Funded project case studies

Clothworkers

The Clothworkers Foundation supported the development of the North East Centre of Autism as part of an ambitious £9 Million renovation project.Read more

Baily Thomas Trust

The Baily Thomas Charitable fund kindly provided funding towards the employment of a Family Support Coordinator to deliver support at our North East Centre for Autism.Read more

The Ashburn Trust

NEAS and the Ashburn Charitable Trust have established a strong ongoing relationship to support trampolining activity at our North East Centre for Autism.Read more

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Trampolining Session

The sessions are FREE and open to all children, young people and adults with special needs.

Parents/Carers Coffee Morning

Join us for a relaxed morning and meet our friendly team. We have regular guest speakers, workshops and an opportunity to have a tour of our Aycliffe site.

Great North Run

Join team NE-AS and be part of the World's Largest Half Marathon!

What we do

We help remove barriers to support individuals with autism and learning difficulties into employment. This new service has been designed to support both the individual, and also the employer.

@ New Warlands Farm

New Warlands Farms is our purpose built vocational training centre based on the outskirts of Durham in 77 acres of farm and woodland.

What we do

We help remove barriers to support individuals with autism and learning difficulties into employment. This new service has been designed to support both the individual, and also the employer.

What is Autism?

Autism is defined as a ‘Spectrum Condition’ precisely because it manifests itself in so many different ways. Everyone is unique and autism affects everyone uniquely.

Thornbeck College is an Independent Specialist College for individuals with autism, learning difficulties and, or disabilities aged 16-25 years old and is based at our North East Centre for Autism in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. A secondary campus is located at Houghall, Durham.