Manchester Sensory Support Service

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The Manchester Sensory Support Service (MSSS) is commissioned by Manchester City Council to support children and young people in Manchester, who have a hearing or vision need.  We work with the children and their families, from birth to leaving school. We work with Nurseries and state-funded schools to provide training and advice and develop good practice for children and young people with a hearing or vision need.  We work to improve the child’s:

  • Educational achievement
  • Communication skills
  • Independence skills
  • Social and emotional wellbeing and confidence

The Manchester Sensory Support Service has now published its Local Offer to let parents and young people know what to expect if they use the service.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Tony Bowyer
Contact Position
(Head of Service)
Telephone
0790 319 2731 - Admin 0790 319 2731 - Admin 07739 955637 Melanie Jackson, Assistant Head HI Team Lead 07739 955637 Melanie Jackson, Assistant Head HI Team Lead 0790 825 3011 - Amanda Burgess Assistant Head VI Team Lead 0790 825 3011 - Amanda Burgess Assistant Head VI Team Lead 0758 796 8968 - Tony Bowyer Head of Service 0758 796 8968 - Tony Bowyer Head of Service
E-mail
admin@msss.co.uk
Parent Organisation
Lancasterian School

Where to go

Name
Manchester Sensory Support Service
Address
8th Floor Alexandra House
Moss Lane East
Hulme
Manchester
Postcode
M15 5GX
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Notes

MSSS work across the City of Manchester. Our admin and office base can be found at Alexandra House in Hulme.

Costs

Associated Cost
No

Availability

Age Ranges
0 to 19 years
Referral required
Referral Details

Hearing Needs referral

MSSS receives alerts from the community audiologist clinics across Manchester. These then trigger an automatic referral to the service. If you, or anyone working with your child has a concern regarding your child’s hearing, please contact your GP in the first instance.

Vision Needs referral

If you have a concern about your child’s vision, please arrange for them to visit an optician before requesting a referral to the Service (details below).

We also receive information from the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) which may trigger a referral to the service.

MSSS works with children and young people aged from 0 to 19. We support children and young people with Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment / Deaf and Multi-Sensory Impairment.

For any professionals or families looking to make a referral, please use the referral & consent form attached to this page and send it to admin@msss.co.uk If we do not receive the signed consent form with the referral there may be a delay in processing the referral

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