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 will soon be sharing information with services regarding specific email addresses, etc. In the meantime, they are working to ensure the input to children and settings continue during this transition time.

  • From the 1st of April, the team will not have access to their Rodney House emails (@rodneyhouse.manchester.sch.uk).
  • The team’s individual contact numbers and Manchester City Council emails (@manchester.gov.uk) will remain the same.
  • 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
  • From the 1st of April, Section 23 notifications will be coming from a new email address, which will be shared through the relevant channels shortly.
  • Early Years SEN Inclusion Funding (SENIF): For Early Years settings, requests should continue to be completed through the establishment portal; this process will remain the same after April 2026. Schools should continue to send requests by email.
    From the 1st of April 2026, they will be using a new email address, which will be shared through the relevant channels shortly.
  • Early Years SEND Pathway: For Early Years settings, requests for the Reception 2027 cohort should continue to be completed through the establishment portal; this will remain the same after April 2026. Schools should continue to send requests by email.
    From the 1st of April 2026, they will be using a new email address, which will be shared through the relevant channels shortly.
  • Outreach to School Nursery will stay under Rodney House School and referrals & queries to them should be sent to 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.”