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Supporting users looking for work
Last month at the SEND Employers Forum we presented a useful summary of the types of support that SpLinter can offer Learning Disabled people who are looking for work and training. Please find further information below in our presentation.
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Waffling On at Cleasewell Hill School BBQ
Our new Waffling On trailer will be selling waffles to Cleasewell Hill students at their summer BBQ. and using the opportunity to let students know about The SpLinter Group and our activities.
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Autism and Mental Health
There is plenty of useful guidance highlighted in this presentation below about Autism and Mental Health. The key points from this PowerPoint are about the importance of sustaining mental wellbeing for Autistic people along with understanding yourself. Please find further details below.
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Free DWP Training in June
If you are looking for support to gain a better understanding of the key benefits and support schemes which are available for disabled people and those with health conditions. This June, The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are offering a series of free online training sessions, which will provide you with the knowledge about…
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SpLinter’s Visit to Border Links
Recently, a group of members from the SpLinter Group travelled up to Berwick to visit the new community hub for Border Links at the Ramparts enterprise park. It was a great opportunity for SpLinter to meet with Melanie Deans who is the director of Border Links, and we used it to discuss with her the…
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Northumberland SEND Employers Forum
On the 29th of November members of the Northumberland SEND Employers Forum came together to discuss the best ways to support neurodiverse individuals within the employment sector along with helping them with their transition into adulthood. Below please find all of the organisations who presented at the Northumberland SEND Employers Forum: Preparation for Adulthood at…
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Blyth Resource and Initiative Centre’s Support Services and Courses
Blyth Resource and Initiative Centre (BRIC) offers a wide range of free courses and support services for individuals. In addition this centre also provides employability support drop ins, Digital Skills Training, Adult Literacy Training, Functional Skills Maths & English. Below please find BRIC’s support services and courses which include Weekly Drop-ins, Adult Literacy, Digital Skills,…
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The Hate Crime Survey
Adapt NE has partnered with The Office for National Statistics (ONS) both of these organisations would like to further investigate the topic of hate crime and advocacy in relation to people with learning disabilities and/or autism. They would like people with learning disabilities and autistic people to respond to their survey about Hate Crime. The…
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5 Experts by Experience Needed
Inclusion North wants to collaborate with five experts by experience to assist them with creating a video about reasonable adjustments and the NHS Reasonable Adjustment Flag. Inclusion North would like to find experts who are adults living in the North-East and Cumbria. They are also looking for people with learning disabilities and autistic people as well as…
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Elizabethan Hall joins Safe Places and Point A!
A big thank you to the staff and volunteers of Elizabethan Hall Newbiggin who joined us in October to learn about becoming a Safe Place venue and a Point A champion. Their great welcome met that the team was really happy to award Safe Places status straight away! The training event was part of our…








