Children and young people requiring a higher level of support at school may be eligible to access specialist educational provision in Gateshead. This could include a placement in a special school, access to additionally resourced provision or educational support through the Council’s Special Educational Needs Improvement Team.
Specialist Education Provision
This section outlines the support that nurseries, early years providers, schools and colleges are expected to provide for children and young people...
Special Schools in Gateshead
There are six special schools in Gateshead, each one specialising in various learning need areas. School Learning need Age range Eslington Primary...
Additionally Resourced Mainstream Schools (ARMS)
ARMS are schools which specialise in a particular area of learning need. Children in ARMS usually have an Education, Health and Care Plan and are...
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)
Gateshead’s Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) is part of the Council’s Behaviour Support Service and provides places for pupils with extremely challenging...
Home Education
We support your right as a parent to choose to home educate your child. This does need to be done with a full understanding of the responsibilities...