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)
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a new consultation on mainstream school funding for SEND, linked to the SEND Reform consultations, focusing on "Upfront funding for mainstream schools: creating a 'local SEND inclusion formula'". This consultation explores how local authorities can provide upfront
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a new consultation on Education Otherwise Than at School (EOTAS), following concerns raised during the SEND Reform consultation that there was limited information about how the proposed reforms would affect children and young people currently receiving EOTAS
Manchester City Council is looking for feedback on families' experiences using childcare in Manchester. Please complete their survey(s) to support the city’s childcare sufficiency assessment. This will us help to better understand demand, identify any gaps in provision and inform future planning. There are two
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 who is able to deliver the requirements listed below.
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 a research advisory group that meet regularly to: Advise
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 to answer them all! The consultation questions are not
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. We are in the process of formulating our forum
Update (11 May 2026): Due to high demand, Dingley's Promise has added another session for the 13th of May, 12 to 1pm. The session on the 12th is now fully booked, and there are only a few places left for the 13 May (6-7pm)
The young people’s mental health charity, 42nd Street, will soon be hosting some workshops to collect feedback from young people, their parents/carers and family members around transitioning between child and adult health services. The workshops are open to anyone aged 16-25 in Greater Manchester
The University of Manchester (UoM) is undertaking a research study entitled “What we want: How can Speech & Language Therapy best meet the needs of autistic children?”, with which they want to find out what priorities and preferences autistic children have for the speech
