Thornhill Park School

Thornhill Park School is an independent specialist school based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear for pupils aged 4-19

Our mission is to work together inspiring, supporting, celebrating and equipping autistic and neurodiverse children, young people and adults.

Our Trustees and Senior Management

Christine Dempster, Director of Education

John Phillipson

Chief Executive Officer

Dr Rakesh Chopra

Chair of Trustees

Chris Dempster

Director of Education

Click here to view a full list of the North East Autism Society's trustees.

Latest

Careers fair at Newcastle

Sixth-formers find out about job roles at companies and organisations when they visit a careers fair at Newcastle.
Sixth-form trip to Centre for Life

Sixth-form pupils from Emsworth explore gravity, space, light and colours during a trip to the Life science centre.
“For 18 years I was working as an autistic person but didn’t realise it"

Addressing the barriers autistic people face in the workplace in a series of videos for NEAS, Phil shares his own experiences of work, and covers how employers can make their recruitment and working environments more inclusive.
Tesco partnership gives our pupils work experience

A partnership between Thornhill Park School and Tesco creates work experience opportunities for autistic young people.

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We are highlighting the lived experiences of autistic and neurodivergent people in five areas of everyday life: education, health, travel, employment and finance. That’s why we’re calling the campaign Everyday Equality. Read more