General Description
Catcote Futures Learning and Skills Centre is a unique college offering a stimulating, personalised and fulfilling curriculum which is dynamic in its development. We firmly believe that our students deserve as many opportunities and experiences as we can offer to support them on their journey into adulthood. We are committed to providing realistic opportunities through our exceptional vocational skills centre and with an extensive range of local employers in a friendly and rewarding atmosphere.Catcote Futures is an innovative specialist college for students with moderate to profound learning difficulties/disabilities, autism and complex needs. We offer a vibrant, holistic learning environment with committed, experienced staff and excellent facilities. We provide independent living, vocational, community and work related learning programmes, giving real experiences to ensure the best opportunities for successful transition into adult life.
Our vision is for Catcote Futures to be an innovative FE centre of excellence, providing outstanding, personalised education for all students.
Catchment Area
We are a regional provider and our students typically come from Hartlepool and the neighbouring authorities including the TeesValley, County Durham and Tyne and Wear.
Curriculum
Our innovative curriculum provides individual study programmes focussing on the needs, interests and aspirations of all our learners based on the 4 pathways leading to adulthood. This is then differentiated into a further 4 curriculum pathways matched to the needs and abilities of the learner to ensure the best and most appropriate teaching and learning approach to support accessibility, engagement and progression.
- Sensory Explorers - PMLD classes following a structured, multi-sensory curriculum.
- Aiming High - Complex SLD/ASD classes following highly structured and personalised experiences.
- Reaching Out - Specialist ASD provision working together and accessing other groups in college.
- Taking the Lead - A fluid curriculum based on learner choice.
- STEPS - A work based curriculum for learners with moderate learning difficulties.
Specialist Facilities
Our refurbished Learning and Skills Centre is specially designed to provide genuine and realistic learning experiences in Lifeskills, and vocational options including Horticulture, Hospitality and Catering, Reprographics, Hair and Beauty, Art, Pottery, Woodwork, Office Skills, Creative Media and Retail. We have embedded enterprise throughout our curriculum and also have a gym, Jacuzzi, sensory room and forest school. Our offsite shop and café provide ‘real’ work employment experiences and our caravan and bungalow provide opportunities to develop and strengthen independent living skills . We have highly skilled staff who have specialist skills in many different areas.
