We 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.’)
Read the full report here: Catcote Futures OFSTED report 2022
Thank you to all the staff and students for all their hard work and to all our families for their continued support!
Welcome to Catcote Futures!
As Head of College I am proud and privileged to write these few words of welcome and an introduction to Catcote Futures. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming and vibrant specialist FE college supporting the needs and aspirations of the SEND community of Hartlepool and surrounding areas. Our ethos is to provide bespoke learning opportunities for every learner, with a focus on what they CAN do. Our dedicated and experienced team, vibrant curriculum and specialist facilities give our learners the skills and knowledge they need to achieve their goals and positive destinations.
Head of College
Barry Currell
The Learning and Skills Centre
Our specialist FE college primarily works across two pioneering centres – our exciting Learning and Skills Centre in Warren Road and our brand new Employability Training Hub in the heart of Middleton Grange Shopping Centre. We offer stimulating, personalised and fulfilling curriculum which is dynamic in its development. We firmly believe that our students deserve as many opportunities and experiences as we can offer to support them in their successful progression in their adult life. We are committed to providing realistic opportunities through our exceptional vocational skills areas and through an extensive range of local employers in a friendly and rewarding atmosphere.
Our vision is “To be an innovative specialist FE centre of excellence providing outstanding, personalised education for all learners.”
We are committed to providing an environment where learners are offered every opportunity to maximise their potential, grow in confidence and above all, be happy and safe.
To achieve this we will:
We have high aspirations for all and work together to achieve success
We have a culture of vigilance and practice being safe at all times
We focus on what we can do and are proud of our achievements and each other
Everyone matter s and we celebrate everyone uniqueness
We have strong positive relationships and embed emotional education into daily life
We strive to make a difference and enable everyone to live their best adult life
This half term CF7 have been working very hard in their functional English and Math sessions to make miniature bath bombs. Everyone has helped to make, count and package the bath bombs so they are ready to be sold. Special well done to CF7 …
Catcote Futures got involved in National Careers Week, a celebration of careers guidance in education, aimed at developing awareness and excitement around ongoing opportunities. Here at Catcote Futures we used the week to look at our lessons, the knowledge and experience they give us, the skills we need to do them and the jobs they …
Bradley and Connor, two students from our STEPs programme, our pathway to independence and employment, have been volunteering at the Historic Quay, National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool. Today they have been awarded with a volunteer certificate in recognition of their hard work. The …
Learners from the reprographics group at Catcote Futures were blown away with what they saw when visiting the Print Factory in Hartlepool. They were amazed and very impressed when watching plain sheets wizzing through the press at a rate of 10,000 per hour and …
On Thursday 20th October, students from the STEPs programme, our pathway to independence and employment went along to support with the Grand Opening opening of the Poolie Time Eco shop which is based on York Road. The opening went well and had a constant footfall of …
Nakita, one of our STEPs students, which is our pathway to independence and employment, has been attending a work placement since the summer of last academic year in West View Care Lodge. Her job coach Helen Newton, has been working closely to support both Nakita …
