PA Support

Building confidence through learning

Are you a PA looking for support? Training plays an important role in helping Personal Assistants and employers feel confident, informed and prepared.

We focus on the skills, knowledge and values that support good care, helping PAs build confidence in their role and employers feel reassured about the support they are arranging.

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Become Endorsed through North Tyneside Care Academy

What you need to complete to become endorsed:

. Moving and handling

. Safeguarding

. One bitesize awareness course

Bitesize Awareness Courses:

What you get:

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Blue light card

DBS Check

References Support

Your own PA profile

Support from our PA forum

Additional Learning

Looking to gain more knowledge in care? Why not have a look at some of our other introductory courses. Click to find out more.

Get into Care

Understanding Mental Health First Aid

Awareness Sessions

Level 2 Courses

Why not progress onto some of our level 2 courses. Click to find out more.

Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care: Level 2

Falls Prevention: Level 2

The Safe Handling of Medication: Level 2

Level 3 Courses

We also offer a range of level 3 courses for you to explore. Click to find out more.

Understanding Mental Health: Level 3

Understanding Autism: Level 3

Principles of Dementia Care: Level 3

Personal Assistant Training

We have partnered with Disability North to offer FREE personal assistant training in North Tyneside.

This FREE session is friendly, down‑to‑earth, and packed with real stories and practical insight from Angie and people who know the PA role inside out.

Hear from the wonderful Angie who has employed PAs for over 27 years, giving you a real insight into what makes a PA a meaningful career.

Book you place now below!

Upcoming Dates…

We’re working closely with Disability North to plan more sessions this year!

If you would like a priority place for the next available sessions then please get in touch as soon as possible as spaces are limited.

Care.Academy@northtyneside.gov.uk

angiestewart@disabilitynorth.org.uk

0191 284 0480

Disability North – PA Training Information

YMCA, Church Way, North Shields, NE29 0AB

Personal Assistant Support Network

We also have a Personal Assistant Support Group, where Personal Assistants get together to discuss matters, have a catch up and learn from each other.

If the session is full, you will be given priority to be offered a place on the next available session.

Places are limited, if you have completed our endorsement programme and would like to be invited to our PA support network then please get in touch!

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