Etc. King’s Trust Brochure
2025/26
Etc. King’s Trust courses for 16-25 year olds across Stockton, Redcar, Middlesbrough, Darlington and Bishop Auckland
2025- 2026 Start Dates
Etc. King’s Trust Team
Location and contact details
Stockton Riverside College King’s Trust Team
Harvard Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB
T: 01642 865 406 M: 07436 795 882
E: seveci.navelinikoro@the-etc.ac.uk
Middlesbrough King’s Trust Team
Breckon Hill Community Centre, Breckon Hill Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2DS
M: 07856 902 954 E: martin.freeman@the-etc.ac.uk
Darlington King’s Trust Team
207-209 Northgate, Darlington, DL1 1UE
M: 07553 367 549 E: gillian.timms@the-etc.ac.uk
Bishop Auckland King’s Trust Team
Four Clocks Centre, 154A Newgate St, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7EJ
M: 07553 367 548 E: liam.atkinson@the-etc.ac.uk
Etc. King’s Trust Achieve
Stockton Riverside College King’s Trust Achieve
Harvard Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB
T: 01642 865 406 | M: 07436 795 870
E: claire.mcgarvey@the-etc.ac.uk
Redcar and Cleveland College King’s Trust Achieve Redcar and Cleveland College, Corporation Road, Redcar, TS10 1EZ
T: 01642 865 406 | M: 07831 302 773
E: daniel.ramsdale@the-etc.ac.uk
Course start dates
Monday 15th September 2025
Monday 12th January 2026
Monday 11th May 2026
Monday 15th September 2025
Monday 12th January 2026
Monday 11th May 2026
Monday 15th September 2025
Monday 12th January 2026
Monday 11th May 2026
Monday 15th September 2025
Monday 12th January 2026
Monday 11th May 2026
The Achieve Programme starts in September 2025. For more information on how to apply please contact daniel.ramsdale@ the-etc.ac.uk for Redcar or claire. mcgarvey@the-etc. ac.uk for Stockton applications.
Meet the Team
Our King’s Trust learners are also supported by a dedicated group of assistant team leaders and learning support assistants. These include Martin Copley, Callum Piert, Estella Sams, Faye Hewitt, Rachel Hall and Ian Neale. For general enquiries please contact our King’s Trust Department Administrator, Anne Hunter, on 01642 865 406.
Gillian Hutchinson The King’s Trust Head of Department
Melisa Marsden Stockton Achieve Tutor
Matt Wigmore King’s Trust Course Leader
Nathan James Middlesbrough Team Leader
Liam Atkinson Bishop Auckland Team Leader
Gillian Timms Darlington Team Leader
Seveci (Nav) Navelinikoro Stockton Team Leader
Claire McGarvey Stockton Achieve Tutor
Sam Peacock Achieve Tutor
Daniel Ramsdale Redcar Achieve Tutor
Sarah Sheriff Redcar Achieve Tutor Jake Brookes Supported Internship Tutor
The King’s Trust at Etc.
WHO ARE WE?
The Education Training Collective’s member colleges have delivered King’s Trust courses to young people across the North of England for more than 27 years.
Through our King’s Trust courses, our colleges have supported more than 3,500 young people to develop their employability and teamwork skills. By
doing so, they have made a significant impact on their local communities through fundraising, community engagement and social action. The students themselves have benefitted significantly through engagement within communities and have gone on to secure further training, employment and voluntary work.
KING’S TRUST TEAM
The King’s Trust Team programme is a 12-week programme covering team work, community engagement, work placement, career planning, team challenge and culminates in a final presentation; celebrating the achievements of the young people and their contribution to their communities. The Team programmes are delivered in local communities across the North East. Young people will achieve a King’s Trust Certificate in Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills at E3, L1 or L2.
Week 1: Induction Week
A fast paced activity full week designed to promote team building, introduce Health & Safety, community awareness and transferable core skills, including communication, problem solving, tolerance and working with others. Initial BKSB assessments undertaken and action plans set with the young people.
Week 2: Residential
This week includes outdoor activities on a large scale. The residential week promotes team building and problem solving skills through a structured learning experience away from the local community in residential accommodation. The aim of this week is to improve selfconfidence and provide the opportunity to take responsibility as a leader in some activities. The week away is of NO COST to the young people and food, transport and accommodation are provided.
Weeks 3-6: Community Project
The first week is allocated as a planning week for the project, which has been identified in the local community by the Team itself. The project is carried out in weeks 5 and 6 and allows the Team to take responsibility for a task and gives them a sense of ownership of their achievements. It is usually a practical project (decorating, renovation, etc), and it may include skills training where possible and encourages them to build links with their community and other agencies. The Community Project is an ideal opportunity for young people to create evidence towards their qualification.
Weeks 7: Next Steps
Next Steps Week is an opportunity to work on life skills and consider what options there might be after the completion of the course. Time is spent carrying out job searches, mock interviews and creating personal CVs. Careers guidance and employment options focused on with support from NCS and local colleges.
Weeks 8 and 9: Individual Work Placements
The individual placement gives individuals a chance to gain experience of a workplace. The placement is agreed with the individual and they are able to make an informed, supported choice as to the type of placement they require. The Team leader supports them throughout their placements, with both visits and regular contact with their base. It is an opportunity for young people to develop their transferable skills and an invaluable work ethic.
Weeks 10 and 11: Final Team Challenge
This is the Team’s chance to take on a challenge involving taking responsibility for or interacting with another group of people from their community. Past examples have included organising day trips or events for the elderly, those with special needs, or other disabilities. The planning and execution is carried out by the young people and utilises many of the skills and experiences that they have acquired in the past weeks.
Week 12: Presentation and Review
The final week of the Programme culminates in a presentation to an invited audience to promote what the young people have achieved over the past twelve weeks. This week also provides an opportunity to review all the learning that has taken place and to complete the Individual Learning Records which go forward to be assessed for the Certificate in Employment, Teamwork and Community Skills. The Presentation is an opportunity to award the Certificates achieved by young people in front of an invited audience.
KING’S TRUST ACHIEVE STUDY PROGRAMME
The King’s Trust Achieve programme is a year-long course for 14-19 year olds which enrols from September to December. The programme includes a King’s Trust Certificate in Personal Development and Employability. You will complete work related experience and gain qualifications in maths and English, functional skills or GCSE. This is delivered from Stockton Riverside College and Redcar and Cleveland College.
KING’S TRUST ACHIEVE SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
The King’s Trust Achieve programme is a flexible delivery model which can be delivered to school pupils from 11 years upwards. Our King’s Trust Schools delivery can be adapted to meet the needs of the school cohort and work can be focused on specific topics or skills development.
Funding information
Learners aged 19 and over can receive full funding for this course, please see locations below.
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)
Stockton, Middlesbrough and Darlington locations.
North East Combined Authnority (NECA)
Darlington and Bishop Auckland locations.
Success at Etc. King’s Trust
AWARD WINNING DELIVERY!
In 2016 Etc. (Stockton Riverside College) won The King’s Trust North East Delivery Partner of the year award. Over the period of delivering The King’s Trust Team programme the college has been recognised by The King’s Trust as a leading provider.
CORONATION CONCERT AT WINDSOR CASTLE!
Three of our former students represented the Etc. King’s Trust at the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle!
The group were invited by HM Lord Leiutenant Sue Snowdon to represent the work of the King’s Trust in the North East!
TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Etc. King’s Trust tutors were named Further Education Team of the Year at the Pearson National Teaching Awards 2020-securing the gold prize in their category!
The Pearson National Teaching Awards are an annual celebration of exceptional teachers, recognising the life changing impact teachers, teaching assistants, head teachers and lecturers can have on young people’s lives.
Vicky named King’s Trust England award winner
Award winner Vicky has an important ambition in life, she said: “I want to be the person that I would have needed when I was struggling most.”
Having faced her own mental health challenges, she feels she has developed a real empathy for others, and now she wants to put that to good use.
The 20-year-old from Stockton is already inspiring others, as she has been announced winner of the Tesco Education Award at The King’s Trust and TK Maxx and Homesense England Country Finals – national recognition for her, as a young person overcoming immense challenges to achieve.
That sense of purpose has led Vicky to study the Foundation Degree in Counselling at Stockton Riverside College, in partnership with Teesside University, something she said, at the toughest times, she and her family would have never thought possible.
“I struggled a lot with my confidence and self-esteem,” she said. “I didn’t believe I could amount to anything because of my illness, I thought it would always be a barrier.”
Growing up Vicky has battled with impulsive behaviour and regulating
her emotions. Constantly in and out of hospital, at 17 she was eventually diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
She explained: “Getting that diagnosis has been positive as it helped me to understand myself better, but I also saw it as a barrier at the same time.”
Starting college was an opportunity for Vicky to return to education and get some normality back in her life.
Directed by her tutors to the King’s Trust Achieve programme, the year-long course supports young people to develop the skills and confidence needed to progress into positive futures, with a focus on the likes of enterprise, digital, communication and employability skills.
“I was quite hesitant at first,” said Vicky. “I didn’t know what to expect but I thought I would give it a go and as it turned out it was perfect for me.”
Studying in a supportive environment she said: “I gained a lot of confidence in myself because the staff believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. They didn’t give up on me and that empowered me to recognise the things that I struggled with and then find ways to break down those barriers.”
For the then 17-year-old, gaining a better understanding of herself and her own learning style made education less daunting.
She explained: “School was difficult for me as I was quite impulsive and struggled with my mental health. I had the impression that at college you would have to be completely independent, but that wasn’t the case. The tutors are so supportive, they empower you to be the best you can be.”
With a drive to help others, Vicky has since gone on to study counselling at level two and three at the college and is now working towards her foundation degree.
She said: “I want to be able to offer a safe space for people, to be someone that they feel safe around.”
