South Tyneside Council, AutismAble, Community First North East (CFNE) and Sunderland Home Care Associates (SHCA).

The project focused on three local training providers who had specific concerns regarding aspects of teaching, learning and assessment that could potentially be addressed with more effective use of technology. Whilst the issues and approaches were different for each provider, partners collaborated by sharing skills and experience, ultimately creating a digital community of practice.

Technical accessibility note: For accessibility, if you use a modern screen reader, documents need to be created in the latest version of Word; but, not everyone in the sector has access to Microsoft educational pricing and the latest version of Word. So you can choose the best one for you, the resource file below contains 2 versions of the same document:

• .docx format for those using modern screen readers
• .doc Word 97 to 2003 compatibility format