, Manchester City Council asked us to share some wonderful news and events happening in Greater Manchester and nationally. Please click the toggles below to learn more. There are 2 new supported internships available in Greater

SEND Community Offer – Monthly Relaxed Cinema Sessions

Bookings for the June 2025 cinema session is now open! Please vote for the film that we will be showing by answering this SurveyMonkey poll. (The survey closes at noontime on Saturday, 31st of May.) We will be showing the award-winning film "Wicked" this

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Neurodiversity in Education Logo Design Competition

We are looking for a new logo to use in communications regarding the Neurodiversity in Education (NiE) initiative that's currently running across Greater Manchester! We invite children and young people from Greater Manchester to design a logo that describes or represents the Neurodiversity in

A Day in the Life of an Assistant SENCo at Southern Cross

Hi my name is Karen and I started at Southern Cross in September 2024. I come from a background of primary teaching. My family are from Hong Kong but I was born here in the UK. I have two young boys at home. My role

Emotional Barriers to School Attendance: Manchester’s Guidance for Prevention and Early Intervention

The Emotional Barriers to School Attendance (EBSA) guidance document is the result of a co-production between Manchester Local Authority, One Education educational psychology service, parents/carers, Health practitioners, as well as schools, colleges and provisions across Manchester.The work has drawn heavily from recent research and learning

Get Involved: Area SEND Thematic Review (Children Not in School)

We are sharing this Call to Action from the latest Local Offer newsletter (26 February) highlighting the Area SEND thematic review that Manchester will be involved in over the coming weeks. This visit from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) aims to understand

Focus Groups with Science and Industry Museum

The Science and Industry Museum (SIM) is currently upgrading their Power Hall, which is due to reopen in Summer 2025. A much beloved industrial heritage gallery, SIM's Power Hall houses one of the UK's largest collections of working steam engines, with a majority of

By |2025-01-21T17:32:33+00:00January 20th, 2025|Categories: Get Involved|Tags: , |