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Summertime is a period of fun and excitement for many families. For parents, it is a time to strengthen bonds with our kids through play and togetherness.

We do recognise that it can be a stressful and anxiety-filled time for many. Some parents find it challenging to find suitable activities for their children with complex needs, and many children may find it difficult to visit new places or to manage the change in routine brought by the school break. This is why we constantly work with local partners to ensure that there are plenty of opportunities available to families of children & young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Manchester during the summer holidays, and to make the info available to parents and carers.

Below are blog posts and events relating to the summer break.

You’ve got this! Ideas for the Summer Holidays

Just like that, it's the summer holidays again! 🌞⛱ Many of us may have been looking forward to this - a time when we don't have to go through the morning rush, the afternoon school run, the evening homework. Best of all, it's a time

By |2021-07-28T11:38:52+01:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Video Recording and Slides from “Working with Your Child During the Summer Holidays”

On 15 July 2021, educational psychologists, Abigail and Audrey, from One Education delivered their "Working with Your Child During the Summer Holidays" workshop for parents & carers of children & young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Manchester. They discussed topics such

By |2021-07-28T12:05:27+01:00July 16th, 2021|Categories: Events, Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , |
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Working with Your Child During the Summer Holidays

In this workshop, educational psychologists, Abigail and Audrey, from One Education will give some information and tips about how to work with your child during the school break this summer.The session will tackle:Supporting learning through having funRoutines and activity planningTalking with your childTime for yourself

By |2021-07-06T12:23:53+01:00July 15th, 2021|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , , , |
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Happy, Active, Healthy SEND Summer Family Packs

This summer, we have partnered with 4CT Limited to deliver "Happy, Active, Healthy SEND Summer Family Packs" to families in Manchester. It's like the paper bag sensory and activity kits that many families loved last summer and Christmas - but with an Explore Manchester

By |2021-08-02T16:39:10+01:00July 11th, 2021|Categories: Projects|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Co-production: Summer Community Offer

To celebrate Co-production Week, Maureen Howell, Manchester City Council's SEND Engagement & Young Carers Lead, shared with us her thoughts on the importance of working in partnership with families. Do you want to learn more about the SEND Local Offer? Here, she

By |2021-07-28T12:07:26+01:00July 7th, 2021|Categories: Celebration|Tags: , , , , , |
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Holiday Activity and Food Packs Design Session

We are currently working in partnership with 4CT Limited to deliver activity, information and healthy eating packs to families of children or young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) who receive Free School Meals (FSM) in Manchester, and we would like to

By |2021-07-28T12:08:30+01:00June 26th, 2021|Categories: Projects|Tags: , , , , |
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Q&A from the July Virtual Local Offer Drop-in

We asked participating organisations/teams in the last Virtual SEND Local Offer Drop-in to collate questions that parents asked them so we can share the information to more parents & carers. Below are the questions that parents asked at the July SEND Drop-in (click or

By |2020-09-09T11:03:21+01:00September 9th, 2020|Categories: Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Twinkleboost Explorers – Virtual Session

This is an online interactive sensory storytelling session for children with additional needs, telling the story of Peter Rabbit. Everyone will receive your own free box of equipment through the post to join in with the session. Please register with your address to receive

By |2020-08-27T16:03:55+01:00September 1st, 2020|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , |
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Boating At Heaton Park for SEND Families

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).

By |2020-08-07T15:44:45+01:00August 7th, 2020|Categories: Events, Information Sharing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Manchester Parent Carer Forum is a group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with Manchester Local Authorities, Education Settings, Health Providers and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and young people (0-25 years), as well as their families, in Manchester.

We have a steering group of parent and carer volunteers who lead this work and listen to the views of other parents and carers in the local area to make sure they know what is important to them.

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