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The Royal Air Force Air Cadets are sponsored by the Royal Air Force and give you hands-on experience of activities and courses that will challenge and develop your skills to help you succeed in any walk of life. The aims of the Royal Air Force Cadets are to;<ul><li>promote and encourage a practical interest in aviation and the Royal Air Force among young people;</li><li>provide training which will be useful in the Services and civilian life;</li><li>encourage the spirit of adventure; and develop qualities of leadership and good citizenship.</li></ul>607 (Wearmouth) Squadron is based in Seaburn, Sunderland and is one of 35 Air Cadet Squadrons in Durham/Northumberland Wing which covers most of the North East of England. As a unit we meet at our headquarters, in Seaburn, on a Tuesday and Friday evenings each week, we also offer a range of weekend trips and activities, aswell as week long residential camps around the UK and abroad. Air cadet members are aged between 12 and 20 years old. You can join us once you start Year 8 at school, however the maximum age for entry is 17 years old. We usually recruit in the spring and the autumn but you can request to join at anytime.

607 (Wearmouth) Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets

Since launching in October 2007, AAA sports have rapidly grown and are one of the largest Gymnastics, Trampoline and Cheerleading provider in the North of England, with hundreds of AAA sports members taking part in our activities across the region every week.  All AAA sports Classes are run by our highly qualified and experienced AAA sports Coaches, all of whom share a passion for the sport and aim to provide the best quality classes at all times.  We also have new and aspiring Coaches who deliver classes alongside our more experienced Coaches to provide support and extra tuition to AAA sports members. AAA sports run classes at both our dedicated centre, AAA sports Sunderland and at 6 satellite locations across the North of England.  Each location has slightly different apparatus, but all AAA sports classes are delivered to the same high standard at each location. Please visit our website for more details.

Discover Disability Gymnastics and TrampolineAAAsports are proud to offer Disability Gymnastics &amp; Trampoline across our classes.  Through our vast experience of delivering disability classes, we are able to adapt our programmes to meet individual needs to ensure progression and fun at every class.  No matter what the disability, we aim to look at the strengths of the individual whilst working together to create a safe environment for each Member to grow and learn.All new Members are welcome to come along to any of our classes in advance to meet our Coaches, assess each location and observe the delivery of our classes.  By providing us with as much information as possible about each Member, we can ensure that the right adaptations are introduced to the class.  If you would like to arrange a visit or to discuss joining, please contact us.Can anyone with a disability join?Pretty much.  AAAsports aims to be as inclusive as possible and we accept Members with almost all disabilities.  However, the safety of our Members is always paramount and therefore we always recommend that any Members with medical conditions that affect their day-to-day life check with their GP before joining our classes.  There are a very small number of disabilities which we are not able to accept in our classes due to medical reasons:<ul><li>Detaching retina</li><li>Dwarfism (Achondroplasia)</li><li>Downs Syndrome Members who have tested positive on an AAI Test</li></ul>For more information visit our website.

AAA Sports

Education provision for 4-16 year olds.   Academy also have a resourced provision for young people with severe learning difficulties. See the Local Offer details section for more information.

Education provision for 4-16 year olds which provides a highly differentiated curriculum to enable access to a practical functional curriculum. Academy 360 is commissioned by the Local Authority to provide 35 places for pupils with severe learning difficutlies from 4 to 16 years old.Full details of the school's Local Offer can be found in their 'Special Educational Needs Information Report' which can be found on the school website.

Academy 360

Active families CIC was established to tackle the current high levels of inactivity across the region in addition to reducing the number of health related issues caused as a result of leading a sedentary lifestyle. We work with the following groups;<ul><li>Active Parents - launching SEPTEMBER 2018</li><li>Active Forever - Over 50s Exercise and Social activities</li><li>Active Kids Holiday programmes </li><li>Active Family - Sessions for the whole family launches September 2018</li></ul>There are a wide variety of activities at various locations across the city, please visit the website for more information.

Active Families NE

Around 6% of children starting school have speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) - that's an average of 2 in every classroom. Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.  Our Advice and Information Services provide support to thousands of people every year, including helpline and email support, free to download factsheets and access to our local networks. If you are a parent or young person wanting help and more information visit their website or ring their helpline on 0845 355 55 77. Sunderland Afasic group meets regularly.  If your child has a speech, language or communication difficulty come and meet with other parents and carers for information and support.

Afasic

The Centre offers free recreational, sensory and social activities and events for disabled children and adults. Facilities include free access to:<ul><li>a therapeutic and relaxing hydrotherapy pool</li><li>a variety of stimulating and soothing sensory rooms</li><li>a giant ball pool</li><li>a creative sound and music room</li><li>over an acre of accessible gardens and woodland</li></ul>Criteria for access Free access for any disabled children, adults and their families and carers.Please visit our website for more details.

Alan Shearer Activity Centre

The Alan Shearer Short Break Centre offer tailored specialist short breaks or longer holidays for disabled adults. It provides highly specialised respite breaks in a safe and specially adapted environment for people with a range of disabilities and behavioural issues, allowing parents and carers a well-earned rest. It is the only short break centre in the North East with its own on-site activity centre, set within several acres of private and beautifully landscaped grounds. Please visit our website for more details.

Alan Shearer Short Break Centre

Specialist Residential Centre is one of three specialist services provided at the Alan Shearer Centre.  Their specialist residential centre offers longer-term care in a home setting for adults with complex disabilities and challenging behaviours. Every resident has unlimited access to the range of specialist recreational, sensory and social facilities at our on-site Alan Shearer Activity Centre. Criteria for accessPlease contact Manager, Jackie Dunn for details by telephone or email. Cost to access servicesAs their service is tailored to individual need, please contact Manager, Jackie Dunn via telephone or email with details of your requirements. Please visit our website for more details.

Alan Shearer Specialist Residential Centre

I have completed the childminder course and am a qualified childminder. I have also finished all the mandatory training including QNUK Level 3 in Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygiene, all relevant childminding training, Designated Safeguarding Lead training and Home Based Childcare award. I have also completed the course Promoting Positive Behaviour, Supporting Early Language Development, Understanding Anaphylaxis and Understanding Asthma. I am a happy, patient, tolerant resilient and active mother of two children (13 and 11). I provide a fun, active, and relaxed atmosphere where children interact and improve their learning through play. Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood, for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child's soul. The playing child advances towards new stages of mastery.   I operate a multilingual setting to support Early Language Development in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Malay. Scientists from King's College, London found that the brain scans looked at a substance called 'myelin'- the insulation that develops from birth within the circuitry of the brain and found out that the distribution of myelin is fixed from the age of four, suggesting that the brain is more flexible and open to change in very early life. Brain circuitry would also explain why supporting children as they become bilingual is most effective when they are very young. The early years are the prime for children to learn and grow under the encouragement of their family, carers, and friends. The types of brain development in children include visual and auditing development, language development, physical and motor development emotional and social development. Alice's Childminding provides a homely safe environment with constant attention. More adult attention is seen to impact a child's childhood, creativity, confidence, independence, and self-esteem. I will regularly attend a local playgroup/ childminder group, library, a nearby playground/park and the beach. I offer a large variety of activities and help with homework if needed. I will use various materials which reflect different religious and cultural needs to support British Values. Healthy eating is crucial for children's development. I provide homemade healthy food, fruits, and snacks for all children and follow the guidance of the Food Standard Agency.I was an experienced primary teacher teaching Maths and Art in Malaysia.  I worked in a Nursery for a year in London.  I'm currently a teacher at Newcastle Chinese School for 5-6 year olds.  I have experience working with children with Autism. Please don't hesitate to contact me or drop me a message with any questions if you would like to come and have a look around and speak to me in person.

This provider will welcome all children and will work with parents and professionals to try to meet individual children’s needs

Alice Siau Li Chong

Registered for Tax Free Childcare.

This provider will welcome all children and will work with parents and professionals to try to meet individual children's needs.

Alyson Marie Rutter

Amanda Jane Lee

This provider will welcome all children and will work with parents and professionals to try to meet the individual children's needs.

Amy Louise Hall

Argyle House is an Independent Day School for pupils in the age range of 3 - 16 years of age.Registered for Tax Free Childcare.

Argyle House School

Ashbrooke School is a co-educational, specialist day-school providing high quality education for pupils between the ages of 5 and 18 years.  The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils who have a range of complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviours. For more information see the Local Offer details section of this record, or see the School's own Local Offer, available in the Download section.

Parents are welcome to contact the school directly, however referrals are made by the local authority. The school will review the referral and if they have capacity and can meet need, they will contact the LA to discuss the young person further and whether they can invite them in for a visit.  Once the school has met the young person, if they can offer a place they will let the LA know formally in writing and this will usually then need to go to panel.  If accepted, a member of staff will come and do a home visit, to get any further paperwork signed, provide school uniform and help to support the transition. Who is eligible?Young people have an Education, Health, Care Plan (EHCP) from the local authority, usually with a primary need of either:Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)Speech, Language and Communication Needs. Our young people have a range of diagnoses including but not limited to:ADHDASD / ASPathological Demand AvoidanceOppositional Defiance DisorderAttachment DisordersSpecific LD – Dyslexia / Dyspraxia / DyscalculiaAnxiety / Depression Therapeutic SupportWe have an in-house therapy team consisting of Mental Health Practitioners, Occupational and  Speech and Language Therapists and Psychologists offering a variety of support based on the needs of the young person. These can include undertaking assessments, staff training, attending Internal Team Around the Child Meetings (ITACs), small group work with young people, providing therapeutic packages to be delivered by teaching assistants and also direct 1 to 1 with the therapists themselves. Class StructureWe pride ourselves on having high staff ratios and small classes to enable us to meet the needs of each young person and be able to differentiate the work accordingly. Therefore, we have no more than 8 young people in a class with a teacher and up to 2 teaching assistants. Monitoring needsWhen a referral is received, the initial needs are gathered through reading the EHCP and accompanying paperwork, liaising with professionals, as well as meeting with the young person and their family, both on a school visit and subsequent home visit. During the young person’s initial 12 weeks there will be baseline assessments which could include numeracy, literacy and wider curriculum needs, to establish what level the young person is working at and staff will be informed to make sure work is tailored. They will also have therapeutic assessments were needed, following which sensory diets and other therapeutic supports are put in place. There is a 12-week Post Admission Review to discuss how their child's progress and their educational plan going forwards. Every half term there is an Internal Team Around the Child (ITAC) meeting where all of the key professionals involved meet to discuss any progress, concerns and strategies which would best support that young person. If a young person receives therapeutic support, needs are also shared with relevant staff to ensure appropriate training is given, or strategies are provided. An Annual Review is held, which both the parents/carers and SEN Officer are invited to and any other key professionals. The progress of the young person is discussed as well as anything further that may need to be put in place. There is also an EHCP Review that takes place in this Annual Review meeting at every key-stage transition period. There are learning walks done throughout the term to monitor our teachers and teaching practices to ensure that we are providing the best education we can. Witherslack Group has a Quality Assurance and Monitoring Team who provide further advice and guidance around our teaching practices and pupil progress. The Pastoral Care Team and Family Liaison Officer provide pastoral support to the pupils and families and attend any additional meetings. Staff structureSenior Leadership – Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher(s), Assistant Head Teacher(s), Head of Pastoral Care – oversee the running of the school, staff management, school curriculum and all safeguarding. Pastoral Care (including Family Liaison Officer) – Provide all behaviour support, support around medication, safeguarding concerns, attendance and general support for parents. They are also supported by the Safeguarding, Behaviour and Inclusion Team within Witherslack Group. Therapy - Mental Health Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Psychologists (Educational or Forensic). They are also supervised and supported by the Clinical Services Team within Witherslack Group. Teachers – Teachers who teach a range of both academic and vocational subjects, including teachers of specialist subjects. Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) – Provide additional support to young people where needed. This may be through joining a specific lesson to provide extra support or through one to one and small group work for areas such as numeracy, literacy, social skills, CSE, restorative practice and recognising and managing emotions Teaching Assistants (TAs) – TAs are appointed to class groups therefore they will move around the school with the class throughout the day providing support, understanding and guidance. Admin, Maintenance and Catering Staff All staff who work with young people receive training in Autism, ADHD, Attachment Disorders, PDA and further staff are also trained in other more specialised areas, such as Dyslexia, Social Skills, Anxiety etc. All staff also receive training in Positive Behaviour Support, Safeguarding, Team Teach, First Aid and GDPR, to name a few. CommunicationWe place a great deal of importance on communicating effectively with parents and carers as we appreciate that the majority of our young people arrive and leave school by taxi. We have dedicated staff to help ensure excellent standards of communication with parents. All parents will receive regular phone calls or emails or will use a home/school diary, depending on which format best suits the parent’s needs. We ensure that communication includes lots of positives. Parents are also invited to attend a Post Admission Review in the first 12 weeks of their child starting at the school and subsequent Annual Reviews. There are also termly reports sent home on progress and targets.  Parents’ evenings take place at least once a year and this is an opportunity to meet teachers and discuss pupils’ progress and successes. Parents may also be invited to school for special assemblies, celebrations or events.  Parents are welcome to ring in to speak to the Family Liaison Officer or Pastoral Care Team or to arrange a meeting to come into the school. How do we support long taxi journeys?Most of our young people come to school via taxi. Many of them bring electronic devices to use, which they can hand in to school on arrival. We also provide driver and escort training for a number of LAs to help the drivers and escorts understand the needs of our young people and how best to support them. All pupils can have breakfast when they arrive and during this time some may have a movement break or others may have time with a particular member of staff to talk about any anxieties. This can be done again at the end of the day for those who need it. We work closely with our pupils and parents to best support these transitions. What subjects are there and can they do GCSE’s?All pupils can access the core subjects of:MathsEnglishScienceComputing?HumanitiesForest SchoolsPEPCSHE There are also Vocational subjects:DTFood TechOutdoor EducationHair and BeautyEtc. Once they get to Year 9 they can choose the GCSE Option subjects for Years 10 and 11, on top of their core subjects. All courses are GCSEs, BTECs or equivalent accredited courses HistoryGeographyDTFood TechOutdoor EducationHair and Beauty If a young person is placed within one of our primary schools, then they will still need to be referred to the secondary school by the local authority and it is up to the LA as to whether they will transfer them, however the LA will take the parents’ preference into consideration and most of our young people do move up to our secondary school.  If the young person is in one of our through schools it is more unusual for them to be moved elsewhere by the local authority, but again this can happen if the LA think that they can meet need within one of their own maintained provisions. If a young person wants to stay for our Post 16 provision, the LA doesn’t need to make a referral, but it does need to be discussed in their transition AR. The school needs to say whether they think it is appropriate and can meet need, the parents and young person need to state that it is what they want it and the LA then need to take it to panel and agree as to whether they will fund the place. Throughout their Key Stage 4, we offer opportunities to experience career options. They will attend careers fairs, work experience placements and speak to careers advisors. They also learn how to write job applications and practice interview techniques. We will also support them with liaising with Post 16 Colleges to help them find the best courses for them. We aim to provide all of our young people with the confidence and skills to be able to go on and live independent and fulfilled lives and careers.

Ashbrooke School - Witherslack Group

The Autism Outreach Team is a well established multi disciplinary team, based at Columbia Grange School, comprising representatives from Education, Health and Social Care. The AOT offers support and guidance to professionals, parents/carers and children/young people. The AOT is a key partner in the diagnostic process, as part of the ‘Diagnostic  Pathway’.  The Pathway team comprises representatives from Autism Outreach Team, Children &amp; Young People's Services and Speech and Language Team. Criteria for access A diagnosis of Autism Universal servicesThe AOT offers a variety of services to stakeholders<ul><li>Consultation with staff in schools</li><li>Consultation with multi agency professionals</li><li>Training for professionals eg. ASD Awareness</li><li>Training for parents/carers  eg. EarlyBird, EarlyBird Plus, Healthy Minds, Jigsaw, SpeakEasy</li><li>Training for pupils eg.  ASD Awareness</li></ul>Targeted services<ul><li>Support schools in relation to policy, provision and practice for pupils with AS</li><li>Code of Practice Reviews for pupils with AS</li><li>Consultation with parents/carers of children with AS</li><li>Training for professionals eg. Visual Strategies, Social Stories, Sensory Strategies</li><li>Training for parents/carersof children with AS  eg. EarlyBird, EarlyBird Plus, Healthy Minds, Jigsaw, SpeakEasy</li><li>Transition planning for pupils with AS</li><li>Supporting the FSA process for pupils with AS</li><li>Develop and manage Autism database</li></ul>

Autism Outreach Team

AIM is neither a mental health service nor learning disability service. We are commissioned by NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group to provide low level preventative support. We are a solution-focused service that works with individuals and families to enable them to live as independently as possible, with the knowledge that if they need any further support, it is available. We work with individuals and families helping them to resolve any issues or problems they have. We endeavour to stop things from becoming worse and reaching crisis point. AIM supports individuals in many different ways:<ul><li>Providing a link to other services </li><li>Making and attending appointments </li><li>Support during benefit assessments </li><li>Offering personal profiling for individuals</li><li>Self-awareness and understanding sessions</li><li>Supporting housing or accommodation issues</li></ul>We also offer an adult’s autism outreach service to individuals on the autistic spectrum who are socially isolated and are unable to attend drop-in sessions, but who are in need of support.  Please visit our website for more details.

Autism in Mind (AIM)

Welcome to AutismAble, a community interest company focused on improving the quality of life for people with autism and learning disabilities. Our team consists of highly-skilled, qualified tutors and support workers who build strong relationships with our members, helping them learn and succeed, and begin to prepare for the opportunities and experiences that await them. We specialise in working with people with autistic spectrum conditions and offer a unique skill set in music, digital skills, employability, catering, sports, health and wellbeing, and more. The majority of our members are young adults (typically in their 20s), but our service is open to anyone over the age of 16. We offer a holistic approach that challenges our members to learn towards conventional qualifications, gain employment and explore and build confidence in their identity, ensuring they feel ready to make their next steps in a safe and supported environment. Our purpose is rooted in reducing isolation by bringing neurodivergent people and the rest of the community closer together. With this in mind, we are committed to equipping our members with the independence, awareness of safety, and social skills needed to thrive in a complex society.

AutismAble CIC

Banana Moon Sunderland

Secondary special school for young people aged 11-19 years with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder and complex learning difficulties. It is part of the Ascent Academies' Trust which is a partnership between three secondary special schools in Sunderland, one all aged school in Easington and one primary school in Billingham.

Barbara Priestman Academy

Education provision for 3 to 11 year olds. This setting is registered for Tax Free Childcare.

Full details of the school's Local Offer can be found in their 'Special Educational Needs Information Report' which can be found on the school website.

Barmston Village Primary School

Education provision for pupils aged 3 - 7 years. This setting is registered for Tax Free Chidlcare.

Barnes Infant Academy

Education provision for pupils aged 7 to 11 years. This setting is registered for Tax Free Chidlcare.

Barnes Junior School

Education provision for pupils aged 3 to 11 years. Barnwell also have a Children's Centre on site offering services for children from birth to 3 years old. This includes free nursery education for 2 year olds for families who meet the relevant criteria, as well as full daycare for working families.

Barnwell Academy

The behaviour support service works with schools/academies to improve behaviour and to secure engagement of children/young people. The team works with schools who refer any behaviour related concerns which may be children who are at risk of exclusion. Specialist training can be provided- see website for full details. The service is a school only referral.  Schools must buy into the Service through a Service Level Agreement.  Work from the team includes advice to schools and direct work with specific children who have been identified for support. The work may include emotional regulation/feelings, peer relation, anxiety, anger etc.  Support can last up to 12 weeks but on a small number of specific occasions it maybe extended or revisited. Typically referrals will be having Range 2 support or above in their mainstream school. Within each referral a detailed assessment is carried out at the beginning/end of intervention and a detailed reports is produced with any recommendations as appropriate.

Behaviour Support Service (Age range 4-16 years, N-KS4)

Education provision for pupils aged 3 to 11 years.  Benedict Biscop has a purpose built learning centre.  Benedict Biscop C. E. Academy is a place where Christian love is lived within a caring, nurturing environment.  Children access a vibrant curriculum which emphasises both outdoor and indoor experiences.  There is a high level of staffing who are experienced in leading children through learning within the six areas - creative development, mathematical development, physical development, knowledge and understanding, communication, language and learning and personal, social and emotional development.  Children love coming to school and flourish as they grow. Benedict Biscop C. E. Academy is also a Teaching School.  Designated Teaching Schools work together as part of the Prince Bishop Teaching School Alliance, a unique Multiple Teaching School Alliance with 5 local Anglican schools working together to develop outstanding teaching and learning.  This setting is registered for Tax Free Chidlcare.

Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy

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Education provision for pupils aged 4 - 11 years. Bernard Gilpin also offer places for children from 2-3 via it's Toddler Group.

Bernard Gilpin Primary School

Education provision for 2 - 11 year olds. This setting is registered for Tax Free Chidlcare.

Bexhill Primary Academy & 2 Year Provision

Secondary education provision for pupils 11-16 years. Biddick Academy also have a resourced provision for young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. See the Local Offer details section for more information.

Secondary education provision for pupils 11-16 years who require specialist teaching and interventions to promote development of social communication and access to age appropriate positive peers.Biddick Academy is commissoned by the Local Authority to offer a resourced provision for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder aged 11 - 16 years (6 per year group).Full details of the school's Local Offer can be found in their 'Special Educational Needs Information Report' which can be found on the school website.  The setting also have a SEND Information Report for their Unity Centre.There is also a seperate 'Special Education Needs Information Report' for places in the Local Authority commissioned Autism Provision (Unity Centre), which can be found here.

Biddick Academy

Education provision for pupils 3 - 11 years. Biddick Primary is registered for Tax Free Childcare.

Biddick Primary and Nursery School

Education provision for pupils aged 3-11 years.