About Us

Welcome to The Shaw Centre
A Registered Charity and Activity Centre for Adults with Learning Disabilities

The Shaw Centre was founded in 1983 and was originally known as Landridge House. Today, we provide a friendly, supportive environment offering day care and activities for up to 24 adults with learning disabilities (aged 18 and over) each day.

The centre was originally set up by a group of parents who were unhappy with the limited services available at the time. From its beginnings as a volunteer-run project supported by donations, The Shaw Centre has grown into a well-established service, funded through a contract with Manchester City Council. Our dedicated team of eight staff members provide personalised support, helping each individual to enjoy meaningful activities and build confidence.

If you are interested in a place at The Shaw Centre, please speak to your social worker. We are a recognised provider with Manchester City Council, and any new referrals are assessed by a social worker who will determine the appropriate level of support: low, medium, or complex needs. This assessment helps to decide the funding level required.

If you manage your own personal budget, you can also choose to self-fund your place by contacting us directly.

We are open Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 4:00pm, and are based at Redbank House, Cheetham Hill.

For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact us — we’re happy to help.

The Aim and Objectives of The Shaw Centre

To provide user led age appropriate services for people with a learning disability (18plus).
To include the people who come to The Shaw Centre in the development of the service

How We Achieve the Aims

The Shaw Centre  believes in working in a manner that promotes self-advocacy, freedom of choice etc. This belief is built into our foundation and is the ethos of all our developments.  We ensure wherever possible that choices throughout the day are given.  We work in a manner that enables and empowers people to make their own decisions, builds on self-confidence, self-respect, and self-esteem.

To achieve this The Shaw Centre Charity is committed to:

Ensuring that the staff are:

• Provided with relevant training

• Receive regular job supervision and annual appraisals

• Supported by the Trustees

Ensuring that the Trustees:

• Work in line with their Legal Framework

• Have an agreement to work towards the provision of the project

• Have regular Committee meetings and oversee the running of the project

• Support the staff in the work that they do

• Be aware of and when possible call in to the day centre and interact with staff and students