Thornbeck College, Safeguarding – eSafety Parent Workshop
by Lisa Taylor on April 26, 2012
The theme of the Parent Workshop this term is Safeguarding – eSafety. On Thursday 3rd May 2012 Thornbeck College Tutor and eSafety Champion Chris Surtees is delivering the workshop at East Durham College, Houghall Campus, AV Room between 6pm and 7pm.
The workshop will highlight the huge importance of eSafety in safeguarding learners online, setting out the dangers to which young people are exposing themselves too, identifying signs of concern and aiming to provide some useful tools for parents/carers to use in the home. The workshop will also highlight the findings of Thornbeck Colleges’ Ofsted Reports.
The workshop is part of our commitment to providing a safe environment in which to learn, and to educate learners to staying safe online whilst enjoying the benefits of using technology. It will illustrate the approaches that North East Autism Society is using and the involvement of learners to shape their own curriculum and education.
The workshop is open to all parents/carers of current learners and the parents/carers of prospective learners.
If you would like more information or would like to see a specific topic covered please contact Thornbeck College on 0191 386 4802 or email chris.surtees@ne-as.org.uk.
Walking a Mile to Raise Funds for Autism
by Lisa Taylor on April 5, 2012
Our Walk for Autism at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Monday 2nd April to mark World Autism Awareness Day was a great success. Even through the weather wasn’t on our side we had a brilliant turn out with in excess of 400 people taking part in the event.
Easter Celebrations Down at The Farm
by Lisa Taylor on April 5, 2012
Our Adult’s Services Annual Easter Egg competition was held at New Warlands Farm this year. The event was a great success, learners and staff teams from The Farm, Workshops, Darlington Workshops, No 14 and Thornbeck College all took part. Read more »
Walk for Autism – World Autism Awareness Day
by Lisa Taylor on March 19, 2012
To celebrate and mark World Autism Awareness Day the Society is holding a ‘Walk for Autism’ event in partnership with the Sunderland AFC Foundation on Monday 2nd April from 2-4pm at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland.
Northern Leading Lights Award
by Lisa Taylor on March 16, 2012
We have nominated Chris Surtees, FE Tutor from Thornbeck College for an Outstanding e-learning Achievement Award – please see below. The Awards Ceremony is being held on the evening of Thursday 22nd March at Durham Castle. Chris and some staff from Thornbeck College are attending the Gala Dinner. Just like the Oscars we will find out on the night if he has won the award.
Thornbeck College continues to improve and progress
by Lisa Taylor on March 9, 2012
Follow Thornbeck College’s full ‘outstanding’ inspection by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in September 2009 and having been awarded Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) Beacon status in March 2010 the college received a focussed monitoring visit in November 2011 by Ofsted. Read more »
Relocation, Relocation
by Lisa Taylor on January 30, 2012
Since the start of the New Year there’s been some big changes here at NEAS. Thornbeck College (Adult Services) which was based at Carley Hill in Sunderland has now moved to a new site at Houghall Campus in County Durham.
***Christmas Raffle Results***
by Lisa Taylor on December 21, 2011
A big thank you to everyone who supported our first Christmas Raffle, we raised over £1,660 for the Society.
The lucky winners are below:
