Together achieving better decisions and brighter futures for Manchester families of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Dear parents/carers, Manchester City Council is committed to continually improving services for children with SEND. The Early Years (age 0 to 5 years) is a critical part in that process and we would like your help. The Council has commissioned a review of inclusive practice
If you booked for a HAF SEND Community Offer activity online, please don't forget to fill in the Attendee Google Form for your family, making sure to register each person that you booked. (e.g. If you booked for 3 people, send over the details
Baby Week is always an exciting time for us. Aside from meeting new parents and carers (as well as old friends!), we also get to speak with services that support young children and their families. At this year's Baby Week launch earlier this month, we
We would really like to hear people’s experiences of accessing childcare or early education for their child with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) aged 0-5 years. If you are a parent/carer of an Early Years child with SEND, please kindly spare a few
Below are the inclusive summer activities that can be booked as part of "Block 3" of the HAF SEND Community Offer. These activities are open to families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) who live in the city
It is never too late to celebrate amazing co-production work! We recently received an article from Carrie Mooney (Manchester City Council's Lead for Early Years Access & Sufficiency) who, with some input from Ann Van Dyke MBE (consultant working with Dingley's Promise charity on
The parent groups sessions at St. Matthew's RC High School that we are running as part of the Autism in Schools project will be back soon. The sessions are a great a chance to meet other parents and carers, share ideas, and discuss what you
We are pleased to share this short article from fellow parent-carer Carla Scaife, who is also the Programme Delivery Lead for Autism in Schools and the Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) in Greater Manchester. Here, she talks about the role that
Below are the inclusive summer activities that can be booked as part of "Block 2" of the HAF SEND Community Offer. These activities are open to families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) who live in the city
Dr Michelle Hacking, founder and clinical psychologist at Kingfisher Psychology, recently sent us this writeup with her thoughts about co-production and the value of lived experience. We are pleased to have such a staunch supporter of the forum and we hope that this encourages further
