Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (LDD)

What is the difference between 'learning difficulty' and 'learning disability'?

Learning difficulty is a term used to describe any one of a number of barriers to learning that a child may experience. It is a broad term that covers a wide range of needs and problems, including dyslexia and behavioural problems, and the full range of ability.

Most people with a leaning disability have only a mild disability that simply means they need more help than most to learn new skills.

How are we improving outcomes for children and young people with learning difficulties and disabilities?

Click on the links below which will take you to pages on each of the outcomes, specifically showing how we are improving outcomes for children and young people with LDD:

Be healthy outcomes for learning difficulties and disabilities
Stay safe outcomes for learning difficulties and disabilities
Enjoy and achieve outcomes for learning difficulties disabilities
Make a positive contribution outcomes for learning difficulties and disabilities
Achieve economic wellbeing outcomes for learning difficulties and disabilities

Related Strategies

Special educational needs accessibility strategy (Pdf, 223kb)
Special educational needs and inclusion strategy (Pdf, 424kb)

Related information

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment - shared online information resource for everyone who commissions, provides or uses health, social and children's services in the city

Disabled Children's Register (external link)
Funding for short breaks for children with disabilities
Children and adult mental health service (CAMHS)
Newcastle Bridges - hospital education
Chilldren with disabilities and special needs partnership
Children with disabilities - support for children and their families (external link)
Short break service for children with disabilities (external link)
Special educational needs (SEN) - school guidance
Special educational needs - parent and carer guidance (external link)
We are special because together we make a difference (external link)
Short break service for young people with disabilities (external link)
Parent Partnership (external link)
Aiming higher for disabled children (external link)
Educational psychology service (pdf, 40.1kb)
High care needs assessment form (word)

Lead Contact

Pat Thompson
Children with Disabilities Manager
Email: pat.thompson@newcastle.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 211 6362