IAS is Manchester’s Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

They have gone through a number of name changes over the years and some of us may be used to calling them Parent Partnership or IASM or SENDIASS. They are now officially called IAS Manchester (IASM).

They can provide:

– Information on school admissions and appeals
– Information on school exclusion
– Information on disability discrimination
– Support meetings in relation to SEN and disability issues
– Advocacy in meetings
– Informal disagreement resolution and mediation between parents, schools and the Local Authority
– Information on formal disagreement resolution and mediation services
– Information on other avenues of support to the voluntary and community sector
– Information on Health and Social care and the SEND Local Offer
– Help to make parents’ voices heard to influence change and development of services

You can also find information about them at: www.iasmanchester.org

Below are some events and articles relating to Information, Advice and Support Manchester:

SENDIASS Website Parent Working Party

SENDIASS Website Parent Working Party

SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service) is looking to meet a group of parents to view a demo of their new website. The invite below is for the first session, where we will just take a look at the website

By Jordan @ MPCF|2020-02-26T15:09:07+00:00March 4th, 2020|Categories: Meeting|Tags: co-production, IAS, SENDIASS|

Early Years Parent/Carer Information Day

Early Years Parent/Carer Information Day

Join us for an information session for parents and carers of Early Years children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Learn about support services, grants and other information available to SEND parent-carers. There's no need to book - just drop in at RHOSEY Annex

By Jordan @ MPCF|2020-01-08T18:32:26+00:00February 28th, 2020|Categories: Community, Information Sharing, Manchester Parent Champions, South Manchester Down Syndrome Support Group, Talbot House|Tags: Billy and Andy's Music School, Department for Work and Pensions, Early Help, Early Years, Family Fund, IAS, IASM, Local Offer, Manchester Parent Champions, Manchester Sensory Support Service, RHOSEY, South Manchester Down's Syndrome Support Group, Specialist Resource Team, Sure Start, Talbot House, Whitworth Art Gallery|

SEND Early Help Local Offer Drop-in @ North Manchester

SEND Early Help Local Offer Drop-in @ North Manchester

Join us and various SEND organisations & service providers at this month's SEND Early Help Local Offer coffee morning, which will be held at Manchester Youth Zone, from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday, 26 February. It's an excellent opportunity to chat with or learn more

By Jordan @ MPCF|2020-02-15T14:12:13+00:00February 26th, 2020|Categories: Coffee Morning, Lifted, Manchester Parent Champions|Tags: Early Help, Harpurhey, IAS, Local Offer, Manchester Sensory Support Service, Manchester Youth Zone, Parent Champions, RHOSEY, SEND Local Offer Parent/Carer Drop-ins, Short Breaks|

SEND Local Offer Drop-in @ Central Manchester

SEND Local Offer Drop-in @ Central Manchester

Join us and various SEND organisations & service providers at this month's SEND Early Help Local Offer coffee morning, which will be held at the Moss Side Millenium Powerhouse, from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday, 29 January. It's an excellent opportunity to chat with or

By Jordan @ MPCF|2020-02-15T14:16:24+00:00January 29th, 2020|Categories: Coffee Morning, Lifted, Manchester Parent Champions|Tags: Early Help, IAS, Local Offer, Manchester Sensory Support Service, Millenium Powerhouse, Moss Side, Parent Champions, RHOSEY, SEND Local Offer Parent/Carer Drop-ins, Short Breaks|

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ South Manchester

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ South Manchester

Join various SEND organisations & service providers at this month's SEND Early Help Coffee Morning, which will be held at Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday, 11 December. It's an excellent opportunity to chat with or learn more about: Manchester's SEND

By Jordan @ MPCF|2019-11-15T15:43:07+00:00December 11th, 2019|Categories: Coffee Morning, Lifted, Manchester Parent Champions|Tags: Early Help, IAS, Lifted, Local Offer, Manchester Sensory Support Service, Parent Champions, RHOSEY, SEND Local Offer Parent/Carer Drop-ins, Short Breaks, Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Wythenshawe|

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ North Manchester

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ North Manchester

Join us and various SEND organisations & service providers at this month's SEND Early Help Coffee Morning, which will be held at Manchester Youth Zone, from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday, 20 November. It's an excellent opportunity to chat with or learn more about: Manchester's

By Jordan @ MPCF|2019-11-15T15:38:15+00:00November 20th, 2019|Categories: Coffee Morning, Lifted, Manchester Parent Champions|Tags: Early Help, Harpurhey, IAS, Local Offer, Manchester Sensory Support Service, Manchester Youth Zone, Parent Champions, RHOSEY, SEND Local Offer Parent/Carer Drop-ins, Short Breaks|

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ Central Manchester

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ Central Manchester

Join us and various SEND organisations & service providers at this month's SEND Early Help Coffee Morning, which will be held at Powerhouse Manchester, from 10am - 12pm on Wednesday, 23 October. It's an excellent opportunity to chat with or learn more about: Manchester's SEND

By Jordan @ MPCF|2019-10-16T15:51:17+01:00October 23rd, 2019|Categories: Coffee Morning, Lifted, Manchester Parent Champions|Tags: Early Help, IAS, Local Offer, Manchester Sensory Support Service, Millenium Powerhouse, Moss Side, Parent Champions, RHOSEY, SEND Local Offer Parent/Carer Drop-ins, SEND Survey, Short Breaks|

IAS North Manchester Parent Champion Model

IAS North Manchester Parent Champion Model

Information, Advice and Support (IAS) Manchester are setting up an exciting project in the North of the city and would like to extend an invitation for parent-carers to join it. Getting involved with this project will give participants the opportunity to learn from experienced trainers

By Jordan @ MPCF|2019-09-27T00:42:31+01:00September 27th, 2019|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: IAS, IASM, Inclusive Choice Consultancy, SENETA, training|

Information Sharing: IAS Chat with Parents Re: IPSEA Course

Information Sharing: IAS Chat with Parents Re: IPSEA Course

Information, Advice and Support Manchester (IASM) are looking to meet with parent-carers who are interested in undertaking a free training course from IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice). This will be held at 12pm on 26 September, after the SEND drop-in at Woodhouse Park

By Jordan @ MPCF|2019-09-18T15:22:01+01:00September 26th, 2019|Categories: Information Sharing, Learning|Tags: IAS, IASM, IPSEA, SEND Local Offer Parent/Carer Drop-ins|

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ South Manchester

SEND Early Help Drop-in @ South Manchester

Join us and various SEND organisations & service providers at this month's SEND Early Help Coffee Morning, which will be held at Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, from 10am - 12pm on Thursday, 26 September. It's an excellent opportunity to chat with or learn more about: