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