Kerrie - North East Autism Society - Charity Partner
North East Autism Society and The Centre for Life
the North East Autism Society (NEAS) are the leading provider of care and education for autistic and neurodivergent children, young people and adults in the North East of England.
The Centre for Life is a dynamic science hub in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne which inspires everyone to explore and enjoy science, discover amazing things about the world and have loads of fun doing it.
Partnership:
Life is the first-ever recipient of the Responsible and Responsive Award. The Award recognises the partnership between Life and the North East Autism Society (NEAS) and their online support to the autistic community during the Covid period. What started as a small Facebook group involving just 6 families, grew into to a mass online programme with an audience of over 13,000.
Life worked with colleagues from NEAS to create short videos showing accessible science demonstrations. As interest grew, this developed into a sustained programme of videos.
The partnership between Life and NEAS began in 2018, Life began working with a small group of 10 families and the science centre quickly became a hub for a support group for children and parents. Young people helped to shape the centre layout and the design of new exhibits. They helped in the planning and delivery of Relaxed Sunday Sessions and helped create a range of materials. In 2024, Life was presented with the Gold plus Award for Autism Acceptance.
ne-as.org.uk
life.org.uk
