Colleges and training providers are for anyone aged 16 and above. They offer many different types of further education courses. Visit further education courses to learn which one is best for you or someone you know.
The links in the tables below will take you to their websites. They will have information about the subjects and courses they offer.
All colleges are inclusive and support students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Some are called specialist colleges because they are only for people with SEND or an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
More settings for young people with SEND can be found in independent post-16 settings.
Types of courses:
Who it is for:
Young people aged 16 to 24 with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Where it is:
The Eco Centre, Windmill Way, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 1SR
You can learn more by visiting their website.
Types of courses:
Who it is for:
Young people aged 17 to 24 with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Where it is:
Home Group, One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BX
You can learn more by visiting their website.
Types of courses:
Who it is for:
Young people aged 16 to 24 who are either:
Where it is:
Hudson Street, North Shields, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE30 1DL
You can learn more by visiting their website.
Types of courses:
Who it is for:
Young people aged 16 plus with complex needs and disabilities
Where it is:
Herbert Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6AE
You can learn more by visiting their website.
Types of courses:
Who it is for:
Young people aged 19 to 25 who have additional support needs
Where it is:
Condercum Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8XJ
You can learn more by visiting their website.
Types of courses:
Young people aged 16 to 24 with learning difficulties, disabilities, or autism
Who it is for:
Where it is:
Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3PF
You can learn more by visiting their website.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7SA
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9LU
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Condercum Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8XJ
For more information, visit their website.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Quarryfield Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BE
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Battle Hill Drive, Wallsend, NE28 9NL
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
St George's Avenue, South Shields, NE34 6ET
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Framwellgate Moor Campus, Durham, DH1 5ES
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Front Street, Consett, DH8 5EE
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 0AQ
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
B4 Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4NQ
For more information, visit their website and page on the support there is for students.
Types of courses:
Where it is:
Unit 23 Parsons Court, Welbury Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6ZE
For more information, visit their website.
Applying to college
1. Research and prepare
2. Apply
3. Next steps