Gateshead Local Offer - Live 25!
Friday 13 June 2025, from 9.30am to 5pm
Gateshead Civic Centre
Live 25! Brings together information for children and young people aged 0 to 25 years with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.
The event is open to all SEND young people and the adults, parents, carers and professionals that support them to access services offering information, advice, guidance and support about navigating their future, including education, health, social care, transport and much more. Across the day there are a series of talks, as well as a marketplace with stalls from services across the council.
No need to register, just come along.
If you have any questions or require further information, please email: gatesheadlocalofferLive25@gateshead.gov.uk
Directions and parking information can be found on our CIvic Centre page.
Timetable of talks
| Time | Council Chamber | Lamsley Room |
|---|---|---|
| 10 to 10.30am | SEND Team: Thresholds Document | Supported Internships |
| 10.30 to 11am | Citizens Advice Gateshead: Living with Neurodiversity | Early help and the universal offer: Gateshead Family Hubs and Healthy Relationship Pathway |
| 11 to 11.30am | Adult social care: Transitions | Learning and Skills Information, Advice and Guidance Team: Preparing for adulthood including IAG and earl planning |
| 11.30am to 12pm | Early years: Graduated response in early years | Parent Carer Forum: An introduction to Gateshead Parent Carer Forum |
| 12 to 12.30pm | Gateshead Access to Employment Service (GATES): Supported employment | Introduction to Stepping Up: Moving on from early years through to adulthood |
| 12.30 to 1pm | Citizens Advice Gateshead: Living with Neurodiversity | Supported Internships |
| 1 to 1.30pm | SEND Team: Thresholds Document | Early help and the universal offer: Gateshead Family Hubs and Healthy Relationship Pathway |
| 1.30 to 2pm | Adult social care: Transitions | Parent Carer Forum: An introduction to Gateshead Parent Carer Forum |
| 2 to 2.30pm | Gateshead Access to Employment Service (GATES): Supported employment | Learning and Skills Information, Advice and Guidance Team: Preparing for adulthood including IAG and earl planning |
| 2.30 to 3pm | Early years: Graduated response in early years | Introduction to Stepping Up: Moving on from early years through to adulthood |
Talk overviews
SEND Team: Thresholds document
Speaker: Andrea Glasgow
Welcome to the SEND Thresholds, Gateshead's fantastic new document to help children and young people with SEND thrive in education, prepare for adulthood and have the best experience possible.
Supported Internships
Speaker: Chiara Arrighi
Supported Internships are a full time 1 year programme designed for 16 to 24 year olds with an EHCP or SEND, aiming to progress interns into employment. We have a wide range of work placements to offer supported interns, come along to find out more.
Citizens Advice Gateshead: Living with Neurodiversity
Speakers: Nick Dixon and Charlotte Hodgkinson
The Living with Neurodiversity project was established to support individuals, as well as parents and carers, of those living with Neurodiverse conditions. Many individuals with Neurodiverse conditions also face additional health challenges, which can make it difficult for them to seek support. This is where we step in.We offer assistance with a variety of issues, including benefit form filling, challenging benefit decisions up to the tribunal stage, housing problems, income maximization, debt support, and more.
Each client is assigned their own dedicated caseworker, who will guide them through the process, empowering them and helping to build their confidence as they navigate the steps needed to resolve their issues.
Early help and the universal offer: Gateshead Family Hubs and Healthy Relationships Pathway
Speakers: Steve Sullivan and Denise Gray
Gateshead Family Hubs exist to give children the best start in life and help our community to thrive. Join us to find out more about Family Hubs and activities and services available across Gateshead.
Adult social care: Transitions
Speakers: Paul Swales and Sonya Macdonald
An introduction to the Transitions Team and Adult Social Care in Gateshead
Learning and Skills Information, Advice and Guidance Team: Preparing for adulthood including IAG and early planning
Speakers: Suzanne Forsten and Wendy Chambers
Information, advice and guidance for SEND Young people on career planning and next steps at key transition points.
Early years: Graduated response in Early Years
Speaker: Judith Reay
Join the Early Years Team for a walk through of the SEND support available for children under the age of 5 linked to the thresholds demonstrating their graduated response
Parent carer forum: An introduction to Gateshead Parent Carer Forum
Speaker: Bev Wright
Introduction to the Parent Carer Forum: an organised volunteer group of parents and carers of disabled children and young people who have a variety of special educational needs and disabilities living across the Gateshead borough.
Gateshead Access to Employment Service (GATES): Supported Employment
Speaker: Julie Todd
Award-winning, free service increases employment for people with learning disabilities or who are neurodiverse. Over 30 local businesses currently employ our clients in sectors from hospitality to factory work.
Introduction to Stepping Up: Moving on from early years through to adulthood
Speaker: Anne Hayward
Stepping Up - Our brand-new digital guide and App designed to support young people, their families/carers and professionals as they transition through key stages of life - from early years to adulthood.