NHS Choices College

We are proud to announce that we have officially joined our new host organisation South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

We look forward to working collaboratively in this exciting partnership, and driving Choices College into a successful future!

Find out more about our new host here https://swlstg.nhs.uk/latest-news/welcome-to-choices-college-3150
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A warm welcome to Choices College, which joins our Trust this week!

Choices College supports young people aged 16-24 with learning difficulties, disabilities and/or autism through personalised education, workplace experience and supported internships.

We were chosen as the college's new host organisation because of the strong links between the college's mission and our commitment to reducing stigma and supporting young people and communities 🤝

We look forward to working together and building on the college's success.

🔗 https://swlstg.nhs.uk/latest-news/welcome-to-choices-college-3150

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PC Coggin and PC Mulligan attended a graduation ceremony at Choices College in Hartlepool in celebration of all the young interns and their achievements.

The interns have taken part in police interventions throughout the last term aimed at education, provision and safeguarding; alongside all their hard work towards gaining experience and qualifications in employability, English and maths.

It was a pleasure to see their achievements be recognised and we wish them all the best for the future! 😊

Staff Vacancies

We are recruiting for the following posts


Functional Skills Tutor – North East
Area Manager (Maternity cover) – North East
LSA (Maternity cover) – Teesside
LSA – Hampshire

All vacancies can be view and applied from here - https://swlstg.nhs.uk/vacancies/ #!/job_list/s11/Education?basicfallback=1&_ts=1

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Fantastic news! 👏

🌟Success story from our 24-25 student!🌟

Scarlett began working with pupils with SEND at Discovery Special Academy as part of her supported internship placement with us at Choices. During this time, she discovered her passion for special education and chose to continue volunteering once a week after her placement ended to grow her skill set.
This experience has helped to build her confidence and develop key employability skills, including independent travel, teamwork and initiative.
Post graduating her internship; Choices College staff continued to still support Scarlett with exploring a teaching assistant career

We are so thrilled to announce that having successfully applied for a Learning Assistant apprenticeship, Scarlett will begin full-time employment at Discovery Special Academy this September.
Scarlett said, “I’ve really enjoyed my volunteering and have found it very rewarding. Seeing pupils make progress has been great and I’m proud to have been able to support them.”

Please join us in congratulating Scarlett on her achievement, and wish her success for the future! 🥳

Read more about internships and volunteering in the Spring edition of Tees Valley Education Mag 👇
https://www.teesvalleyeducation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Spring-2026.pdf

Another incredible success story! 👏 🌟

Amazing news! 👏

Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 💚

We recently had the pleasure of meeting with Charlotte from Inspire in South Tyneside, who shared more about the fantastic work they do to support people across the local community.

It was great to learn more about the positive impact Inspire is making and the wide range of support they offer.

We’d encourage everyone to take a look at their website to find out more about the amazing work they do 👇

Programme Calendar - https://book.plinth.org.uk/calendar/8dQfF9APZHq0DWOWoleP

Inspire South Tyneside - https://help.plinth.org.uk/IST

🚨Feel Good Friday!🚨

We’re incredibly proud to share some fantastic news from our South Tyneside cohort

Our intern Courtney was nominated for a PROUD Award by her work placement – and we’re thrilled to say she went on to win!

Courtney was presented with her award on stage at the South Tyneside Council PROUD Awards ceremony, a truly well-deserved recognition of her hard work, dedication, and positive impact.

Congratulations, Courtney – we’re all so proud of you

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