Robert has been very responsible and has been walking the dog. He has also been working on tasks from his remote learning pack from Catcote Futures. He has been reading, recording and labelling streets and locations on a map of Hartlepool. #focusonwhatweCANdo

Livvy has been busy at home too. She has really enjoyed staying connected (via Zoom) for the bingo and quiz sessions with her peers. Livvy would also like to say a special thank you to the staff Catcote Futures for all their support whilst she stays safe at home. x

As part of his remote learning pack from Catcote Futures, Jack has been putting his creative and enterprising skills into action. He has been busy making resin letter keyrings for friends and family. That's very kind of you Jack. Well done!!! #focusonwhatweCANdo

Anthony has been doing some amazing work from his remote learning pack from Catcote Futures. He has been learning the Chinese culture. Anthony has also been learning about wildlife, habitats and the environment. He has enjoyed doing some bird watching too. #focusonwhatweCANdo

STEPs student Jake has created this information poster following a group discussion on Teams about the positive and negative elements of using social media. Jake has been very creative and powerful in his use of colour, text and content. #focusonwhatweCANdo Brilliant work Jake!!

1/2 We are delighted to have granted this evening the Freedom of the Borough to Alan Chapman (Posthumous), Lesley Gibson; Sian Cameron, Ray Martin-Wells and Chris Musgrave.

2/2 The title of Honorary Freeman/Freewoman of the Borough of Hartlepool is the highest honour the Council can bestow and tonight's awards recognise each recipient’s sustained and significant contribution in the Borough. bit.ly/3yXuJT0

In our cookery 'options' session, Catcote Futures, the students have been applying their functional life skills and social skills. This week, the 'Baker of the Week' is Mark!!! He was amazing on Friday when the group were making healthy crustless quiches. Well Done Mark!!!

Today, for the first time, student representatives from Catcote Futures took part in 2 Remembrance day parades, one at the Headland and one at Victory Square. The learners took part in the parade, marched well, laid wreathes and observed the 2 minutes silence. #focusonwhatweCANdo

Ladies day in the Metro gift shop today  The Christmas tree was dressed beautifully and customers served professionally. Leah and Phoebe made Clarissa feel very welcome on her first day, well done team 😍😍😍😍😍😍

⁦Middleton Grange⁩ won Christmas Campaign of the year. Proud to accept the award on behalf of my team and⁩ ⁦In Studio⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦Cash for Kids North East⁩ ⁦Jessica Ogden⁩ and ⁦Bewonder*⁩ ⁦JLL⁩ ⁦Hartlepool Carers⁩ ⁦Harbour⁩

Come & see us at the relocated Catcote Metro gift shop. We have gifts for every budget. The shop is packed with Christmas gifts, decorations & stocking fillers. Don’t forget there is 3 hours free parking Middleton Grange. We are open Monday - Saturday 9am till 4pm (near Iceland).

This Sunday Catcote Futures Catcote Academy will be holding a stall at the Christmas Fair at the Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. The event is on from 10 until 4. There are lots of amazing products to purchase. We look forward to seeing you there.

Reece had a meet and greet with Karen Twidale at Got Mallow. Reece really enjoyed meeting Karen and you can see from his smile how happy he was when he was told he had secured a training place. Karen is going to train Reece to prepare him to work in the cafe. #FocusonwhatweCANdo

This term some of our learners have been involved in 'Upcycling' a variety of items such as, a bistro set, a clock and many more. They are currently working on a set of drawers. The whole group have worked very hard and shown excellent teamwork skills throughout these sessions!

Catcote Futures are extremely pleased to share the results of our Ofsted Report following our first formal inspection on 12th – 14th July 2022. Our overall grade was GOOD with OUTSTANDING features (‘Personal Development’ and ‘Behaviour and Attitudes.’)

Congratulations to our very own Pete Wells from Catcote Futures whose Inclusive Stories Platform has just won the prestigious BETT Award for Best SEND resource 2023. This is a huge award and wonderful recognition of his hard work and commitment to special education.