About The Percy Hedley Foundation

The Percy Hedley Foundation was established in 1953 as a small charitable school for children with cerebral palsy. Its purpose is to promote the rights, needs and aspirations of disabled people through specialist, quality services.

The Foundation now meets the needs of disabled people with cerebral palsy, communication impairments, sensory impairments and complex learning, social care and therapeutic needs.

During the financial year 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 the Foundation will spend £13m providing specialist quality services.

It offers a wide range of children’s services and adult services as well as a Sports Academy. Children’s services include a Nursery, family support services, a school for parents, Percy Hedley Primary School, Percy Hedley Secondary Department, the Northern Counties School, and board and respite care.

Adult services include residential services, adult day care services, Northern Counties College and employability projects, as well as Conductive Education for people with Parkinson's Disease.

The Sports Academy offers a very wide range of disability sports and its facilities are used not only by many local disabled groups but also for regional and national events.

To help raise the £13m needed the Foundation has its own Fundraising Department.

During any given year the Foundation directly helps 1000 disabled children and adults and their families from throughout the North East of England and beyond.

It also offers a wide range of training and consultancy both nationally and internationally.

It is one of the country’s largest regional service providing charities and has a well established reputation for quality.