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Gurmeet from our MPCF Team speaks to Geraldine from the Parent Champions during the SEND Local Offer Drop-in last January 2019.

SEND Local Offer Drop-in

October 12, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

| Free

The SEND Local Offer Drop-ins are a great way for parents & carers of children or young people with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) to find relevant information and support. Friendly and informal, please feel free to share your stories and ask questions.

The drop-ins are usually attended by the following organisations, subject to their availability:

  • Manchester Parent Carer Forum

    We’ll be on hand to listen to your stories and questions. We will try to help and signpost you to the relevant services and organisations who may be able to give you expert advice and support.

    The SPACE Team will also be there to speak to you about the wonderful parent/carer support group that they regularly run.

  • Local Offer Engagement Team

    Manchester City Council’s Local Offer team organises and hosts these drop-ins. You can talk to them about what’s going on in and around Manchester, including how to find important SEND information via the Local Offer.

  • Early Help Central

  • “About Me” Person-Centred Profiles

    The About Me (AM) document is a person-centred profile that will show professionals across Education, Health and Social Care a snapshot of your child and the kind of support that they need in order to thrive. For those with more complex needs, there is a “More About Me” (MAM) section at the back that can contain even more information that may be of benefit.

  • Children’s Special Needs Nursing Service

  • Equal Education Chances

  • Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) / Travel Training (Phil Samphire)

  • Home-to-School Transport (HTST) Team

    There’s an ongoing review of the HTST service, with a consultation currently open asking for people’s feedback on the proposed new policies. Members of the HTST team will join us at the drop-in to allow more people to feed into the consultation.

  • Lifted Carers Centre

  • Manchester Parent Champions

  • One Education (Educational Psychologists)

  • Our Space Youth Group

  • Pure Innovations

  • Rodney House Outreach Service for Early Years (RHOSEY)

  • Short Breaks team

  • SENDIASS (SEND Information, Advice and Support Service) team

Future SEND Early Help Local Offer Drop-ins

List of SEND Local Offer drop-ins for March 2022 through February 2023

Click here for information about future SEND Local Offer Drop-ins across Manchester or to learn more about the SEND Local Offer in Manchester. Please note that, due to the coronavirus situation, we may need to replace future drop-ins with virtual sessions.

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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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