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What is the Manchester Local Offer?

This is an introduction to who we are and how we can support you, especially if you are: a parent/carer a young person up to 25 with SEND working with families and young people Watch our short film about Manchester Local Offer.   

How you are having a say

Watch our short film about Manchester Local Offer.  Here are some of the ways parents/carers and young people with SEND are having their say in the city. Co-production: In these special editions of the newsletter, we share the co-production work in the city. Here is…

Household matters

This information is part of the Local Offer SEND Information Hub.       

Local Offer SEND Information Hub

We have created this resource to bring information together in one place around special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the Manchester City Council area and beyond.  To learn more about us, please visit What is Manchester Local Offer? You can sign up to our newsletter for regular…

Education, Health and Care Plans

What is an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan?An EHC plan describes your child’s special educational needs (SEN) and the help they will get to meet them. An EHC plan also includes any health and care provision that is needed. It is a legal document…

Education, Health and Care Plans and Other SEN Support

Elective Home Education: Advice and Information

If you are educating your child from home, or thinking about it - The following areas will be able to provide information and advice: Home Education Advisory Service Manchester City Council Website

Could you do with extra support?

Please use this link to view our Accessibility Statement If you require any of our current Early Help products (September 2021 onwards) as produced from this time onwards, in a more accessible format, then please do email us: jeff.burns@manchester.gov.uk or Anthony.gilfillan@manchester.gov.uk The Early Help service work closely…

Welcome to Manchester Local Offer

We’re about all things SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) for children and young people up to the age of 25 in the Manchester City Council area and their parents/carers. What is the Manchester Local Offer?  Our newsletter Our monthly drop ins  Local Offer SEND…

SENDIASS: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service Manchester

What is SENDIASS? The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) offers information, advice and support for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This service is also offered directly to young people.…