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Contact, the charity for families with disabled children, defines co-production as “about developing equal partnerships between the people who use services and their carers, and those who run them. It’s a subtle but effective methodology for engaging closely with the end-user from the beginning, on a basis of mutual respect. It can be used to overcome barriers, manage expectations and solve complex problems.”

According to the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), “co-production is about working in equal partnership with people using services, carers, families and citizens. Co-production offers the chance to transform social care and health provision to a model that offers people real choice and control.”

In March 2018, Manchester launched our own SEND Co-production Charter, which sets out how all the local partners will make better decisions for brighter futures for our children and young people with SEND.

You can learn more about co-production at:

Contact
Social Care Institute for Excellence

Below are some articles we published relating to co-production, including events co-produced with partners and opportunities for parents/carers to get involved.

Your Feedback: Children’s Adventure Farm Trust

Following the success of the Local Offer and Short Breaks activities last summer, Manchester City Council again reached out to parents & carers to look at what could be added to their programme of activities for the spring term and Easter holidays. Discussing together with

Your Feedback: Winter Sensory and Activity Packs

Following the success of last summer's Paperbag Sensory and Activity Packs project(s), Manchester City Council again reached out to us in January to look at delivering a new batch of the packs to children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) in

Review of Social Communication Pathway Diagnostic Reports

Manchester's Autism Board are reviewing how they write their diagnostic reports for the Social Communication Pathway (SCP) and are looking for parents to join the panel that looks into what the reports should look like. The panel's meeting will be on 11th March, 9:30-11am,

Review of Social Communication Pathway Diagnostic Reports

We are looking for parents/carers to join a panel that will review how diagnostic reports for the Social Communication Pathway (SCP) are written. The panel's meeting will be on 11th March, 9:30-11am, and we would like to invite 2 parents/carers to join the forum in

Working with Your Child During Lockdown

Educational psychologists, Abigail and Audrey from One Education, work with nurseries, schools and colleges in Manchester and they will give some information and tips about how to work with your child during lockdown. The session will tackle self-preservation, routines, supporting learning, motivation and praise,

By |2021-02-01T15:44:30+00:00February 11th, 2021|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , , |

Working with Your Child During Lockdown

Educational psychologists, Abigail and Audrey from One Education, work with nurseries, schools and colleges in Manchester and they will give some information and tips about how to work with your child during lockdown. The session will tackle self-preservation, routines, supporting learning, motivation and praise,

By |2021-01-17T12:31:08+00:00January 28th, 2021|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , , |

Support for SEND Families

Back in the summer of last year, Manchester City Council held a co-production event with SEND parents and carers to gather our ideas about activities for the summer holidays. This resulted in a wide range of fantastic summer offerings made available across the city to

What Educational Psychologists Do & How They Support SEND Processes

In this session, educational psychologists Abigail Sterne & Audrey Johnson from One Education will talk to parents and carers about the Education system for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), and how ed. psychs support SEND processes. Our aims are: To help

By |2020-11-27T16:54:56+00:00December 11th, 2020|Categories: , |Tags: , , |

Review of Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision

Back in June, we shared with you the final draft of Manchester's Ordinarily Available Provision for Early Years document, which describes the support, strategies and activities that are available in early years settings to young children with additional needs, regardless of formal diagnosis or specialist

SEND Health Hub – Parent/Carer Workshop

The SEND Health Hub is a new service for children & young people who attend a special school in Manchester. Set up in response to COVID-19, the Hub is a team of therapists and nurses from different professions who aim to provide advice &