Link Newsletter May 2022 - What's On
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
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Activities and Events
Let Loose with South Manchester Down's Syndrome Support Group
Wednesday 1 June 2022
Let Loose Soft Play, Stockport, SK7 5DP
Saturday 4 June 2022, 5pm to 7pm
St John's Church, Old Trafford M16 7GX
Whether you can sing, dance, tell a funny joke or bend your body into a weird shape, we’d love to hear from you!
Sunday 12 June 2022, 11am
Z-Arts, Hulme, M15 5ZA
Free, all ages, specially designed for families with disabilities and additional needs.
Drama, music, arts & crafts, creative play sessions, sensory space and time-out space.
SMDSSG Summer Party at Home (17+)
Friday 24 June 2022, 7pm
HOME Manchester, M15 4FN
Saturday 2 July, 10am to 4pm
Together Trust, Schools Hill, Stockport, SK8 1JE
On Saturday 2 July we’re hosting Join Together Festival which will be an accessible festival.
The festival is taking place at the Together Trust campus on Schools Hill in Cheadle and will host activities, lots of different stalls and fun for the whole family!
The Festival will be running 10am-4pm with 10am-11am being quiet hour to create an accessible and enjoyable environment for visitors with additional needs. There’s more information on our website
Trafford Short Breaks over the Summer Holidays
We will be running a short breaks session involving sports and arts twice a day, between 9 and 4, throughout the week in the summer holidays.
On Mondays and Tuesdays our sessions will be for 5–11-year-olds and Wednesday and Thursday our sessions will be for 11–18-year-olds. All disabilities are welcome.
We require all attendees to be referred from Trafford Council.
Our sessions can hold between 10 and 12 individuals at a time, and we often arrange excursions and trips to various attractions within Trafford.
Holiday Activity and Food Programme (HAF)
HAF - Our Club at The Hideaway - Partington
Our Club is the name of our Special Needs session at the Hideaway.
Running for one week in the holidays, it will provide a 2 hour session that will see children aged 5-11 with diagnosed SEND able to access specially designed holiday food activity provision.
For more info about HAF activities throughout Trafford: Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF)
Training and Information Events
2 Day Helpers Course at Carrington Riding Centre
Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 May 2022, 10am to 4pm
£90 which includes certificate
Being a helper at Carrington Riding Centre is a great way to make friends, learn new skills and be around horses as much as you like.
SEND Review: Right support, right place, right time
Online multi-agency workshops
Wednesday 8 June 2022, 9.30am to 12pm
Monday 13 June 2022, 1pm to 3.30pm
For professionals - will provide an opportunity for reflection and response to these proposed significant reforms
Friday 10 and Saturday 11 June 2022
Manchester Central, M2 3GX
Tuesday 14 June to Friday 24th June 2022
Beehive Mill, Ancoats, M4 6JG
E-mail: Francesca.hatfield@princes-trust.org.uk| M: 07484077632
16–25-year-olds from Greater Manchester who are currently not in education, training, or employment. The course aims to help young people build confidence and key skills through fun and engaging activities
Trafford SEND Local Offer Virtual BiteSize Learning session
Thursday 7 July 2022 12.30pm to 1.00pm
Trafford Safeguarding Partnership
Various courses, aimed at multi-agency professionals
General School Holiday Activities, Childcare and Support
School Holiday Activities and Childcare May/June 2022 | Trafford Directory