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| Provider Name: | Special Olympics Gateshead |
| Provider Type: | Social Activities |
| Name: | Special Olympics Gateshead |
| Address: | Peripatetic |
| Phone: | 4332455 |
| Email: | Not available |
| Website: | Not available |
| Last inspection outcome: | Not Applicable |
| Availability: | Open All Year |
| Eligibility / referral criteria: | Children (up to the age of 18) with a learning disability, physical disability and / or mental health condition. To compete in a Special Olympics Sports event, an individual must be registered with the club, have a learning disability and an IQ of less than 75. Individuals with Cerebral Palsy / Physical Impairments have been supported to participate in Open Athletics events and the Cerebral Palsy tartan games.
An individual contacts Keith Hogan, Chair of Special Olympics Gateshead, to initially discuss the programme of sports that the sporting club can provider. Contact is then made with the club’s secretary Marie Slater to obtain an athlete registration form. The individual can attend some initial training sessions surrounding the 10 sports to determine which sport(s) they would like to participate in on a weekly basis.
Keith Hogan – Chair, 0191 4332455
Marie Slater – Secretary, 0191 4332417
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| Vacancy notes: | Not available |
| Service description: | Special Olympics Gateshead is a registered charity - a sporting club, which provides weekly sports training for people with disabilities in Gateshead, primarily for people with learning disabilities, though, also for people with physical disabilities and mental health conditions. Special Olympics Gateshead has qualified coaches who provide training in 10 mainstream sports; Archery, Athletics, Boccia, Cycling, Football, Netball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Ten Pin Bowing and Powerlifting in mainstream facilities such as Gateshead Leisure Centre and Gateshead International Stadium. From such training, 47 athletes have been primed to represent their region in local and national competitions. Since taster sessions began in December 2013, 232 people with disabilities have participated in sessions. A predominant objective of the sporting club is to ensure people with disabilities can fulfil their sporting aspirations and have the same opportunities to maximise their sporting talent as much as people without disabilities. 71 medals have been won by the sporting club since its launch date in May 2014, with 6 of those medals being gained at the National Cycling Championships in August 2014 in Greater Manchester. The sporting club featured as a finalist in the North East Care Awards 2014 and North East Equality Awards 2014 and has 5 athletes attending the North East Disability Sports Awards in February 2015.
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| Daily session times: | Not available |
| Costs: | Contact provider for details |