Percy Hedley Foundation

Edward Common attended the prestigious Womans Own Children of Courage awards ceremony in Westminster Abbey where he received a Child of Courage Outstanding Achievement award, presented to him by HRH Prince Harry. More ...

Coronation Street star, Vicky Binns, officially opened the new café development, "Café @ the College", at Northern Counties College in Jesmond. More ...

The Percy Hedley School is the first special school in North Tyneside to gain the Inclusion Quality Mark. More ...

Hosted by Wendy Gibson, the Percy Hedley Mistletoe Ball at the Hilton Hotel was a glamorous occasion attended by more than 400 guests. More ...

Norman Stromsoy left the Percy Hedley Foundation at the end of October to take up a post with Westminster City Council as an Executive Headteacher with responsibility for two schools and an inclusion, outreach initiative. More ...

Northern Counties School was delighted to receive a new bus from the Variety Club at an official handover at St James' Park on 24th October. More ...

Able2 Horticulture department have once again been successful in the North Tyneside in Bloom awards for their floral displays at Able2 and Chipchase House grounds and gardens. More...

Work to bring new life to an old building has begun on The Percy Hedley Foundation's Northern Counties site in Jesmond. More...

Staff and parents of children at Percy Hedley and Northern Counties Schools all took part in the 2008 BUPA Great North Run to raise funds for the Percy Hedley Foundation. More...

The Percy Hedley Foundation has appointed new Chief Executive, Dr. Tony Best, to drive forward the organisation's tradition of innovation and develop its unique range of pioneering services to support disabled people and their families. More...

Director of Adult Services at The Percy Hedley Foundation, David Barker, has been appointed to serve as a member of the North East Learning and Skills Council. More...

Jim Ferris has retired after 23 years at Percy Hedley Foundation, initially as Headteacher of Percy Hedley School and later as the Foundation's first Chief Executive.  More...

The Percy Hedley Summer Fair on 5th July 2008, opened by BBC Weatherman, Paul Mooney, was a great success regardless, raising More than £6,000. More...

Richard Morris, Chairman of the Concrete Society Northern Region paid a visit to Percy Hedley School on 23rd July 2008 to present a cheque for funds raised at the 2008 Concrete Society Ball.  More...

Abi's class spent three days exploring Northumberland, at the beginning of July. The students enjoyed staying in a bunkhouse barn and visiting Beadnell, Preston Tower and Druridge Bay Country Park.  More...

Northern Counties College first student holiday was to Foxes Hotel, Minehead. Foxes is run as a training academy for young adults with learning disabilities to learn the skills needed to work in the hospitality industry.  More...

The Percy Hedley Summer Fair on 5th July 2008, opened by BBC Weatherman, Paul Mooney, was a great success regardless of the weather.  More...

The Employability Project held a 'What Happens Next?' event on the Tuesday, 1st July, 2008 at Northern Counties College. The information event was aimed at current and potential students and parents accessing the services of the Percy Hedley Foundation.  More...

This half term, Abi's class are working with the Northern Counties artist-in-residence, Kelly, who is teaching the pupils how to make puppets of themselves. The puppets have been used for social communication lessons.  More...

In June three students and two staff from the College were lucky enough to be part of a group of 15 brought together to represent the Percy Hedley Foundation. The Group were visiting The Krok za Krokiem (Step by Step) Centre in Zamosc in the South East of Poland, who had visited Newcastle last year.  More...

John Mowbray, Corporate Affairs Director with Northumbrian Water, has recently taken over from Jocelyn Maxfield as Chair of the Percy Hedley Foundation Fundraising Appeal Committee.  More...

The Wheelchair Basketball Leaders Award will be held at Percy Hedley Academy for Disability Sports on the 25th June 2008.  More...

Abi's class spent the week beginning June 16th in the Northern Counties residential unit. The group planned various outings based on their Asdan Units, which are Horticulture and Using Public Transport.  More...

On Friday 20th June, 2008, Rachael and Claire McArdle from HMC Group visited the Percy Hedley Primary School.  More...

The Percy Hedley School has been awarded Specialist Schools Status by the Department of Children, Schools and Families in recognition of its staff expertise and outstanding practice.  More...

Hosted by Northern Counties College, this session was facilitated by Disability North. It focused on disability issues in employment and looked at the concept of reasonable adjustments. It gave an overview of employment legislation and considered how employers can be pro-active, using positive action to recruit and retain disabled employees.  More...

On Wednesday 11th June, 2008, Tim Healey presented the new Sunshine Coach to students at Percy Hedley School on behalf of the Variety Club Northern Region.  More...

Northern Thunder again put on a good display in the Powerchair Football National League and this year ended up runners up in both the Premiership and the Championship divisions.  More...

Faye Stevenson has had a remarkable year in Boccia and continues to improve her game from competition to competition. Playing in both the DSE and CP Sport Regional Competitions she also qualified for the National Competitions in both finals.  More...

HotSpring, the UK's leading company for Hot Tubs and Spas has recently stepped forward and signed a sponsorship deal with Northern Thunder for the 2008 / 2009 Powerchair Football Season.  More...

Brave Newcastle United supporters climbed to dizzy heights to zoom across The hallowed turf of St James' Park to raise money for Percy Hedley Foundation.  More...

Marie Watts joined The Percy Hedley Foundation as Able2 Day-Services Manager in May 2008.  More...

Students from Northern Counties College held their first fashion show at the end of March. With the help of Matalan, the disabled students modelled appropriate clothing for work and leisure to peers and staff.  More...

Advertised as a 'quiz with a difference', the Disability Awareness Megaquiz was an informal networking event for employers in the north east area although employers throughout the UK were also welcome to attend.  More...

Special thanks to the Variety Club Northern Region for Easter Eggs for the children at Percy Hedley School and to Irwin Mitchell Solicitors for Easter Eggs for the children at Northern Counties School.  More...

Marks & Spencer called upon the Percy Hedley Foundation's Employability Project to help organise a fashion show that was held in their Newcastle restaurant and featured disabled models representing the Percy Hedley Foundation.  More...

Five participants from North Tyneside were in top form at the recent National CP (Cerebral Palsy) Sport Boccia competition, held in Sheffield.  More...

Percy Hedley are proud and delighted that several of our Sports Academy players were selected to play for England during the Powerchair Football World Cup 2007 and have followed their progress with keen interest.  More...

FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup 2007 ends in disappointment for the English team, but the future looks bright for our Sports Academy players.
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The Allied Irish Bank in Newcastle upon Tyne held their annual Shamrock Ball on 1st February and raised a tremendous £22,500 for the Percy Hedley Foundation.  More...

After inspection in January 2008, OFSTED Inspectors reported that progress made by the College is already having a beneficial impact on learners and in line with expectations ... More...

"Even alongside other outstanding schools it stands out as a beacon of excellence". More...