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Overview
Newcastle College is the largest FE provider in the North East. It also offers more courses across a wider subject area than any other college in the region.
At Newcastle College, we aim to give our students an exceptional learning experience.One that is not purely based on theory but one which has an active element of on-the-job training. After studying at Newcastle College, you will be in the perfect position to find employment or to continue onto higher education.
Newcastle College is a training provider that offers apprenticeships, traineeships and employability skills training. Newcastle College also offer a Sixth Form provision and further and higher education.
Newcastle College can offer the following support:
Inclusion North promotes the inclusion of people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.
The world is a better place when people with learning disabilities are included in everything.
We try to make this happen by:
Who are we?
We are a supported employment agency and are specialists in
- Self employment for people with ASD
- Training for neurotypicals by autistics.
- PIP and ESA claims, specifically tailored to autistics (local tribunal personal service and nationwide email service)
- Quality assurance – checking by autistics for NHS local authorities etc.
Where do we work?
We work across the north east
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose.
Our work includes:
Inspired Support Ltd are highly-qualified, trained and experienced professionals. Our focus is on supporting people with a learning difficulty or with an Autistic Spectrum condition to develop the life they want. Inspired Support base our approach on fun and exciting opportunities that enable people to utilise their skills, talents and interests and show how these can be put to good use. We support people to develop life skills, friendships, contacts and experiences that will broaden their horizons.
TyneMet is ideally located between Newcastle city centre and the beautiful North Tyneside coastline. Our main campus is situated on the Coast Road, just minutes away from the city or the coast. Our dedicated Sixth Form College, Queen Alexandra, is located a few minutes down the road at Hawkeys Lane in North Shields.
We are here to help you to succeed, right from the first day you walk through the door to the day you leave.
Cafe Beam at Ouseburn Farm provides a fabulous environment for young people with disabilities and learning difficulties to gain hands on work experience and learn new skills and develop confidence.
We are looking for regular volunteers to provide practical support for our youngsters usually for one morning or one afternoon on a weekly basis. This role is extremely rewarding and varied and you will acquire a real insight into the operational side of our organisation as well as gaining valuable experience in working with people with special needs.
We are a local charitable company which is helping people who are disadvantaged in the workplace to get jobs, work experience, training and a sense of purpose. Our people develop greater self-esteem, more confidence, better mental health and have real opportunities to contribute positively and regularly to society and to be seen doing so.We do this by running a number of enterprises that provide volunteer jobs in catering, packing and distribution, gardening, warehousing, cleaning and office administration.
Are you between age 16 and 25? Unsure what you will do after the COVID-19 pandemic?
If you answered 'yes' to the questions above (or know a young person who would), then NDTi's new programme might be of interest to you!
Time to Talk Next Steps is free support for young people in England in this age group with additional needs. It is for young people who are experiencing anxiety, isolation and who have limited or no plans for the future. You may be in school or in college or have finished all education and be unsure how to move forward.
Making a Difference North East is a free employability service for unemployed people over 18, who live in Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, County Durham, Gateshead and Sunderland.
They can help you prepare for or get back into work, with support and training to suit you. This includes:
Enable young people with SEN the opportunity to access activities which support and encompass Recovery & Mental Health Awareness.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- 6 week programmes
- 2hr weekly sessions
- Regular reviews
- Focus on Recovery & Mental Health
- 16-25 year olds
Physical Wellbeing
Walks, small exercise sessions, sports activities
Self-Reflection
Emotional literacy, journaling, scrap booking
Choices College - a work experience pathway for students with learning difficulties/disabilities or ASD
Choices College is a supported internship programme for people with learning disabilities, difficulties or autism (LDDA). NHS Health Education England, support NHS Trusts to deliver the programme nationally. The focus is ‘work readiness’ and matching skills to employment. We have 16 NHS hosts across the country.
Specialist support into employment
Disability confident, Veteran Aware, Carer Aware and fully funded.
Participants will automatically receive a 15-month support plan, including 6 months support once they enter employment and our rapid response support should they fall out of work within 15 months of signing up with us.
Our eligibility criteria are as follows:
EarlyBird Plus is for parents whose child is between the ages of four and nine who has received a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder.
Cafe Beam on Gosforth High Street provides a fabulous environment for young people with disabilities and learning difficulties to gain hands on work experience and learn new skills and develop confidence.
We are looking for regular volunteers to provide practical support for our youngsters usually for one morning or one afternoon on a weekly basis. This role is extremely rewarding and varied and you will acquire a real insight into the operational side of our organisation as well as gaining valuable experience in working with people with special needs.
Pathways 4 All is a parent-led charity, providing leisure services for children and young people with disabilities/ additional needs (0-25 years old). Our primary service is a specialist play and activity provision, the Tim Lamb Centre (in the grounds of the Rising Sun County Park, Benton). Our centre is open to families from across the North East region.
Heaton Community Complex offer full day care places, a Playgroup, an Out of School Club with Holiday scheme and Crèche Facility.
We follow Early Years Foundation Stage led by children’s interests, access to a large attractive outdoor play area. We are part of Sure Start East and lead setting for South Heaton Children’s Centre.
Heaton Community Centre is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1161406. We offer full day care places, a Nursery, an Out of School Club with Holiday Play Scheme, Onsite and Offsite Crèche Services.
We follow Early Years Foundation Stage led by children’s interests and development. We are part of Sure Start East and link families into Sure Start services. We consult with parents and complete online learning journals to track progress. Healthy snacks are included in both our childcare services and our stay and play sessions.
Riverside Community Health Project works according to community development principles to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged communities by acting with others to ensure appropriate service provision.
Programme of centre and outreach activities for parents, including:
For over 35 years we've led the way in providing specialist care, education and services for children, young people and adults with autism, across the North-east of England.
Recognised for our innovation and excellence, everything we do stems from an unswerving belief in providing bespoke person-centered support. It’s at the heart of who we are to recognise the uniqueness of every human being, and to understand that as a spectrum condition no two people with autism will have the same needs or wants.
This is a FREE service for parents/carers of children going through the diagnostic process or with a diagnosis of autism.
These groups give support, advice and information on services available to families. Trained autism practitioners will run sessions that aim to:
Autism North East is a Social Enterprise, non-profit-making organisation providing assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children, young people and adults where this is a concern related to an Autism Spectrum Condition.
Based in Stockton, Sunderland and Newcastle, the College provides day and residential education for young people between the ages of 16 and 25 years with an autism spectrum condition (ASC). Students come from across the country to access this specialist provision that enables them to achieve their personal ambitions.
The majority of our students have additional and complex needs including learning disabilities, ADHD, mental health conditions, behaviours that challenge and sensory issues.
Education and Services for People with Autism Limited is a Registered Charity with over 24 years’ experience of supporting people on the autism spectrum.
ESPA’s services include: