At St Wilfrid's, our aim is to help your child achieve the very best they can at school. Through our mission statement, Belonging, Believing, Becoming, we aim for all children to feel they belong to the school ensuring inclusivity is at the forefront of the work we carry out; we ensure all children believe in themselves to achieve and reach their full potential; and we encourage the children to flourish to become the best version of themselves developing talents in all areas of life. 

To do this, we work in close partnership with parents and carers - you know your child best and you may feel that your child requires additional help or support for some of their time at school.  The document below is to inform you of the types of support available for your child at St Wilfrid's CE Primary School.  The information will help you understand  who can help and how the support can be accessed.

If you have any concerns about your child or would like further information about any aspect of our SEND provision then please contact our SENCO (Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator): Gillian Maiden (in conjunction with Susanne Budgett or Jenna Melody) via Email: senco@st-wilfridscofe.manchester.sch.uk. Please note the SEN team all have access to this email account so if you wish to direct your enquiry to a specific member of staff please mention so in your email.   Emails are monitored between working hours and we will aim to respond to you within 3 working days during term time. 

The following link will help you find out more information on SEND support across Greater Manchester: Manchester City Council's Local Offer.  

Additional support and independent advice for parents, children and young people can be obtained from the Information Advice and Support Service (previously the Parent Partnership Service) and they can be contacted on a confidential helpline: 0161 209 8356 or by Email to parents@manchester.gov.uk

Or by looking at the local offer online at www.manchester.gov.uk/sendlocaloffer

Other useful contacts:

IAS, Formerly Parent Partnership – 0161 209 8356 - parents@manchester.gov.uk

Relate (parenting support) - 03001001234 - www.relate.org.uk

Barnardos - www.barnardos.org.uk

Manchester Families Service Directory – www.manchester.fsd.org.uk

Autistic Society Greater Manchester – 0161 866 8483

Autism Family Online - www.autismfamilyonline.com

The British Dyslexia Association – 0845 251 9002 - www.bdadyslexia.org.uk

Dyslexia Action - www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk

The Dyspraxia Foundation – 01462 455016

Headway: The Brain Injury Association – 0808 800 2244

Lancasterian Sensory Support Service – 0161 445 0123

Living with ADHD – www.livingwithadhd.co.uk

Manchester Autism Resource Centre – 0161 945 0040

Manchester Asian Parents Carers Project – 0161 227 8708

Manchester Mencap – 0161 728 8109

Manchester Speech and Language Therapy Service – 0161 248 1208

National Autistic Society, Greater Manchester – 0161 998 4667

National Blind Children’s Society – 0800 781 1444

National Deaf Children’s Society – 0808 800 8880

National Down’s Syndrome Society – 0333 1212 300

South Manchester Down’s Syndrome Support Group - 07593 542 107

Rodney House Pre-school Outreach Team – 0161 230 6854

SEND Local Offer Hub Drop In Sessions – 0161 998 7280

The Sensory Team at Manchester City Council – 0161 219 2658

Sleep Manchester (sleep problems) – 0161 448 8895

Statutory Assessment Service – 0161 245 7439

Please see the document below for terms and abbreviations used in special educational needs