Sources Of Support – Education

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In this section, you can find information on support available in Hartlepool, the North East and Nationally. This includes support groups, registered charities and organisations who can offer advice, including helplines.

Teach Me Too

Teach Me Too is run by a charity called Learn and Thrive.

Teach Me Too provides resources for children with Down’s syndrome and special educational needs in the early years and KS1.

The series cover:

  • Literacy
  • Maths
  • The Wider Curriculum
  • Exploring Language
  • Language through Play


These resources are created with specialist teachers and speech and language therapists for children with Down’s syndrome/ SEN, to be used at home, in school, or at support groups.

Teach Me Too is dedicated to utilising innovation and technology to break down barriers to education and learning for every person with Down’s syndrome, regardless of wealth, background, or postcode. As a result, all the resources can be access completely FREE. These resources are used across the UK and globally to support the learning of children with a range of SEN.

While they were created for those with Down’s syndrome, these resources have been found to be helpful to many SEN. All these resources can be accessed online. They have been made in conjunction with Key Communication, Inclusively Down, and Symbol UK.

For more information or to access the free online library, please visit:

www.learnandthrive.org.uk/teach-me-too

Disability Register

Registering your child on the Disability Register is optional. They are not required to have an EHCP or a diagnosis. By registering on the disability register you could give you and your family the chance to influence and shape services. You can register your child or young person if they are:

  • aged 0 to 18 years;
  • experiencing development delay in one or more areas;
  • is likely to need support into adulthood; and
  • live in Hartlepool.


You can register by completing this form: Hartlepool Now :: Applications / Hartlepool Children’s Disability Register Application Form

If you require any further information, please contact: childrensdisabilityregister@hartlepool.gov.uk

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