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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

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

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

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Manchester City Council Survey: Mainstream Schools and Children with SEND

We have been asked to share this very short survey from Manchester City Council. If you live in the city of Manchester and your child with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) goes to a mainstream school, please answer the survey. It only has

Greater Manchester ADHD Public Engagement Exercises

This is a message we received from local partners in Health: NHS Greater Manchester (NHS GM) has launched a public engagement exercise to gather views on children and young people’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) services in Greater Manchester. We want children and young

Review of Speech and Language Services

Manchester NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is reviewing the Children's Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) service. The aim of the review is to see how we can get the best out of the service to meet the needs of children, young people and their

Manchester SEND Survey 2024

We have just published this year's SEND Survey, with the aim of getting parents' and carers' views on how Manchester City Council, Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), and other providers/settings across Education, Health, and Social Care have performed

Review of Early Years Inclusion Pathways

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