At Thornbeck College, our study programmes are designed to help our learners develop a range of skills needed for everyday life and work. Throughout the year our learners participate in a wide variety of activities - both on-site and out in the community - that are designed to promote independence, and develop knowledge and skills, with the goal of enabling our young adults to reach their maximum potential.
The theme this year the theme was loneliness, the impact of loneliness on mental health and the practical steps that can be taken to address it. Read more
During Term 3, the focus of the Retail Vocational curriculum has been planning and participating in a range of enterprise activities. Read more
Thornbeck College has successfully established a new community link with The Pioneering Care Partnership. Read more
Learners and staff welcomed almost 100 young people from the Society's three schools on Monday 4th April. Read more
We invited parents/carers to a spring market, providing an opportunity to showcase the amazing products the learners have made. Read more
On Monday 28th March Thornbeck hosted a Safeguarding Workshop for the parents/carers of learners attending the college. Read more
Learners participated in a range of activities, suggesting ideas to work together to support their new understanding of shared responsibilities. Read more
Learners participated in a range of activities to celebrate National Careers Week. Read more
Learners in the catering team devised a survey to support them to ask their peers and staff to choose their favourite pancake toppings. Read more
Learners developed their vocational skills by building a hedgehog house - before enjoying a visit from an orphaned baby hedgehog, called Mitzi. Read more
Learners and staff created a growing together wall, to identify an achievement they have made since starting at college. Read more
Learners have been supported to develop their knowledge and understanding in relation to gaining an apprenticeship. Read more