One of the parents Wraparound supports has very kindly written this heartfelt blog for us about her experience with the professionals involved in her son’s life. Until my eldest son was born, I was lucky enough to have very little experience of dealing with many professionals. I had never been in hospital, rarely visited…
Making Sense of Relationships with Professionals
Having a child with special needs often means you are forced to become involved in a world those parents who have children with no additional needs don’t have to. This new world involves coming into contact with professionals and services you may never have heard of before. This new world can be confusing and its…
Fancy volunteering with Wraparound?Read about Izzy’s experience with us
My Wraparound Experience Hello, my name is Izzy and I’m a second year psychology student at the University of Manchester. Volunteering is obviously a vital experience, not only in what you can provide an organisation (be that social media skills, or analytics and organisation), but also what you can learn from the experience. Before I…
We Won! Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation awards Wraparound prize for innovation 2018
GRANT GIVES GREATER MANCHESTER’S SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN GREATER SCHOOLING CHANCE A Manchester mum who has long championed practical support for special needs children and their families has been awarded £1,000 to further her efforts in helping ordinary families make sense of extraordinary circumstances. Elizabeth Stanley, Director of social enterprise, Wraparound Partnership, was gifted the prize…
Events and Workshops
Wraparound offers a programme of FREE events to support parent carers and professionals across Greater Manchester and beyond. Our mission is to simplify the world of special needs and empower you with the knowledge to achieve the best possible outcome for your child or the children and young people you work with. Come down, we’ll…
Making Sense of…one parent’s story
One of our parents writes about her experience raising children with special needs and how Wraparound helped her navigate the maize of services… Hello, I’m the mother of two wonderful children – my son, who is 11, and daughter who is 17, soon to be 18. Both Children have been Global Development Delays (GDD), although the…
Making Sense of Parent Stories…World Book Day
One of our parents,who wishes to remain anonymous, writes about World Book Day and the impact this seemingly small event has on her, her child and her whole family. World Book Day when your child has Special Educational Needs World book day happens every year. It is an event enjoyed by many primary schools. Children…
BBC Radio 5 Live Mum Takeover
Wraparound were invited to BBC Radio 5 Live’s #MumTakeover in Blackpool on 28th November 2017. Supported by Netmums, Better Start Blackpool and Maternal Mental Health Alliance the event is a chance to discuss the challenges faced by mums of all ages – from post natal depression and anxiety to work/life balance and loneliness – with…
Wraparound Attends Manchester University Volunteering and Social Justice Fair
The Volunteering and Social Justice Fair Tuesday 17 October 2017, Academy 1 Wrapround recently attended the Manchester University Volunteering and Social Justice Fair. This was an incredibly worthwhile event. The turnout by students was surprising, with a constant stream of bright faces from the moment the events started right to the end. Held at the…
Wraparound partner Sarah talks about life as a parent of a child with autism and the path that led her to work for Wraparound.
This piece originally appeared in the Messenger Newspaper 27th October 2017. A MOTHER in Sale is holding her hand out to offer other parent carers support after her son was diagnosed with autism last year. Sarah Windram, was head of customer care at a busy property investment company, but upon the diagnosis of her son,…
