Explore this page to find various information relevant to SEND families in Manchester during this Covid-19 crisis.
This includes information coming from Gov.uk, NHS, Manchester City Council, Council for Disabled Children, Contact, and many other sources that we find useful for SEND families.
Please click one of the boxes below for relevant information, scroll further down to see related blog articles and events, or click the Questions / Comments box to send us a message.
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Features to Check When Your Child is Unwell
Manchester City Council recently reached out to us to say that Health colleagues have raised concerns that families are presenting children late with serious conditions/ Covid-19 because of anxieties about attending hospitals. They shared with us
A Message from Digital Advantage – Supported Internship Opportunity
Digital Advantage, who delivered their Digital Inc. programme to a number of Manchester students last year, have recently passed this message to us: Thanks for sharing the below information about our brand new supported internship for
Educational Psychology Helpline for SEND Parents/Carers
We are pleased to share that One Education contacted us today with information about a new helpline they have for Manchester's SEND parents & carers: As from tomorrow, Thurs 23rd April, we are also providing a
Free Offer from AutonoMe – Independent Living Skills App
We recently received the following offering from AutonoMe, who are currently offering a free version of their app as their response to the coronavirus situation in the country: AutonoMe is a paid service usually only available
Educational Psychology Helpline for Parents/Carers of Children with an Autism Diagnosis from North, Central or South Manchester CAMHS
Please see below the message from One Education regarding their offer to provide telephone support to parents of young people with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder): During this period of school closure, Educational Psychologists are available to
Practice Yoga at Home
In the absence of our weekly Yoga for Carers sessions, our friend Tammy from Yoga for All Manchester has kindly shared with us yoga practice that you could perform at home. From Tammy: It's a self
FAQs from the March Virtual Local Offer Drop-in
In the lead up to last month's Virtual SEND Local Offer Drop-in, we asked Manchester City Council to collate questions that have been asked to the various providers so we can produce an FAQ to share