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Manchester SEN Event: Sleep, Social & Emotional Health

15 JULY 2026

We're delighted to welcome parents and carers in and around Manchester to celebrate the upcoming opening of our new Bowersgate School. Join us for a day of learning, practical advice, strategies and tips for supporting you and your child or young person with SEN on sleep, anxiety and EHCPs.

📆Date: Wednesday 15th July

⏰Time: 10am-2pm

🏫Venue: Bowersgate School, Floats Road, Wythenshawe, M23 9PL

Helping Your SEN Child Thrive: Sleep, Social & Emotional Health

Event Agenda

🌟 10:15am: Understanding SEN, Children, and Sleep: Challenges, Impacts, and Strategies Presented by Helen Rutherford, Specialist Sleep Practitioner from The Sleep Charity

🌟 11:30am: Reducing Anxiety: Social Interactions, Emotional Regulation & Behaviours Presented by Dr Vicki Wardman, Clinical Director, and Orla Ni Scolai, Occupational Therapist from our Group.

🌟12:30pm: Tour of the School 

🌟 12:30pm - 2pm - EHCP and Clinical Drop-In Clinics led by Paula Harrington, Parent Support Specialist, Dr Vicki Wardman, Clinical Director, and Dr Jessica Lakmaker, Psychologist from our Group.

Bowersgate School is opening in Autumn 2026. Based in Wythenshawe, this independent, specialist day school will provide high quality education for boys and girls. The school meets the needs of pupils with special educational needs including ADHD, autism and social & emotional difficulties. The initial age range will be 6-16 years.