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The SEND Community Offer is part of the overall Short Breaks Offer and is available to all families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Manchester.

The Community Offer is co-produced with families and includes a wide range of fun, accessible family activities. It runs across the year but mainly throughout the school holidays.

The SEND Community Offer enables families to meet other families and increase their support and networks. Often taking place in universal settings, it can be a way to increase families’ confidence in accessing these places beyond the SEND sessions available.

Please visit the SEND Local Offer website or subscribe to the Local Offer Newsletter to find out about the different activities available through the SEND Community Offer.

To learn more about Short Breaks, please visit the this info page or read the city council’s “Short Breaks Service Statement“.

Below are some articles and events that relate to Manchester’s SEND Community Offer:

SEND Community Offer Relaxed Cinema Screening – [Movie To Be Announced]

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE relaxed screening of “[Movie TBA]“! Please answer this poll to vote for this month's movie. (The survey will open at 3pm on the 15th of

By |2026-01-18T13:56:03+00:00March 7th, 2026|Categories: , |Tags: , , , |

Spring Half-Term Relaxed Cinema Screening – [Movie To Be Announced]

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE relaxed screening of “[Movie TBA]“! Please answer this poll to vote for this month's movie. (The survey will close at 12pm on the 1st of

By |2026-01-31T19:01:46+00:00February 21st, 2026|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , |

SEND Community Offer Relaxed Cinema Screening – “Lilo and Stitch” (Live Action)

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE relaxed screening of “Lilo & Stitch“! The movie is rated U in the UK; please visit IMDb.com for a parental guide. Siblings without SEND are

By |2026-02-01T15:20:41+00:00February 15th, 2026|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , |

SEND Community Offer Relaxed Cinema Screening – “Wicked: For Good”

Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE relaxed screening of “Wicked: For Good“! The movie is rated PG in the UK; please visit IMDb.com for a parental guide. Siblings without SEND are

By |2026-01-20T12:31:00+00:00January 24th, 2026|Categories: , |Tags: , , , |

SEND Community Offer – Monthly Relaxed Cinema Sessions

Booking for the January 2026 cinema session is now open! Please vote for the film that we will be showing by answering this SurveyMonkey poll. (The survey closes at noontime on Sunday, 10th of August.) Thank you to everyone who answered this month's poll.

By |2026-01-20T12:39:26+00:00January 18th, 2026|Categories: Events, Projects|Tags: , , , , |

Inclusive Family Bowling (South Manchester)

Sorry, this event is now fully booked. Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE game of bowling at Tenpin Parrs Wood! The venue is fully accessible and we'll have ball ramps

Inclusive Family Bowling (South Manchester)

Sorry, this event is now fully booked. Join us and other families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) for a FREE game of bowling at Tenpin Parrs Wood! The venue is fully accessible and we'll have ball

Inclusive Family Bowling (North Manchester)

We have reopened bookings until all places get taken. To request places, send a text or WhatsApp to MPCF 0749 885 4612: BOWLING HARPURHEY 23dec7pm, house number and postcode, FULL Names of ALL attendees, dates of birth of children, ethnicity and if they have