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Summer Fun For SEND Families |
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Boating At Heaton Park – SLOTS AVAILABLE!
There are two more mornings of free boating on Heaton Park lake for Manchester SEND families. There’s a choice of swans (four-seater pedalos), dragons (two-seater pedalos) and rowing boats (seats four). You can have 25 minutes on each type of boat, depending on availability, between 10am-12noon, on Monday 24th and Monday 31st August. Booking essential – call 0161 219 2125, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm.
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Weekend Family Cycle - THIS WEEKEND!
Alexandra Park, Sunday 23rd August, 12.30pm
An easy-paced SEND family ride of around two hours, with stops. Bring your own bikes and refreshments. Children and young people must be accompanied by an adult. No need to book just turn up! Meet at the main entrance on Princess Road.
Future ride: Heaton Park, Sunday 6th September, 12.30pm – Meet at the car park near the children’s play area.
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Other activities
Free Interactive Football Wall
This 3G facility at Platt Fields Park for 5 years+ offers five free football games, including a speed game which shows how hard your shot is, or a challenge where the different panels of the wall need to be struck in the right order to complete the game. It’s located in the main sports area near the Lake at Platt Fields and is available from 9am-8pm each day until Sunday 30th August. Find out more on All Sorts To Do or from Yalp.
Disability Sports Virtual Coach Festival
This is a free interactive event for all disabled people, with live sessions on Zoom over four days from Tuesday 25th to Friday 28th August, including Fun Fitness, Zumba and Adapted Yoga. Sessions will feature a number of special guests, including Paralympian athletes.
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New Mental Health Resources Around Return To Education
There are some new resources responding to issues and concerns from children and young people about the return to school or college. They can be found in the Mental Health pages of Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership’s website and include films around SEND issues, featuring children and young people, giving reassurance about precautions being taken and how the new normal looks.
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Further Education
Each of these includes a SEND video and downloadable resource pack
Government guidance
Guidance for parents and carers, guidance for re-opening – including special schools and supporting children and young people with SEND
The resources draw on the views of children and young people from COVID-19 research studies compiled by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about returning to school & the risk of infection - This information from Manchester City Council has been prepared with the help of the city’s Public Health team – English, Chinese, Punjabi, Urdu, Bangla.
Anxiety Based School Avoidance guidance document - This new guidance document is a tool for parents/carers and schools to talk to children and young people regarding their anxieties and to provide strategies to encourage school attendance. It’s been co-produced by Manchester City Council, One Education Educational Psychology Service, parents, health services, and schools and colleges across the city. Read more in this Manchester City Council information on SEN support in mainstream schools.
Applications can be made to the Mynshull’s Education Foundation for grants for school uniform and other resources that might support SEND children and young people - They have to be 25 and younger and live in the City of Manchester and adjoining areas. Applications need to be made by a professional (eg. Tutor, social worker, SEND worker). There isn’t a set deadline when they need to be made; they are reviewed, processed and taken to trustees as they come in. The fund is administered by Gaddum – call 0161 834 6069 or email trustfunds@gaddum.org.uk to request an application form or make a query.
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Ofsted has announced that visits to local areas in autumn will focus on offering support to strengthen Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) systems as England begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here.
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Your Covid Recovery
Your COVID Recovery is a new NHS website to support recovery from the long-term effects of COVID-19. It includes information from rehabilitation experts about how to manage ongoing symptoms and health needs at home, and signposts to sources of support.
COVID-19 Recovery Peer Support Group
The Manchester COVID-19 Recovery Peer Support Group is for people who would like to talk to others going through a similar experience. The group meets online every Wednesday evening from 6pm. People can call in or join on a tablet or laptop (expenses provided for data if needed). Please text 07702 668169 with your name or email val.bayliss-brideaux@nhs.net at Manchester Health and Care Commissioning.
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Updated Guidance On Shielding
The Government has updated their COVID-19 guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable. You can see the guidance here, including an easy read version.
New South Asian COVID-19 Wellbeing Support Service
This is a new support service provided by a partnership of five community organisations in Manchester. It includes one to one support, befriending, chai and chat and webinars. See this leaflet for more information.
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New Service For Manchester Carers |
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There is a new information and advice service for carers in the city. Carers Manchester is part of the new Carers Pathway in Manchester and is being delivered by Gaddum, Manchester Carers Forum, LMCP and Wai Yin. Advice workers answer queries or signpost you to the relevant service, with the service available in Urdu and Chinese. It replaces the current carers helpline, successfully delivered by Manchester Carers Centre for many years. Manchester Carers Centre is part of this exciting new partnership and will continue to offer other services to Manchester Carers.
Helpline: 0161 543 8000 (Monday to Friday 10am-4pm, except bank holidays), email: contactpoint@carersmanchester.org.uk, Facebook and Twitter.
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Have Your Say In The City |
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 The Manchester Strategy is a vision shared by thousands of Mancunians about the kind of Manchester we should become by 2025. You can help to reset this vision by taking part in a survey. It’s recognised that not enough people and communities are sharing in the city’s economic wealth, better-paid jobs, improved education and training, and the wider choice of housing options. This is a chance to raise issues as a parent carer and share what’s important to you and your family. Closes 23rd September.
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NHS information on who the flu vaccine is being offered to this year and when and where to have it.
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Most GP surgeries now offer online and video consultations. This can save you time and means you don’t need to go into a GP surgery. Find out more about by watching this video.
The latest newsletters from Manchester People First and Manchester Carers Network.
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