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)
Below are some articles and events that we have posted about or on behalf of other individuals, organisations, services, or support groups.
Some of these information are shared on behalf of Manchester’s SEND Local Offer. The Local Offer is a fantastic source of information for families of children and young people with SEND in Manchester. Please visit https://www.manchester.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer to learn more.
There is a new job opening for a Neurodiversity Trainer in Greater Manchester - and people with lived experience of autism and/or with experience delivering neurodivergence training are strongly urged to apply! The postholder will become part of the Greater Manchester Autism Hub training
Mcr Active are working with partners to deliver provision for children and young people aged 5 - 16 with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). This provision is FREE but participants must book on to each session via the Manchester Active website. You will need
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
Manchester City Council and SENDCode recently published a video explaining the Change Programme. The short animated video aims to help young people understand what the programme is all about and how Manchester is involved with the Change Programme Partnership. You can watch the video
Manchester City Council recently shared with us an Easy Read document that they developed to help autistic people with the upcoming local elections and the UK general election later this year. You can view the document by scrolling through the photos below or by
After my son was diagnosed, I felt lost and unable to speak to anyone that understood me as a mother from the South Asian Muslim Community. I realised it was due to the lack of understanding of having a child with additional needs in
In the latest SEND Local Offer newsletter, Manchester City Council announced that Manchester has been chosen by the Department for Education to lead the North West Change Programme Partnership. The government realised that the system for helping children and young people with special educational needs
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
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
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).
