What We Do

NTCA are serious about meaningful co-production and co-design, and we are passionate about the use of lived experience in policy making.

As part of the North of Tyne Combined Authority’s (NTCA) knowledge exchange activities, we are piloting an Area of Research Interest (ARI). The aim of the ARI is to connect policymakers, public management and service professionals with researchers, and to support the use of research evidence by NTCA.

NTCA is committed to giving every child in our region the opportunity to thrive. That’s why in Summer 2021, NTCA’s Cabinet approved two pilot programmes, the Child Poverty Prevention Pilot and the Education Improvement pilot for the North of Tyne.

The North of Tyne Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change saw 50 citizens in the region come together to discuss how the region can combat climate change.

North of Tyne Combined Authority is committed to supporting a dynamic and more inclusive economy that brings together people and opportunities to create vibrant communities and a good quality of life for everyone. Key to this vision is investing in local assets to strengthen communities.

NTCA is investing in the creation of three Community Partnerships with a focus on places with high levels of deprivation, low levels of civic action and an under-resourced VCSE Sector.

Crowdfund North of Tyne gives local people and communities the opportunity to create and fund projects which celebrate and improve our local area.

The Education Improvement Programme for the North of Tyne is delivered as part NTCA’s Education, Skills and Inclusion portfolio priority and exemplifies a commitment to thinking creatively and progressively about the widest implications of an inclusive economy.

NTCA and Power to Change launched a strategic partnership with the objective of growing and further developing the social economy in the North of Tyne area, in partnership with local stakeholders.

The Good Work Pledge recognises local employers that are providing people with access to work that’s reliable, pays a decent wage and encourages wellness and development.

The North of Tyne Poverty Truth Commission brings together residents with experience of living in poverty with civic and business representatives to come up with practical changes and solutions.

The North of Tyne is the first combined authority in England to adopt a wellbeing framework to drive a better economy – one focused on growing everyone’s wellbeing.

The Wellbeing Framework Data Dashboard monitors changes to the wellbeing indicators over time, to help inform local decisions and policy making.