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Information, Advice and Support Service Timetable During Lockdown

Information, Advice and Support Manchester (IASM) has changed their timetable in light of Covid-19 developments and calls to their service. Please see below a message from the IAS team: Dear parents/carers/young people/professionals, While everyone is still in lockdown please contact us for advice/support using our

By |2020-05-02T17:15:17+01:00May 2nd, 2020|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , |

Manchester City Council’s Letter to Parents of Children with EHCP

Below is a letter from Isobel Booler, Manchester City Council's Head of School Quality Assurance and Strategic SEND, that is being sent to all parents/carers of children and young people with an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan): This letter will

Changes to the law on Education, Health and Care Plans due to coronavirus

The Department for Education (DfE) yesterday published guidance on temporary changes to education, health and care legislation during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25 In their news article about this new guidance, Contact describes the following two main changes: Education and health

IAS Manchester Working Hours (Carl)

Between 8:30am to 4pm this day, Carl McGlone from the Information, Advice and Support (IAS) Manchester team is IASM's named person on duty who will answer calls and pass messages over to their other team members as appropriate. You can ring Carl at 07908 259

By |2020-04-14T17:23:48+01:00May 1st, 2020|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |

Yoga for Parent-Carers – Cancelled

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please note that, due to the Covid-19 situation, this event has been cancelled. Here is a message from Tammy, our yoga instructor: Hi All, In light of the latest updates regarding Coronavirus, I have decided to cancel the class for the rest of March.

By |2020-04-18T13:32:53+01:00April 30th, 2020|Categories: |Tags: , , , , , , |

IAS Manchester Working Hours (Jill)

Between 8:30am to 4pm this day, Jill Carr from the Information, Advice and Support (IAS) Manchester team is IASM's named person on duty who will answer calls and pass messages over to their other team members as appropriate. You can ring Jill at 07908 260

By |2020-04-14T17:04:52+01:00April 30th, 2020|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |

Virtual SEND Parent Drop-in

In place of the April SEND Drop-in, which has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis, we have decided to run a Virtual Drop-in from 10am-12pm on the same day. This is for the benefit of parents and carers of children or young people with

IAS Manchester Working Hours (Andy)

Between 8:30am to 4pm this day, Andy Lomax from the Information, Advice and Support (IAS) Manchester team is IASM's named person on duty who will answer calls and pass messages over to their other team members as appropriate. You can ring Andy at 07508 032

By |2020-04-14T17:24:17+01:00April 29th, 2020|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |

Short Breaks Annual Review Sessions – Central Manchester

The regular Short Breaks annual reviews for parents of children with SEND in Manchester will continue on the pre-arranged dates for south, central and north Manchester - however the review sessions will now be completed over the phone with the Specialist Resource Team. Please do

By |2020-04-08T03:14:40+01:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: , |Tags: , , , |

IAS Manchester Working Hours (Carl)

Between 8:30am to 4pm this day, Carl McGlone from the Information, Advice and Support (IAS) Manchester team is IASM's named person on duty who will answer calls and pass messages over to their other team members as appropriate. You can ring Carl at 07908 259

By |2020-04-14T17:17:12+01:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |