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The photo shows Jen from the MPCF team speaking to a Drop-in visitor, with the forum banner behind her, at the Local Offer Drop-in @ Manchester College's Openshaw campus back in October 2023.

SEND Local Offer Drop-in (East Manchester – Preparing for Adulthood theme)

February 25 @ 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.

This month’s session will be held in East Manchester, at Manchester College in Openshaw, and there will be a Preparing for Adulthood focus to this day.

There will be stalls around the Preparing for Adulthood theme, as well as some of the services and groups that usually attend the Drop-ins:

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • “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.

  • Autism Navigators (from the Social Communication Pathway team)

  • African Caribbean Care Group (ACCG)

  • Be Well Manchester

  • Children’s Special Needs Nursing Service

  • Early Help

  • Ghyll Head Outdoor Education and Activity Centre

  • Hideout Youth Zone

  • Lifted carers support group

  • Manchester College

  • Manchester Community Dental Service

  • Manchester Family Hubs

  • Manchester Parent Champions

  • M-Thrive

  • One Education (Educational Psychologists)

  • Our Space youth group

  • PARS (Physical Activity Referral Service)

  • RANi (Raising Awareness on Neurodivergent Individuals)

  • Rodney House Outreach Service for Early Years (RHOSEY)

  • Scope’s Community Disability Energy Advice

  • SENDIASS (SEND Information, Advice and Support Service)

  • SENsitive

  • Short Breaks

  • The SPACE Group

  • Starling

Future SEND Local Offer Drop-ins

Click here for information about future SEND Local Offer Drop-ins across Manchester or to learn more about the SEND Local Offer in Manchester.

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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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