Local Offer SEND Information Hub

See our Benefits,grants and money section. 

Early Help is for all children in Manchester up to 18 (or 25 for young people with SEND) but it is recognised that children with special educational needs and disabilities may need more specialist support. Rather than a service or a single team, it is a way of working with families that helps them to cope with the difficulties they face and supports them to thrive. See the Early Help Practitioners Zone and the Early Help Assessment Journey. 

See our SEND education section. 

See Emotional and mental wellbeing for local and national organisations.  

For local SEND parent carer groups, see Support from organisations.

Go to our SEND health section for health matters related to children and young people with SEND, including flu and Covid-19.

See our Household and equipment section. 

The Short Breaks programme is for any disabled child or young person aged up to 18. It involves universal activities, the SEND Community Offer, and a smaller range of additional and specialist support (specifically for disabled children and young people). 

Go to Short Breaks for more information and to get in touch with the Specialist Resource Team.

Watch our short video to learn about The Short Breaks Offer.

The Special Education and Disability Information, Advice and Support Manchester (SENDIASS) offers information, advice and support to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This includes health and social care where it is linked to education. It’s a free, confidential and impartial service, based in the city and commissioned by Manchester City Council.

Email:sendiass@manchester.gov.uk

Telephone: 0161 209 8356  

Find out what activities are on offer in our Stuff to do - Highlights section. You can also use the 'Search the Service Directory' facility at the top of the page. 

Watch our short video to learn about The Short Breaks Offer.

Find local and national services in our Support from organisations section. 

See our SEND travel resources.

See our Young people (up to 25) section. For activities, go to Stuff To Do - Highlights. 

Did you know you can easily translate Local Offer web information into other languages? Open the ReachDeck facility. Look for the orange circle with the white stick figure. It usually appears to the bottom left.

ReachDeck has lots of other accessibility features, including having the text read out loud, magnifying it and creating an MP3 of the content.

Find further features by clicking ‘Accessibility’ at the top of the webpages.

Other organisations

Contact, the national charity for families with disabled children, has a language and accessibility toolbar at the top of their website or in the menu options on mobile devices.

In Carers Manchester, click the British flag/’English’ symbol to change the language. There is also a wheelchair symbol which you can use to change several accessibility settings such as font size and contrast.