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Back To School Packs
Just a reminder about the locally-produced ‘Back To School’ packs. They’ve been written for Manchester's autistic students but will be relevant for many other children and young people and their families. There are packs for: Schools & teachers, Parents, Young people, and Younger children.
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Council for Disabled Children – Latest FAQ
Each week, the Council for Disabled Children receives questions from parents and carers and shares these with the Department for Education (DfE) and colleagues with specialist knowledge. Here’s issue 6, including questions around class sizes and risk assessments. You can find all the FAQ here.
SEND Home Learning Resources
The Department of Education has published the last in a series of home learning resources for children and young people with SEND.
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Face Covering Exemption Cards From TfGM
Last week, we shared information about face coverings on public transport. We’ve since been made aware that Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has produced a flash card for people exempt from wearing face coverings. The card is available on request from the Customer Services team, which can be contacted by phone 0161 244 1000 (Monday to Friday 7am to 8pm, weekends 8am to 8pm) or through this TfGM website contact form. Your card will be emailed to you as a file which can be printed off or shown as a flash pass on your phone. The cards will also be available in Travelshops across Greater Manchester.
While staff may ask a passenger without a face covering if they are aware that it is compulsory to wear one, they’ve been advised to accept any valid reason a passenger may give for not wearing one and not to ask for further details.
See this letter from TfGM with more information, including a list of exemptions.
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New Infant Mental Health Service
The new CAPS Parent Infant Mental Health service (PIMHS) supports the emotional wellbeing of babies through the first two years of life. It can help parents who have previously lost a baby or experiencing loss; have had difficult or traumatic early life experiences; experiencing domestic abuse; using substances to manage their feelings; or are affected by any other life experience that prevents them from connecting with their pregnancy or responding to their infant's emotional needs. If you have concerns, they encourage you to get in touch:
North Manchester - 0161 203 3261. / Email - mft.northmanchestercaps@nhs.net
Central Manchester - 0161 227 9960/ Email - mft.caps.central@nhs.net
South Manchester - 0161 902 3423/ Email - cmm-tr.southmanchestercamhs@nhs.net
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Sleep Advice For Teens
Here is some sleep advice for young people, answering questions like ‘How much sleep do you really need?’ and ‘Why do you sleepwalk?’
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Good News From Manchester Libraries
Eight of the city’s libraries will be reopening from Saturday 4th July. To keep customers safe, there will be limits to numbers of people allowed in and reduced services. But you’ll be able to return books, borrow books and use the internet. More info here.
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Jamboree Sensory Sessions
Oily Cart, an inclusive theatre company, have shared three interactive, creative sessions inspired by the sensory moments in their show ‘Jamboree’. They have also created a closed Facebook group for families with a young person who relates to the world in a sensory way. This has sensory activities and ideas for home, resources, and links to organisations that might be useful.
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Manchester In Lockdown
Manchester’s Archives+ Centre wants to capture the experience of living through the coronavirus pandemic for future generations. The service invites all Mancunians to share their writing, drawings, photos, audio and video files, which could form part of future exhibitions about life during the COVID-19 lockdown. All submissions from Manchester residents, no matter how big or small, are welcome. Find out more here.
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