Skills for People

10/09/2026

📣 Our September Tier 2 training dates are live on Boost! Fully funded for NHS Trust and Primary Care staff in North East North Cumbria!

🚨 Hurry as places are limited and filling up FAST!

📆 17 September – TIER 2 session at One Strawberry Lane in Newcastle
Book your place via https://academy.boost.org.uk/events/699f78f52578ca78d3953a77

📆 23 September – TIER 2 session at One Strawberry Lane in Newcastle
Book your place via https://academy.boost.org.uk/events/699f799e2578ca78d3953a95

📆 24 September – TIER 2 session at Health Innovations in Newcastle
Book your place via https://academy.boost.org.uk/events/696e3bb8f997c9e90b47b391

📆 29 September – TIER 2 at Oxford Community Centre in North Tyneside
Book your place via https://academy.boost.org.uk/events/69afe19d8530c5f5e215a4e8

Not NHS but need Oliver’s Training? We also take private bookings! Please get in touch with our friendly team to discuss your training needs! Call us on 0191 2818737 or email [email protected]

Find out more about Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training with Skills for People here: https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/ommt

10/09/2026

🚨 Last chance to apply!

📣 Skills for People are recruiting for a Project Worker in the Positive Behaviour Support Team.

Hours: 16 per week
Pay: £28,410 pa pro rata
Location: Home based with travel across the North East and Cumbria
Duration: 1 year
Closing date: Friday 11th September 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team, delivering workshops across Tyne and Wear, Teesside and North Cumbria, to family carers of children and young people who are autistic and/or have a learning disability.

Our work aims to empower family carers to understand and support their children and young people.

👉 Find out more and apply: https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/vacancies/project-worker/

09/09/2026

🙌 We're so proud of our colleague Bryn! Part of the Skills for People team for the last four years, Bryn has seen first-hand the difference our work makes to disabled people and their families.

🪙 Please consider donating or sharing this post. Every donation helps us support disabled people and their families to live the lives they choose.

🏃‍♂️ After completing the Great North 10K and Blaydon Races this year, Bryn is now taking on the Great North Run 2026 to raise vital funds for Skills for People.

👟 Training for 13.1 miles is no small challenge, so please join us in cheering Bryn on every step of the way!

🔗 www.gofundme.com/f/2026-great-north-run-for-skills-for-people

09/09/2026

🩵 Love, Life, Loss - a course with Josephine and Jack

This course starts on Friday 11th September - give us a call to book your place.

This course, for people with a learning disability and autistic people, can support people to understand loss and grief.

The course is running in September and October, on Fridays from 1.30pm-3.30pm.

Interested? You need to book a place - please call us: 0191 281 8737

06/09/2026

There's still time to apply!

📣 Skills for People are recruiting for a Project Worker in the Positive Behaviour Support Team.

Hours: 16 per week
Pay: £28,410 pa pro rata
Location: Home based with travel across the North East and Cumbria
Duration: 1 year
Closing date: Friday 11th September 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team, delivering workshops across Tyne and Wear, Teesside and North Cumbria, to family carers of children and young people who are autistic and/or have a learning disability.

Our work aims to empower family carers to understand and support their children and young people.

👉 Find out more and apply: https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/vacancies/project-worker/

04/09/2026

At Skills for People, we take pride in being a trusted, professional training partner for health and social care teams across the North East, helping you deliver the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training with confidence and care.

Our approach to this vital learning is rooted in our decades of local experience and genuine commitment to inclusion:

🌟 Real Lived Experience: Co-delivered alongside experts by experience to provide authentic, powerful insights.

🌟 Local Expertise: Over 40 years of championing inclusion and supporting communities across the North East.

🌟 Interactive Learning: Safe, dynamic sessions that build practical skills for everyday practice.

🌟 Flexible Pathways: Tailored Tier 1 and Tier 2 options designed to suit all clinical and non-clinical roles.

We are here to support your team in meeting these vital training standards with care, professionalism, and integrity.

Find out more about how we work:
https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/ommt/

03/09/2026

📣 There's still time to apply!

Families Advice and Support Team Manager

Hours: 21 per week
Pay: £33,035 pa pro rata
Location: Hybrid working from home and office
Duration: Permanent
Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 18th September 2026.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Families Advice and Support Team as Team Manager. The team provide support to parents and carers of children and young people up to the age of 25 who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Find out more and apply: https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/vacancies/families-advice-and-support-team-manager/

02/09/2026

What is an annual health check?

An annual health check is a free health check for people with a learning disability aged 14 and over, on the learning disability register. If you are not sure if you are on the register, ask your GP practice.

Annual health checks help people stay healthy and find any health problems early.

A doctor or nurse at the GP surgery will talk about:

✅ Physical health
✅ Mental health
✅ Medicines
✅ Healthy eating and exercise
✅ Any support the person may need

Why is it important?

✅ It can find health problems early
✅ Prevent illnesses from getting worse
✅ Make sure you get the right support
✅ Improve your health and wellbeing
✅ Help you stay healthy and independent

Many people with a learning disability have health conditions that can be missed without regular checks.

How do I get an annual health check?

📞 Contact your GP surgery.

🗓 Ask to book your annual health check.

🤝 You can bring a family member, carer, or supporter with you if you want.

📋 You can also ask for reasonable adjustments to make your appointment easier.

Watch Harshi and her mum talk about how they keep Harshi healthy, and the importance of having an annual health check and health action plan.

Harshi, her mum Khilna and their GP explain why it is important for...

02/09/2026

🔦Staff Spotlight: Running for Skills for People

🙌We are so proud of our incredible colleague, Bryn! At 28 years old, Bryn is autistic and has been a fantastic part of the Skills for People team for the past four years. During this time, he has seen first-hand the life-changing impact and opportunities our organisation provides for disabled people and their families.

🏃‍♂️Bryn has already been putting in an amazing shift this year, tackling both the Great North 10k and the famous Blaydon Races! Now, he is stepping things up even further to support our mission by taking on the ultimate North East challenge: running the Great North Run 2026!

👟Training for 13.1 miles is a huge commitment, and Bryn is pushing himself all the way from Newcastle to South Shields to raise vital funds for our charity.

🪙Skills for People relies heavily on donations to ensure that disabled people and their families remain in control of their lives, feel strong and confident, and are truly included in their communities.

🥳Please join us in cheering Bryn on! If you would like to support his fundraising efforts and help us continue this important work, please click the link below to donate or share this post.

🔗https://gofund.me/f73089c4c

Thank you for your incredible generosity and support!

02/09/2026

That’s a wrap on another incredible Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training day! 🎬✨

You might know us for our expertise in delivering this vital learning across the North East, but did you know we also celebrate with... Jazz Hands?! 🙌

Bryn and Alina are channeling all the post-training joy after an amazing session with a fantastic group of learners.

Yes, we are professional trainers committed to inclusion, authenticity, and making care better (we even have the lanyards to prove it!). But at the end of the day, we’re just two humans absolutely delighted that it’s gone well!

Massive thank you to everyone who joined us today for your energy, engagement, and for co-creating such a safe, dynamic space. We’re so proud to be part of your journey in making inclusion matter.