The Local Offer Has Been Upgraded!

The Local Offer is the name for all the activities, services, advice and support across Manchester for children and young people with SEND. The Local Offer website is www.manchester.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer

What is it?

The Local Offer is published as part of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) reforms included in the Government’s Children and Families Bill (2013). It will:

• give you information about education, health and care services
• give you information about leisure activities and support groups
• hold all the information in one place
• be clear, comprehensive and accessible
• make service provision more responsive to local needs
• be developed and reviewed with service providers and service users.

The Local Offer is for:

• children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities (SEND) from 0-25 years
• their parents and carers
• practitioners and professionals

How will it help me?

It will help you:

• find out what you need to know easily
• find information when you need it and to be less dependent on other people to do this for you
• find the nearest and most suitable services
• to ask the right questions
• to provide feedback about what is needed, raise concerns or make a complaint

Early Help

Effective Early Help is essential to improve the life chances of Manchester’s children, young people and their families.  The aim of the Manchester Early Help Service is to build capacity in communities that will prevent crime, support education and enterprise, and keep children, young people and their families healthy and safe.  We aim to do this by working with other agencies and directly with people from local communities. 

Bridgelea has access to it’s own Early Help Inclusion Team. Our Team is supported by 3 Early Help Practitioners and an Early Help Team Leader. By offering in-house early help support to families, we can work under the Manchester Early Help Strategy to ensure that our families are receiving support in a timely manner and through the introduction of Early Help Practitioners linked to the school there is a stronger home-school link for our families.

Early Help Hubs

North: 0161 234 1973

Central: 0161 234 1975

South: 0161 234 1977

Statutory Assessment Team

Telephone: 0161 245 7439

Email: sen@manchester.gov.uk

Enquiries about requests for Education, Health and Care Plans including conversions of SEN Statements.

Travel Co-ordination Unit

Telephone: 0161 219 6400

Email: hometoschool@manchester.gov.uk

Enquiries about home to school transport for children with statements of SEN or EHC plans. Please note that telephone enquiries are answered by Environment On Call.

Specialist Resource Team

Enquiries about short breaks for children and young people with SEND.

Telephone: 0161 219 2125

Email: shortbreaks@manchester.gov.uk

New referrals for short Breaks

If your child has never been in receipt of a Short Break, you can call our Contact Centre on 0161 234 5001.

Engagement Team

For enquires about promoting or demonstrating the Local Offer, and for information about how to get involved.

Telephone: 0161 234 1946

Email: localoffer@manchester.gov.uk