The Great Minds Podcast

In this podcast we share lot's of helpful websites and phone numbers, if your child is struggling with their mental health, or you as their parent have concerns about their mental health.  Supporting Place to Be's Mental Health Awareness Week - 6th - 12th February 2023 - The theme this year is: Let's Connect!  www.greatmindstogether.co.uk 

This season we will be talking all about 'behaviour'. The aim is to raise awareness on how to understand the need behind the behaviour, and how we can effectively do this for our young people to ensure they are supported in becoming healthy, well rounded individuals able to feel safe in talking about their emotions confidently.  We welcome guests! If you would like to get involved in our...

In this BBC Radio Manchester interview with one of our parents, we discuss the support we provided to one family during Lockdown that proved to be a lifeline.  www.greatmindstogether.co.uk 

Here we discuss the evaluation of our most recent project delivered in partnership with NHS Health Education England.  www.autismpeer.education  www.greatmindstogether.co.uk 

During this episode we are joined by Vikki Threlfall and Paula Webb from PDA Society. Vikki and Paula share a helpful insight as to how and why PDA society was formed, and provide  important information for parents and professionals from supportive techniques to how to ensure details of a PDA profile are shared in an EHCP, as well as answering a few questions from our families.  www.pdasociety.org...

Garry shares some of his personal experiences in this episode, along with some helpful information on supporting young people that may struggle to regulate their emotions. 

Geraldine Hills talks about emotional resilience and how important this is to practice now more than ever.  https://www.inclusivechoice.com/ https://greatmindstogether.co.uk/

In this episode we talk to Andy Smith, founder of Spectrum Gaming.  We ask questions on behalf of parents and carers and talk about a range of things including the importance of language and the importance of working in partnership with parents and carers.  https://www.spectrumgaming.net/ https://autismpeer.education/ https://greatmindstogether.co.uk/

One of our Directors gives advice about transition for children and young people with special educational needs in this BBC Radio Manchester episode.  Emma Mander talks about how we need to look out for the children and young people that may have an unidentified or unmet need and how we can do things differently to support the children now more than ever.  "We need to look at how we can suppo...

Jenny Loughran is a SEND parent as well as one of the founders of Action4SEND. Jenny shares her lived experience, having to navigate the complex processes when applying for an EHCP, she talks about the challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Jenny eventually requested an EHCP herself and gathered all necessary evidence. We hope you enjoy this really helpful podcast.  We would like to thank...

In this episode we ask  Doctor Rick , Tameside Radio's resident GP what his thoughts are on the current 3 different vaccines being distributed for Coronavirus. We ask what the differences are, whether they are safe and clear up some of the myths in the media.  Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for this podcast and thank you to Dr Rick for taking the time out to discuss this really...

In this episode you can listen to a podcast version of the video delivered by Emma Mander and Meg Walls on the Autism Peer Education site: www.autismpeer.education Emma and Meg talk about the project, their recent partnership with the NHE - Health Education England and provide information on the support available for families and professionals in order to best support people with Autism, and preve...

The founders of Great Minds Together have been working on a Resolution model for the past 18 months. The model itself is made up of four elements: 1. Parent Champion  2. Wraparound Support for all the family  3. Increasing awareness and understanding for professionals  4. Central point of Resolution for families and professionals As a result of collaboration with a number of parents and profession...

In this episode we interview Catherine O’Sullivan, a Speech and Language Therapist based in Manchester.  Catherine talks about why she became a Speech and Language Therapist and the challenges they face today and gives advice to newly qualified speech and language therapists.  Further into the episode, Catherine provides some tips for families and schools on how to best approach the re-integration...

Liam and Abbie talk about how they felt when Lockdown was announced, and discuss things to do during lockdown in the hope they can help other children their age that might be struggling. 

In this conversational episode, we talk about the challenges of lockdown but also the positives that have presented as a result of the world slowing down. We discuss the implications of services working from home, and the differences we have noticed.  In our first episode, we hope it gives you an opportunity to get to know us a little better and understand our aims as we roll out the Great Minds m...

Welcome to The Great Minds Podcast! Join Emma Mander & Meg Walls for their topical Podcast, discussing special educational needs and disabilities and social, emotional and mental health needs and everything in between, as they continue their journey to help solve the SEND & SEMH crisis in the UK. Find out the latest news, guidance and information and join for their focussed topics on under...