We are pleased to share that there are plenty of FREE activities that Manchester’s SEND families can access over the Easter holidays. This is part of a packed SEND Community Offer for families living in the Manchester City Council area.

Please read on, tap on a photo, or check out the special Easter edition of the SEND Local Offer Newsletter to learn more about these different activities available to families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Manchester.

To subscribe to the Local Offer Newsletter or read past editions, please visit https://hsm.manchester.gov.uk/kb5/manchester/directory/advice.page?id=uptXtrEL9fg.

Cycling and Egg Hunt

Join Simply Cycling for fun all-ability biking sessions with an Easter twist!

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Changemakers Gaming, Pizza and Crafts

Manchester young people with SEND aged 12-15 are invited to this Changemakers Open Day with Xbox and retro gaming, pizza, and crafts.

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Creative Workshops with Odd Arts

Odd Arts will be running creative workshops for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).

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Day Trips and Activities with Manchester Youth Zone

Manchester Youth Zone (MYZ) has organised day trips and activities for Manchester’s children and young people with SEND.

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Family Forest School with Manchester Bees Forest School

Have fun in the outdoors at the Stay & Play drop-ins with Manchester Bees Forest School at Platt Fields Market Garden.

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Outdoor Play Sessions with Groundwork

Groundwork has organised “Playing Out” activities with specialist SEND support for Manchester families at Crumpsall Park.

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SEMH Bike Programme

MancCycles and GMYN are offering a cycling and bike maintenance programme for Manchester young people with SEMH needs.

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Sensory Room @ Benchill Community Centre

Manchester’s SEND families have free use of the sensory room at Benchill Community Centre during the Easter holidays.

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Sensory Rooms @ Redbank House

Manchester’s SEND families have free use of the sensory rooms at Redbank House during the Easter holidays.

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Billy and Andy's Music School

Billy & Andy’s Music School will be running accessible holiday music clubs for people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).

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Movie-making with SENDCode

Join SENDCode and learn how to make a Lego movie as a family using stop motion technology.

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Cycling and Egg Hunt

Join Simply Cycling for fun all-ability biking sessions with an Easter twist!

We have donated some Easter eggs, which Simply Cycling will hide in and around the venue. Search for the plastic eggs, let staff know, and receive your special prize!

The sessions are FREE for Manchester’s SEND families and will include free refreshments and snacks. No need to book, just turn up.

Here are the remaining sessions for next week:

We will be there for some of the sessions so please say hello if you see us! 🙂

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Billy & Andy’s Music School

Andy and Billy run Holiday Music Clubs geared to young people with SEND. The 2022 programme is at Gorse Hill Studios in Stretford. All sessions start at 10am and finish at 1pm, with chance for a short break in the middle.

  • Easter Holidays: Monday 4th – Friday 8th (NB. Wednesday & Friday fully booked)
  • May Half Term: Monday 30th May – Friday 4th June (Not 2nd & 3rd June, it’s the Queen’s Jubilee!)
  • Summer Holidays: Monday 25th – Friday 29th July; Monday 1st – Friday 5th August; Monday 8th – Friday 12th August
  • October Half Term: Monday 24th – Friday 28th October

To book places, contact info@billyandandy.co.uk, 07429 826053.

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Changemakers Open Day

Manchester’s young people aged 12-15 are invited to a Changemakers Open Day with Xbox and retro gaming, pizza, and crafts. It’s on Tuesday 12th April, 11:30am-2pm at the Green Fish Resource Centre, Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE. Find out how to have a SEND voice in the city while making new friends and having fun!

Contact Joseph to book a place on 07592 845246 or joseph.cain@gmyn.co.uk.

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Odd Arts Creative Workshops

On 14th April 10am-12:30pm and 1:30-4pm, Odd Arts will be running FREE creative workshops at the Moss Side Powerhouse dance studio. The sessions are exclusive for children and young people with additional needs.

  • Use games, interaction, creativity and communication to have fun and build confidence.
  • Workshops will consider emotional and physical abilities of participants and provide a variety of exercises, options and extensions through verbal, non-verbal, physical, and expressive exercises.
  • Sessions will use props and music.

To book a place, please contact Odd Arts on info@oddarts.co.uk.

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Day Trips and Activities with Manchester Youth Zone

Manchester Youth Zone (MYZ) has organised day trips and activities for Manchester’s children and young people with SEND:

  • Tuesday 5th April, 10am-4pm (14-25 yrs)
  • Wednesday 12th April, 10am-4pm (8-14yrs)

To book a place, please contact MYZ on corrina.aitchison-hayles@manchesteryz.org.

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Family Forest School with Manchester Bees Forest School

Have fun in the outdoors at the Stay & Play drop-ins with Manchester Bees Forest School at Platt Fields Market Garden.

  • Monday 5th April, 10am-3pm
  • Tuesday 6th April, 10am-3pm
  • Monday 11th April, 10am-3pm
  • Tuesday 12th April, 10am-3pm

These sessions are FREE for Manchester’s SEND families and will include lunch.

To book your family’s places, please contact Sian on 07506 342945.

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“Love Digital Family” Movie-making with SENDCode

Fancy making a family Lego movie using Stop Motion technology?

🗓️ 5th April 2022
🕙 10am to 2pm
📍 Holyoake House M60 0AS

Sign up today to reserve a place for your family by using this form: https://form.jotform.com/220822122239345

To find out more about Stop Motion, please watch this video from SENDCode CIC:

This workshop is FREE for Manchester’s families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).

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“Playing Out” Outdoor Play Sessions with Groundwork

Groundwork has organised activities with specialist SEND support for Manchester families at Crumpsall Park on 12th and 14th April, 2-6pm.

Please book by phoning James on 07800 849705.

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SEMH Bike Programme with MancCycles and GMYN

MancCycles and Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) are offering an exciting opportunity for Manchester young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs to take part in a weekly cycling project over the spring and summer. Riding sessions are every Saturday 11am-3pm, meeting in Hulme. Bikes, helmets and other safety equipment are provided for cycle routes across Greater Manchester.

There are also bike maintenance sessions at various venues on Wednesdays 4-6pm.

Contact Euan Davies for more information on 07534 466607 or by emailing euan.davies@gmyn.co.uk.

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Sensory room at Benchill Community Centre

Manchester’s SEND families have free use of the sensory room at Benchill Community Centre during the Easter holidays.

The room has a waterbed, interactive sound wall, infinity tunnel, bubble tubes, animated projections – and more.

Each slot is for 45 minutes and on the hour, Monday 4th April to Thursday 14th April 10am–7pm. Up to five family/group members can be in the room per session.

Call 0161 946 9520 to book, using the code “SEND Community Offer”.

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Sensory rooms at Redbank House

Manchester’s SEND families have FREE use of the sensory rooms at Redbank House during the Easter holidays.

These sensory rooms have a range of bespoke equipment creating both a calming and interactive atmosphere, where colours flash through the fibre-optic strands along the floor; streams of blue and green simultaneously twinkle through the bubble tubes and the disco ball sparkles – and more. Up to five family/group members can be in the room per session.

Free slots are available at various times during the week, from Monday 4th to Friday 8th April and Monday 11th to Thursday 14th April.

Call 0161 214 5959 or email info@redbankhouse.com to book, using the code “SEND Community Offer”.

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