Together achieving better decisions and brighter futures for Manchester families of children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Manchester City Council will soon be running training sessions for their staff to update them on the Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) reforms. In preparation for those, they would like to have a short online discussion with parents & carers about what key messages
We have been informed by Manchester City Council's Local Offer/ Parental Engagement team about free devices for SEND families who have no access to a tablet and internet. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for a device, you have to be: A Manchester resident Over 18
Manchester City Council is reviewing the Our Manchester Strategy and they would like to hear from families of people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). They want to gather your thoughts, ideas and suggestions so that it can feed directly into the review of
Manchester City Council is updating our city's Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). According to NHS guidance, the JSNA is "a systematic method for reviewing the health and wellbeing needs of a population, leading to agreed commissioning priorities that
Vicky Ford, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, wrote an open letter to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), their families and carers and those who work to support them. The letter provides advice and guidance
Manchester City Council recently wrote a letter to all families of children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP). In it, Isobel Booler, the Head of Schools Quality Assurance and Strategic SEND, wrote of measures done in relation to EHCPs and the
Manchester City Council is looking to review its Personal Budgets Statement for Children and Young People with EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plans). We would like to ask for your feedback about your experience with applying for, accessing, using, and reviewing/monitoring your child's / young
Manchester City Council recently shared with us this video from Arup's Access and Inclusive Environments Team, who are looking to promote inclusive design for everyone over the coming years. The informative video above is part of their Arup Adventures video series, where the firm's employees
This summer, Manchester's SEND families can have some boating fun at the Heaton Park lake every Monday morning in August. Sessions last 25 minutes and can be booked between 10am-12noon. There’s a choice of swans (four-seater pedalos), dragons (two-seater pedalos) and rowing boats (seats four).
A fellow parent-carer recently reached out to us, saying that she printed and laminated a hundred Reasonable Adjustments Cards, which she is willing to send by post to SEND families in Manchester. We developed the cards together with Manchester City Council and they can be
