Hedleys College


Address:
Hedleys CollegeStation Road
Forest Hall
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE12 8YY
- Course
Length
(weeks):
38 - Residential
or
Day:
Residential and day -
Start Time:
Mainly September but flexible - Maximum
Number of
Students:
100 - Age
Range:
16 – 25
Contacts:
- Telephone Number:
0191 212 7853 - Email Address:
collegeplaces@percyhedley.org.uk - Website:
https://college.percyhedley.org.uk/home/

General Description
Hedleys College is a high quality specialist further education and training provider for young people with a range of complex disabilities who require specialist individual programmes to develop their communication, independence and employability skills to make a successful transition into adulthood within the North East region.
The College site is based at Forest Hall in Newcastle. The College is a part of the wider Percy Hedley Foundation which offers a range of support for students who attend our provision. This includes access to high quality integrated therapy, social enterprises, Hedleys Employability and Hedleys Sport and leisure facilities. Our College mission statement is 'Achieve, Believe, and Succeed' and we live by this value everyday.
Students are supported by the Hedleys interdisciplinary team of Therapists, Specialist Learning support Assistants and Tutors. The College works in partnership with a wide range of services, supported employment programmes, General Further Education establishments and volunteering projects to support students into a successful transition.
Catchment Area
Based in the North East of England, we are a regional independent specialist provider. Most of our day college students come from the North East region (Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Northumberland, Durham, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on -Tees, Redcar and Cleveland) with some residential learners from Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Leeds, Lincolnshire and Scotland.
Curriculum
Specilist learning programmes offered include: Communication & Choices, Towards Independence, Independence & Enterprise, Towards Employability, Foundation for Work, Supported Internships, Individual Bridging and Bespoke ASD study programmes. College offers education, social care and health mix funded placements.
Every student has an Individual Learning Plan, a Personal Profile and long term goals linked to their Education, Health and Care Plan which forms their transtion plan. The College offers a wide range of work experience through Hedleys Employability.
Specialist Facilities
The college provides access to other Hedleys specialist facilities - Hydrotherapy and swimming pools, a gym, Rebound Therapy, Hedleys high quality Social Enterprises, Hedleys Employability and Sports Academy. Vocational students access a range of external work experience placements.
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