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)
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a new consultation on Education Otherwise Than at School (EOTAS), following concerns raised during the SEND Reform consultation that there was limited information about how the proposed reforms would affect children and young people currently receiving EOTAS
Manchester City Council is looking for feedback on families' experiences using childcare in Manchester. Please complete their survey(s) to support the city’s childcare sufficiency assessment. This will us help to better understand demand, identify any gaps in provision and inform future planning. There are two
Back in February, the Government published the Schools White Paper, “Every child achieving and thriving”. Together with this, the Department for Education published a SEND Reform consultation that closes on the 18th of May 2026. We are in the process of formulating our forum
Manchester has had guidance on Ordinarily Available Provision within schools and settings since 2019. The guidance outlines what should be easily available for children within the SEN Support level in mainstream settings - support, strategies and activities for those with additional needs, regardless of
We'd love to hear your feedback about the MPCF summer activity/ies that you attended. This will help us improve future offers as well as report outcomes to stakeholders. Please kindly send one survey response for each MPCF family event that you attended so that
Manchester City Council has asked us to share their short survey (1-3 minutes to complete) about your experience of the SEND Local Offer. Do you live in Manchester City Council area or use SEND services here? If yes, we'd love to hear about your experience
We are sharing this Call to Action from the latest Local Offer newsletter (26 February) highlighting the Area SEND thematic review that Manchester will be involved in over the coming weeks. This visit from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) aims to understand
We have been asked to share this very short survey from Manchester City Council. If you live in the city of Manchester and your child with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) goes to a mainstream school, please answer the survey. It only has
Manchester NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is reviewing the Children's Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) service. The aim of the review is to see how we can get the best out of the service to meet the needs of children, young people and their
We have just published this year's SEND Survey, with the aim of getting parents' and carers' views on how Manchester City Council, Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), and other providers/settings across Education, Health, and Social Care have performed
