Search for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services

A specialist, long-term home offering 24-hour support and care for young adults with complex disabilities.

Barnardo's Employment Training and Skills North (ETSN) is a private training provider for young people aged over 14.

Cerebra is a charity set up to help families with children aged 16 and under with brain conditions.

An independent service specialising in special educational needs and disability issues.

A service for children and young people that need a specialist assessment and / or treatment for mental health difficulties.

A confidential, friendly service for children and young people, including those with disabilities, who have problems with their bladder and bowel.

The Children's Development and Disability Service is for children and young people with disabilities, whether diagnosed from birth or for long-term conditions.

A service for children with speech language, communication, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

The service provides specialist dental advice and care for patients with special needs.

A charity supporting people with Down's Syndrome and their families across the North East.

Support for children and young people who struggle with an eating disorder.

Support when a child's learning or behaviour is a concern for their teacher or family.

The Enabler and Involvement Service work with adults with learning disabilities and / or autism.

Hedley's Horizons is a programme offering practical and sensory activities.

Connexions South Tyneside provides careers information, advice and guidance to young people aged between 16 and 18, and up to 25 if they have a special educational need or disability.

KAYAKS is a support group for families affected by disability and special educational needs.

The Learning Disability Service is made up of several teams, providing a range of care and support services for people with a learning disability.

South Tyneside Lifecycle Mental Health Service aims to help people experiencing mild to moderately severe mental health problems. 

Offering a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children, young people and adults across the Northeast can enjoy sport, an active lifestyle and build friendships.

Media Savvy CIC's main aim is to promote education, employability skills, creativity, recovery and rehabilitation.

The service has specialist support through the North East Autism Society to work with those who have neurological diversities and SEND needs.

NHS Quality Checkers work with health professionals to look at the quality of health services and provide advice on how services can be made better.

The North East Autism Society (NEAS) help children and adults with autism to take part in society.

Northern Rights Social Enterprise supports people living in South Tyneside, who are disadvantaged in the job market.

The Occupational Therapy Service supports children, adults and families to live their lives as independently and easily as possible.

Support for children aged 4 to 19 years old with neuropsychiatric conditions.

The Portage and Pre-School Service offers a portage home visiting service and a monitoring and advice service to settings and families with children who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Rescare is a national charity run 'by families for families'.

SeeAbility have produced guides for children with a learning disability or who are autistic. The guides include information on eye, hearing, and dental checks.

The Children's Community Nursing Team work with children who have specific nursing or medical needs.

An advocacy service open to adults who have learning disabilities and live in South Tyneside.

The Primary Health Hub supports people aged 14 and over who have, learning disabilities, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), severe mental illness and special educational needs and disabilities.

SENDIASS provides information, advice and support to parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Independent supported living and residential care for people with disabilities.

The Autism Hub service is provided by The Toby Henderson Trust and Autism in Mind.

The Tree Tops Team help make a difference to children's lives by working with families, schools and health professionals.

WAVES is a support group and informal friendly base, provided by parents and carers of children with disabilities and / or additional needs.

The Wise Steps Employability Programme helps adults with learning disabilities find employment.