News and Things to Do

Please note that this Tameside Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Offer website is currently being redesigned and updated. The refreshed version will represent greater co-production and the aim is to ensure that parents/carers and young people with SEND can find the information, guidance and support they need more easily and identify gaps in our provision.

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On this page, you’ll find the latest SEND news and things to do for families in the borough.

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SEND PARENT HELPLINE

The SEND Pupil Support Service is now offering a Parent Helpline. The service is for the parents/carers of children with EHCPs, currently not in school. The service will offer support and guidance to parents who have SEND children at home, and who are currently struggling to support, engage and/or manage their SEND needs. Whilst the SEND team may be able to suggest strategies to help your child engage with school work set by school, they are not able to set a curriculum for your child. The helpline will be available to parents from Monday 30^th May, and will operate between the hours of 9am-1pm. Helpline details as follows:

Monday - Friday
Working hours:
09.00-11.00 - 0161-3438381
11.00-13.00 - 07971132375

Things To Do

Our things to do section gives details of different clubs and activities that are happening in and around Tameside which are suitable for children and young person with SEND.

Click on the buttons below to find more information about activities and providers for children with SEND.

Active Tameside

Here, you will find a range of activities available for Children and young people through sports as well as learning through play sessions.

Accessible

For accessible spaces, venues, hotels, shops, and more

CEA Cinema Card

For information and applications for a CEA Cinema Card

Countryside

For information on our local countryside – walks, events, and more

Tameside Culture

For our museums, libraries, galleries, and more

Francis House

Francis House supports with respite care, homecare, sibling support and much more.

MENCAP Family Engagement Tameside

Working together to build a community where children and their families can thrive in Tameside. This is a charity organisation that posts about support sessions as well as activities on offer in and around Tameside for Children and young people with SEND.

Ruben’s Retreat

Ruben's retreat provides a range of support services and activities for Children and young people that have a life-limiting or life-threatening illness or disability, parents and siblings of children with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness or disability, parents and siblings bereaved of a child.

NAS National Autistic Society

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people and their families. Here, you can find ways NAS can help make leisure activities more accessible for autistic people.

Fuel4Fun

The Fuel4Fun programme offer free holiday club places to young people on benefit related free school meals. During camps, children can enjoy fun activities, taking part in creative and physical challenges alongside enjoying a free nutritious meal each day.

Everybody Can Active Tameside

Active Everybody Can, is an award-winning inclusion and disability service, providing everybody, no matter their need or ability, the opportunity to develop, thrive and achieve. We look to develop all holistically, ensuring barriers are removed for everybody to belong, enjoy, engage and grow in their community, helping them to live their best life.

Noah’s Art

Noah's Art is a family-run, community-based, not-for-profit social enterprise. Their community hub offers a wealth of services and activities suitable for all.

OKE

OKE are a parent run support group for families living in the Tameside area who have a child/young person with special needs/disability. We're a one-stop shop for families to get help, advice and support. We also offer families access to a range of activities and events throughout the year for the whole family

T21

T21 Network are a parent led group committed to supporting parents/carers of children and young people with Down's Syndrome (Trisomy 21). We aim to provide information, advice and a friendly face to parents, carers, families and friends of people who have Down Syndrome in the Tameside and East Manchester area.

Venture Disability Care

Venture Disability Care is a service that provides a provision for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities and difficulties, aged 18 to 35.

Theatre and Special Events in Tameside

Here, you will find a balanced and professional family arts and theatre programme. These generally take place in our galleries, libraries and community spaces to host our theatre programme.

Tameside ARTS

The Arts and Engagement Team form part of the Council’s wider Cultural Services offer and are responsible for Arts and Events provision in Tameside which includes creative community engagement in addition to lifelong learning in the arts.

HOPE

HOPE are a parent run support group for parents/carers of children and young people living with Epilepsy. We give families the opportunity to meet up, share and gain knowledge and influence service provision. We also organise activities and events throughout the year.

TASCA

Tasca are a parent run support group for families with children 0-18 years living in the Tameside area with Autism, communication & social difficulties. We organise activities throughout the year for the whole family.

Action Together – Community Activities

Action Together’s community activities directory features an ever increasing range of services delivered by local voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations.

Believe and Achieve

Believe and Achieve support with activities for children and young people who have had life changing effects following on from contracting meningitis.

Tameside Autism Network

Autism is a spectrum condition, not a disorder. Over 1 in every 100 people in the U.K. is autistic (National Autistic Society), and each autistic person will experience the world in different ways.

I-AM-Autism

Here, you will find information on events and activities taking place in and around Greater Manchester