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SEND Community Offer – Monthly Relaxed Cinema Sessions

Bookings for the July 2024 cinema session are now open but we will announce the chosen movie at 3pm on Wednesday, 3 July. Please book your family’s places through our Eventbrite page. In the meantime, you can vote for the movie that we will

By |2024-06-29T15:49:58+01:00April 8th, 2024|Categories: Events, Projects|Tags: , , , , |

Respite Offer from Newman Holiday Trust

Great news from Newman Holiday Trust, a voluntary run charity that provides respite for children and young people with additional needs! They have opened applications for this year's summer holiday at Stonyhurst College in Clitheroe, which will be held for a week from

What Does Autism Mean to You?

We have now opened this activity to all families of autistic children and young people, plus we extended the deadline to 9pm on Sunday, 14 April. If you are autistic yourself or you have an autistic child/ young person in the family, please feel

World Autism Acceptance Week Film Screening (for Parents)

To celebrate World Autism Acceptance Week*, we will be holding a FREE film screening session on Tuesday, 16 April, exclusively for parents/carers of autistic and neurodivergent children and young people who go to one of Manchester's Autism in Schools (AiS) schools**. We would like

SEND Local Offer Social Media for Young People

We recently shared the fantastic news that a Young People's Local Offer website is currently being built by an autistic young person from SENDCode. To supplement this new site, they have also set up new Local Offer social media accounts targeting young people with SEND

By |2024-03-14T17:48:43+00:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , |

New Local Offer Website for Young People

We are pleased to share that a Local Offer website specifically aimed for young people to use is currently being developed! The new website aims to make Manchester's SEND Local Offer more accessible and appealing to young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).

By |2024-03-14T01:47:25+00:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , |

SEND Dads Society

We have received fantastic news from Rochdale Parent Carers Voice about a new male social club for parents/carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) in Greater Manchester (GM). It is going to be a judgement-free space for peer-to-peer

Help Us Choose the GM Autism Hub Logo!

Work is currently under way to develop the Greater Manchester Autism Hub, led by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), who have been awarded the role of lead provider around autism for Greater Manchester (GM). As part of this development, the Social Communication Pathway

Parents/Carers Needed for a University of Manchester Research on School Travel for Students with SEND

Please see the letter below looking for parents and carers who wish to volunteer some time for a short interview with a University of Manchester PhD candidate who is doing a research study on Home-to-School Transport for students with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).

By |2024-02-05T14:33:40+00:00February 5th, 2024|Categories: Get Involved, Information Sharing|Tags: , , |

SEND Community Offer – Monthly Relaxed Cinema Sessions

Bookings for this month's cinema session will open at 6pm on Friday, 8 March. Please book your family’s places through our Eventbrite page. In the meantime, you can vote for the movie that we will show by answering our SurveyMonkey poll. The survey will

By |2024-03-06T14:46:16+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Categories: Events, Projects|Tags: , , , , |