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THE SEND LOCAL OFFER –
what’s going on
The SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disability) Local Offer provides information in a single
place. The Local Offer helps children, young people,
and their parents
to understand
£220m for local councils to deliver free holiday clubs. These clubs will offer free healthy food and physical activities. Funding is expected to
what services and support they can expect from a range of local agencies
The government has allocated £220m to offer free holiday clubs.
cover activities for at least four hours a day, four days a week, for four weeks of the holidays.
Councils are expected to offer free club access to all children eligible for free school meals. Children who do
Manchester City Council are working in partnership with Disabled Living to provide free sessions for children and their siblings in the multi-sensory rooms at Redbank House, not only for this summer holiday period, but also October and February half term holidays.
- including
their statutory
entitlements.
The SEND pages
of your Local
Authority website will direct you to information about the activities available in your area.
not receive free meals may still be offered places, but not for free.
www.redbankhouse.com
The government has allocated
OVER THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS?
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