Local Support
- KAYAKS
- Provides support and inclusion for children, young people and adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families.
- Website: https:/
/ thekayaks.org.uk/ - Email: talk2us
@thekayaks.org.uk - Location: 8 Horsley Hill Square, South Shields, Tyne And Wear, NE34 7HE
- SENDIASS South Tyneside
- Free and impartial information, advice and support to parents, carers, children and young people with special education needs and disabilities.
- Website: https:/
/ www. southtynesidesendiass.co.uk/ - Phone: 0191 424 6345
- Email: sendiass
@southtyneside.gov.uk - Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
- South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum
- South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum is a group of volunteer parent carers who all live in South Tyneside and care for children who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). They volunteer their time to try and make positive changes for families of South Tyneside.
- Website: https:/
/ stpcf.org/ - Contact them via their website or on their social media sites.
- South Tyneside Family Hubs
- They are a free service to help improve the wellbeing of families in South Tyneside.
- Website: https:/
/ southtynesidefamilyhubs.co.uk/ - Phone: 0800 783 4645
- Email: familyhubs
@southtyneside.gov.uk - Locations and opening hours: https://
southtynesidefamilyhubs.co.uk/ the-hubs/
- Alan Shearer Activity Centre
- A highly specialised recreational, sensory and social resource for disabled people of all ages.
- Website: https:/
/ alanshearercentre.org.uk/ - Phone: 0191 267 8118
- Email: reception
@alanshearercentre.org.uk - Address: The Alan Shearer Centre, West Denton Close, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7LU