A project has been launched to help young people learn how to run their own homes.
The Skills for Life initiative is being run by Housing Hartlepool, the not-for-profit company that runs the town's former council housing stock.
It is being piloted in Dyke House School, where year 11 pupils are learning such things as how to strip wallpaper, how to measure windows for blinds and curtains, how to sort items for recycling, read utility meters and clean windows.
Angela Fusco, of Housing Hartlepool, said: "We want to help young people gain a wide repertoire of skills that will enable them to maintain their tenancies and live independently."
The final session will take place this Saturday.
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