From the 1st of April 2026, the Early Years Outreach Service (RHOSEY Team) will be moving from Rodney House School back to Manchester City Council (MCC), where the team will sit under Children and Education Services.

At present, the impact will be that they will change their name from RHOSEY to the Manchester SEND, Early Development Inclusion Team (SEDIT). A new logo is currently in design after they worked with Rodney House children to create one.

Contact and Process Updates

The team’s individual contact numbers and MCC emails will remain the same but they will not have access to their @rodneyhouse.manchester.sch.uk emails after this date.

Other emails used by RHOSEY and some of the actions they process will change:

  • From the 1st of April, the team will not have access to Rodney House emails.
  • The new SEND, Early Development Inclusion Team (SEDIT) is committed to being 100% paperless and, starting in April, all referrals and queries to the Outreach for Families team should come through the new shared email address: SEDIT@manchester.gov.uk
  • Section 23 notifications will be coming from earlyyearsnotification@manchester.gov.uk
  • For the rest of March 2026, Early Years SEN Inclusion Funding (SENIF) requests should continue to be completed through the establishment portal (EY SETTINGS). From the 1st of April 2026, schools should request and send it through the following email:  eysenif@manchester.gov.uk
  • For the rest of March 2026, Early Years SEND Pathway requests for the Reception 2027 cohort should continue to be completed through the establishment portal (EY SETTINGS).  From  the 1st of April 2026, schools should complete a request and send it through the following email:  eysendpathway@manchester.gov.uk
  • Outreach to School Nursery will stay under Rodney House School and referrals & queries to them should be sent via email: outreach@rodneyhouse.manchester.sch.uk

Final Message from the RHOSEY Team

“Thank you to everyone that has been a part of our RHOSEY journey. We look forward to continuing our work with you all in the future.

Once we have a completed logo, we will share new paperwork and information with you all.

Though it is sad to be leaving Rodney House, we are all excited about the future of the service and our continued role to the children in Manchester with SEND alongside Manchester Early Years provision and services.”