Date and time: Friday 13 June 2025 from 9:30am to 5pm
Location: Gateshead Civic Centre
Live 25! brings together information for children and young people aged 0-25 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.
cross the day there are a series of talks, as well as a marketplace with stalls from services across the council.
Timetable of talks:
| Time | Council Chambers | Lamesly Room |
| 10am-10:30am | Threshold Document | ICB Community Based Support |
| 10:30am-11am | Citizens Advice: living with Neurodiversity and Adult Social Care | Early help and the universal offer |
| 11am-11:30am | Adult social care services | Learning and Skills IAG Team preparing for adulthood including IAG and early planning |
| 11:30am – 12pm | Early years | Parent Carer Forum |
| 12pm 12:30pm | GATES – Gateshead Access to Employment Service | Stepping Up |
| Time | Council Chambers | Lamesly Room |
| 12:30pm -1pm | Citizens Advice: living with Neurodiversity and Adult Social Care | ICB Community Based Support |
| 1pm-1:30pm | Threshold Document | Early help and the universal offer |
| 1:30pm-2pm | Adult social care services | Parent carer forum |
| 2pm-2:30pm | GATES – Gateshead Access to Employment Service | Learning and Skills IAG Team preparing for adulthood including IAG and early planning |
| 2:30pm-3pm | Early years | Stepping Up |
No need to register, just come along on the day.
If you have any questions or require further information, please email: GatesheadLocalOfferLive25@Gateshead.gov.uk
Please use this link for directions and parking information: www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/7157/Civic-Centre-NE8-1HH