Services across Salford have compiled this list of the support offer available to families for the academic year (September 2024 to July 2025).
This guide aims to provide both parents and carers and professionals the overview linked to an areas of need they feel a child may require help and support with. The support offer it describes is that available at the Getting Advice and Getting Help levels of the Thrive Framework. This support can be accessed at any point in time by parents and carers. Where a referral may be required it will state what to do. Most of the support on offer however does not require this and parents / carers are able to access the support independently.
Over the year the support offer may change with additional sessions being added. This provides you with an overview of the offer currently available (September 2024). Any updates to the offer will be made to this page so please do keep checking our website for this information.
The support offer is set out as follows:
It is categorised into areas such as self care, sensory, learning, speech, language and communication and understanding behaviour.
Please remember when thinking about what support would be most beneficial consideration is given to:
We hope that you find this page useful. If you are aware of additional support that has not been included please email AdminNeuroDevelopment@salford.gov.uk. We want to ensure consistent information is available for parents, carers and professionals to access.
| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Promoting Good Sleep for Neurodivergent Children and Young People | Understanding why sleep may be difficult alongside practical strategies to support good sleep. | Learning Disability Nursing Team | Events Booking System |
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| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Toileting | Initial advice and guidance on supporting toileting | 0-19 Team |
0-19 Team Duty Line
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Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm |
| Eating | Initial advice and guidance on supporting healthy eating | 0-19 Team |
0-19 Team Duty Line
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Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm |
| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Positive Parenting for a CYP with a disability – SEND 0-12 years | This workshop considers a range of strategies to use to support positive interactions. | Family Relationships Team | Relationships Portal | Rolling programme of seminars |
| Helping your child reach their potential – SEND 0-12 years | This workshop considers a range of strategies to support CYP to thrive. | Family Relationships Team | Relationships Portal | Rolling programme of seminars |
| Changing Problem Behaviour into positive behaviour – SEND 0-12 years | This workshop looks at understanding and responding to different behaviours. | Relationships Team | Relationships Portal | Rolling programme of seminars |
| Triple P: Stepping Stones | This is a group programme for parents of pre-adolescent children and young people and considers the range of behaviours observed and the reasons for this. | Relationships Team | Relationships Portal | Group programme as required |
| Riding the Rapids | This is a ten week intervention course focusing on understanding and supporting behaviours. It is for parents / carers of children who have autism and or a learning disability or who are under assessment for social interaction difficulties. There are three different courses: primary mainstream, secondary mainstream and specialist setting. | Multi-professional delivery |
The following professionals can make a referral; Paediatrician, CAMHs, LD Nursing, 0-19 Team, Early Help worker. Accessed via a referral form completed by one of the above professionals. |
Two to three groups run every term Parents and carers must attend the pre-course assessment appointment so that consideration is given to whether the group is suitable. |
| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Sensory workshops - Early years, primary, secondary | Workshop that explores each of the senses, how CYP may seek out sensory exploration depending on their preferences. | Occupational Therapy | Events Booking System | Rolling programme of workshops – see booking system for dates. |
| Self-regulation - Early years, primary, secondary) | Workshop that explores what role sensory needs have on a CYPs ability to regulate their behaviour | Occupational Therapy | Events Booking System | Rolling programme of workshops – see booking system for dates. |
| Sensory Resource Making | Practical, hands-on workshop where you can make your own sensory resources for your child. | Learning Support Service | Events Booking System | There is one session per term - see booking system for dates. |
| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Reducing Barriers to Attendance/ Education | Opportunity to meet others parents and carers and understand what support is available in Salford if your child is struggling to attend school. | Educational Psychology, Primary Inclusion Team and Salford Parent Carer Forum | Monthly drop-in sessions, alternating virtual and in person meetings |
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| Overcoming Your Child’s Fears and Worries | Group programme for parents of children aged between 5 and 12 years old where the main concern is anxiety. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based approach to focus on changing the way adults around the child respond to anxious feelings by problem solving and creating shared goals and rewards. | Educational Psychology Service |
Parents and carers are unable to refer but they can discuss concerns with a professional who is working with their child. |
Access to Education - information for professionals |
| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Understanding how my child learns | Workshop focused on how neurodivergent CYP may learn and what strategies approaches can be used to support their learning at home. | Educational Psychology Service | Events Booking System |
EYFS/Primary
Secondary
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| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| An Introduction to Speech, Language and Communication skills in neurodivergent children | Workshop delivered by SLT for children over five. | Speech and Language Therapist | Events Booking System |
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| 4 Stages of Communication training | Online training sessions for parents/carers of under fives with social communication difficulties. | Speech and Language Therapist |
Via referral to SLT service |
Parent training 1: Explorer and Requester
Parent training 2: Early Communicator and Partner
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| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Working with my child’s school | Workshop focusing on how to have successful conversations with settings to meet CYP needs. | Learning Support Service | Events Booking System | See events booking system for dates |
| Understanding SEND drop-in sessions | Drop-in sessions to discuss any your child’s education, the SEND Code of Practice and what should be in place to support their learning. | Salford Information and Advice Service (SIASS) | SIASS drop-in sessions | Weekly sessions available – see link for upcoming dates |
| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Salford Parent Carer groups | A range of sessions run by parents / carers for parents / carers | Salford Parent Carer Forum | Salford Parent Carer Forum | Range of sessions are available |
| Salford Action for Autism (SAFA) | Parents / carers of autistic children | Voluntary group | SAFA Coffee morning - 07716868514 | Coffee mornings Saturday (except first Saturday of the month), 10.45am to 12.45pm at Swinton Gateway Family Hub |
| Polka Dots | Children with Disabilities Play and Stay sessions 0-10 years | Voluntary group | Book a place via polkadots_cwd@hotmail.com | Every Saturday of the month apart from first Saturday, 10.30am to 12pm, Swinton Gateway |
| First Steps | Children with additional needs or disability 0-3 years | Early Help: Family Hub North Swinton Gateway | Register interest 0161 686 7235 | Register interest 0161 686 7235 |
| Topic | Details | Team | Accessed via and links | From September 2024 |
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| Understanding the Assessment Pathway | Information session explaining the diagnostic assessment process and what happens once a CYP has been accepted for a neurodevelopmental assessment. | CAMHs and Community Paediatrics | Events Booking System |
Booked via Zipporah events system once a child is progressed for a neurodevelopmental assessment.
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