County Durham's Families Information Service

Bishop Auckland College is a great place to study and we are proud of the unique atmosphere here – we are welcoming, supportive, encouraging and, most of all, ambitious for your success. Our staff are absolutely dedicated to really getting to know our students and…

01388 443 000

We are a leading provider of further and higher education in the North East, offering both part time and full time courses plus apprenticeships. Individual needs are assessed to give additional support. We are fully committed to helping learners get the best out of their…

0191 375 4380

Living with autism isn’t easy, but finding out all about it should be. Some estimate that one in every hundred people have autism. There’s lots of support and advice out there to help you make sense of the world of autism. Charities, support groups, and specialist service providers, are…

We are Contact, the charity for families with disabled children. We support families with the best possible guidance and information. We bring families together to support each other. And we help families to campaign, volunteer and fundraise to improve life for themselves and others.

Helpline: 0808 808 3555

We are a Specialist provider of services based in Consett, County Durham, for adults aged 16 years and over who have a diverse range of disabilities. Based in Consett, we provide: Accredited education for age 16 plus Day care social activities and community participation Posture…

01207 508 323

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) provide guidance on their website to help young disabled people find and stay in work. It is aimed at young disabled people, their parents and the professionals who work with them.

Makaton is a language programme that gives everyone a helping hand to talk. Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people to communicate. Our vision is a world with no communication barriers to inclusion or achievement. We aim to ensure that everyone…

01276 606 760

We are a postal lending library of children's picture books with the braille text interleaved on clear plastic sheets. Over 14,000 books are available, fiction and non-fiction, and the books are ideal for sharing with sighted friends and family. Our books are chosen from popular…

0208 789 9575

Newcastle College is the perfect place to study if you’re looking for a college that can offer hands-on learning alongside a brilliant student experience. We are based in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne, which is regularly voted the best place in the UK for…

0191 200 4000

We offer creative courses supported with the highest quality of art and design teaching. The College was established as a traditional art school in Hartlepool in 1874. It is one of the few specialist art colleges in the country and the only one in the North…

CCAD Middlesbrough: 01642 288 000
CCAD Hartlepool: 01429 422 000

County Durham's Families Information Service

Bishop Auckland College

New College Durham

Autismlinks

Contact - For families with disabled children

Learning for Life

The Department for Work and Pensions - find and stay in work portal

The Makaton Charity

ClearVision Project

Newcastle College

Cleveland College of Art and Design

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