Northern Counties School - Percy Hedley Foundation

• What they offer / teach

  The Percy Hedley Foundation is a North East England disability charity providing specialist education, care, support, accommodation and lifelong learning across two schools, a college, residential homes and an adult day service. Its two schools offer specialist education for a range of complex physical disabilities and learning difficulties, while the college provides specialist programmes developing communication, independence and employability for transition into adulthood. It also runs four residential homes in Newcastle upon Tyne for people aged 18+ and an adult day service offering bespoke lifelong learning programmes.

• Ages served

  The schools cater to children and young people aged 3 to 19, and the college serves young people aged 16-25. Residential homes are for people aged 18+, and the adult day service supports adults with complex disabilities and learning difficulties.

• Approach

  The Foundation describes providing person-centred, bespoke services in safe, homely environments, helping people develop their abilities, live the life they choose and be happy. It states it delivered over 1 million hours of special education, activities, care and therapy in 2025, and its adult members are empowered to pursue lifelong learning goals, improve mental well-being and take part in purposeful activities and enterprise.

• Admissions

  Not stated on this website.

• Cost

  Not stated on this website.

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