North East Local Authority Area Services

Darlington Youth Service

Central House
Gladstone Street
Darlington
DL3 6JX

Tel: 01325 346285/346431

Durham Children and Young People Service

Moor Chambers
Front Street
Framwellgate Moor
Durham
DH1 5EJ

Tel: 0191 3740534

Gateshead Young People’s Services

 
Learning and Culture
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
NE8 1HH

Tel: 0191 433 3000

Hartlepool Youth Service

Civic Centre
Hartlepool
Victoria Road
TS24 8AY

Tel: 01429 523901

Middlesbrough  Youth Service

Middlesbrough Council
PO Box 99
Town Hall
Middlesbrough
TS1 2QQ

Tel: 01642 245432

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle City Council – Youth Service
Archbold House
Archbold Terrace
Jesmond
NE2 1DB

Tel: 0191 277 1247

North Tyneside

Unit 10 Kingfisher Way
Silverlink Business Park
Wallsend
Tyne & Wear
NE28 9NX (Map)

Tel: 0191 287 8603

Northumberland Youth Service

The Gatehouse
Hepscott Park
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 6NF

Tel: 01670 533 000

Redcar & Cleveland

Redcar & Cleveland House
Kirkleatham Street
Redcar
TS10 1YA

Tel: 01642 777545

South Tyneside

Town Hall & Civic Offices,
Westoe Road
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE33 2RL

Tel: 0191 427 1717

Stockton on Tees  

Municipal Buildings
Church Road
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1LD

Tel: 01642 526398

Sunderland

Youth Development Group
Sunderland Award Centre
270a Hylton Road
Sunderland
SR4 7XJ

Tel: 0191 5617410

Principal Youth Officer (PYO) group

The PYO group has been an intrinsic part of the Unit since its inception in 1989. The group supports all PYOs in the North East, and is now a key point of contact for a range of partners including Government Office and other regional stakeholders as well as national organisations such as the NYA and APYCO. The Unit acts as an information gathering and dissemination point for PYOs, and we have compiled regional information on operational and strategic issues affecting PYOs in the region. The group has developed as a support mechanism for colleagues: a safe place to talk and discuss issues, concerns and new ideas.

The PYO group is particularly relevant for colleagues in the current climate of change. Youth services are going through a period of very significant change, as serivces become more integrated within Children’s Trust. The development of Integrated Youth Support Services and Targetted Youth Support are creating significant challenges for senior managers in local authority youth services. The regional PYO group is an opportunity for colleagues to share information and develop understanding in relation to these very significant changes.