About Us
Valued. Recognised. Respected. Celebrated.
New Beginnings North East Ltd provides support to adults with learning disabilities in Newcastle and North Tyneside to live in their own homes and participate in the community. This might be up to 24 hours a day support by a full-time staff team in an ISL (Independent Supported Living) or contracted hours per week by a support worker in Outreach, this is where the person still lives in the family home.
New Beginnings was established in 1995 by our founders Trevor Gray, David Gray, and David Wray.
New Beginnings also has two other sister companies: N-Gage, which arranges activities and projects for our service users, and N-Lighten, which provides staff training tailored to our needs.
Our Aims and Values
New Beginnings North East is driven by a vision to empower learning disabled and neurodiverse people to lead a full, purposeful, and integrated life in their home, community, and beyond.
We believe that everyone we support should be an active participant in their own life and in the wider community. Through person-centred planning and dedicated support teams, we enable individuals to shape their own futures and live on their own terms. Choice, independence, and personal control are at the heart of everything we do.
Our commitment is to make possible a rich and diverse range of opportunities—including friendships, meaningful relationships, leisure, arts, spirituality, education, and employment. By doing so, we support each person to explore their interests, pursue their goals, and realise their aspirations.
We strive to create a community where every person we support is:
· Valued for who they are
· Recognised for their strengths
· Celebrated for their achievements
Individuality, dignity, and respect are the cornerstones of our organisation’s values.
Collaboration
We work in partnership with the people we support, their families, friends, and communities. Our collaborative approach extends to local organisations, healthcare professionals, housing providers, care regulators, and social services. Together, we ensure each person receives the highest quality, person-centred support.
Training and Development
We invest in high-quality, bespoke training for our staff teams through the training organisations that we have developed. This ensures our workforce is equipped with the skills, knowledge, and values to deliver exceptional person centred support tailored to individual needs.
Enablement
Our dedicated Personalisation and Wellbeing Department works closely with the people we support, their families, and support teams to design and deliver personalised services. We are proud to have established a service-user-led organisation, managed by a leadership team, which champions human rights, creativity, inclusion, and active participation in recruitment and issues relating to New Beginnings NE Ltd.
Our Commitment
In the face of economic and workforce challenges, we remain steadfast in our mission. We are committed to enabling every individual we support to live a life of dignity, choice, opportunity, and connection.
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Our Directors
Director and Founder
Trevor Gray
Prior to forming New Beginnings Trevor worked for many years as a ward manager at Prudhoe Hospital, then as a operations manager at a organisation supporting people with Autism. He is passionate about providing a high quality of support to all individuals in our care.
Director and Founder
David Gray
David is passionate about community engagement and is a regular at Ngage's projects. He also works closely to our P&W Department (Personalisation & Wellbeing department) who create personalised support plans for every service user.
Director
Marie Wray
Marie took over as director after the passing of her husband Dave. Marie supported Trevor, David and Dave make their vision of New Beginnings a reality and has continued to support and work for New Beginnings over the last 30 years.
Founder
Dave Wray
Dave alongside Trevor and David founded New Beginnings. Sadly, Dave passed away in 2023. We continue to remember Dave for his achievements, contributions and for his larger than life personality who kept us all laughing and inspired us to carry on.