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Family Hubs – Change Workshop for Parents/Carers

Manchester has been awarded funding to develop Family Hubs across the city. Family Hubs are venues that will be based in our neighbourhoods and will offer a variety of services to support families, and ensure they can access the support they need early on.

By |2023-03-07T13:17:26+00:00March 15th, 2023|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , |

Play Day Festival (Info Sharing on behalf of 2022 Our Year)

To celebrate this year's National Playday, Manchester City Council - in partnership with Manchester Play Network - has organised the Play Day Festival, which will be held at Whitworth Park on Wednesday, 3 August, 11am to 3pm. The event is open to children and young

Transitions (Preparing for Adulthood) Q&A

We are aware that many parents and carers have questions or concerns about the support that their children will get once they get to adulthood. This Question-and-Answer (Q&A) session is an opportunity for parents and carers to ask questions about Preparing for Adulthood and

Digital Independent Specialist College (DISC) – Supported Internship Opportunity

Digital Advantage, who for the past few years have been delivering their Digital Inc. programme to young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), recently shared with us information about their Digital Independent Specialist College's (DISC) full and part-time supported internship offer. The

Important Changes to Referrals for the Social Communication Pathway

Please see below a letter explaining some changes to the Social Communication Pathway (SCP) referral process. In summary, the changes are: For Early Years children (aged 3 to 5): The SCP will only accept referrals for those who have had exposure to community group

Adult Day Services Review – Working Together for Change

You are invited to join the Working Together for Change workshops, which would assist Manchester City Council in their review of Adult Day Services in Manchester. We are looking for parents/carers who have a young person or adult with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities

Service Review of Talbot House Support Centre

Manchester City Council is undertaking a service review of Talbot House Support Centre and they would like to hear from families who have accessed service.If you have accessed or have been supported by Talbot House within the past 3 years, please either book for the

By |2022-05-10T20:07:29+01:00May 19th, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , |

Parent/Carer Listening Session About Manchester Day

You are invited to an informal meeting where we will look at how we can make the Manchester Day celebrations more accessible for disabled children/young people and their families, including systems, processes and infrastructure.We are looking for parents/carers of a child, young person or adult

By |2022-05-11T15:42:11+01:00May 19th, 2022|Categories: , , |Tags: , |

Christmas has come early – design a light-up motif to be displayed in Manchester!

As part of the Our Year campaign, Manchester City Council, in partnership with Blachere Illumination, are running a competition for children and young people to design a new Christmas motif. The competition offers a fantastic creative art project capturing the imagination of Manchester’s children

Adult Day Services Review – Working Together for Change

You are invited to join the Working Together for Change workshops, which would assist Manchester City Council in their review of Adult Day Services in Manchester. We are looking for parents/carers who have a young person or adult with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities