Local Support

  • Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside (CREST)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Aims to promote racial equality and to assist people from communities in South Tyneside (and further afield) to enjoy a better quality of life by supporting those in need to gain access in education, training and employment, to raise aspirations and to ensure their voice is heard.
    • Website: https://www.crest.uk.com/
    • Phone:  0191 427 6611
    • Email: info@crest.uk.com
    • Address: 95 Fowler Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1NU
  • The Ethnic Minority Traveller Refugee Achievement Service​​​​​​​ (EMTRAS)
    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Provides help for these children to access schools across South Tyneside, and supports pupils who have English as an Additional Language (EAL) once they are in school.
    • Phone: 0191 426 8140
    • Email: EMTRAS@southtyneside.gov.uk