Mackenzie Thorpe Centre

The Mackenzie Thorpe Centre is an independent specialist school based in South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland for pupils aged 5-19


Working together to inspire, support, celebrate and equip autistic and neurodiverse people to fulfil their potential in life.

Class 4 has welcomed two new community learners this term - Zac and Jacob.

They have really enjoyed being out in the local community every day. Our community learners visit lots of different places such as libraries, museums, parks and of course, out lovely local coastline. We learn lots of interesting things during our visits.

Community programs embed learning into every-day activities. While swinging in the park, Zac loves to make up stories based on real history. He amazes staff every day with how clever he is.

Jacob, pictured above, used his maths skills to calculate the scores at Foot Golf and it turned out he was the winner!

One of class four's favourite activities is trampolining. This is great exercise but also helps us to stay regulated. Our learners love to jump into the foam pit - just look at Zac!

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