What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational Therapy offers help, assessment and advice to parents and carers of disabled children and young people where a child's illness or disability may have an impact on daily life such as bathing,…

Being a parent/carer is the most rewarding experience but it can also be tough, especially if your son or daughter has a special educational need or disability. Sometimes families need to access additional support for their child - this…

Short Break Service for children with disabilities and their families. The Middlesbrough Short Break Service is available in order to support families to access short break provision in the local area. A Social Worker will work…

If you need extra help, you can contact Middlesbrough Councils social care teams. There a number or ways to do this.  If you have a child who needs additional support please contact If you'd like to contact us there are a number of ways you can…

The responsibility for ensuring that all the guidance for safeguarding children is put into practice is given to Local Safeguarding Children Boards and each Local Authority has to ensure that its area is covered by an LSCB.  South Tees…

The Staying Put Agency is Middlesbrough's home improvement agency. Since 1991, it has worked with social care and other organisations to help older people, people with disabilities and those who are vulnerable to live more…

From August 2019 young people with disabilities, under the age of 18 years, will be supported by the Children with Disabilities Team in Middlesbrough. The current Transitions Team will become part of a specialist life-long Learning…

There are 4 main priorities for the Virtual School Middlesbrough. Raise attainment and accelerate progress for looked after children (LAC) and young people across all key stages; Improve school attendance and reduce exclusion;…

Vision25 is an independent social care and training provider. We are based in Stockton-on-Tees and offer a meaningful option for young people with learning difficulties aged 17 plus. Group sizes are kept small and our normal staffing…

Zoë’s Place provides palliative, respite and end-of-life care to babies and infants. Zoё's Place Trust is a registered Charity providing palliative, respite and end of life care to babies and infants aged from birth to five years…