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Category Archives: Employment
“Ah the whiff of that bread!”: my sister the baker
TweetMy talented sister and her colleagues allowed us to document a day in their working lives at the Lantern Bakery based at the Camphill community where she lives. The bakery offers work and training to people with learning disabilities. You … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Employment, Learning disability, Third sector
Tagged charity, employment, learning disability, service users
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Jenny’s job, and why we need more like it
TweetJenny Dimmock works in a pathology lab. She and her scientist colleagues handle between 3,000-4,000 blood samples a day. The 21-year-old is also an ambassador for younger students, speaking about her experiences at conferences, like how part of her job … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, Learning disability, Social exclusion, Uncategorized
Tagged education, employment, learning disability
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Young, free and single-minded
TweetYoung people who have helped transform their neighbourhoods despite are among those being celebrated in today’s Prince’s Trust annual awards. Amid recent figures showing youth unemployment has nearly hit 1m, it is inspiring to hear how teenagers and young adults … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Third sector, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged charity, education, employment, third sector, young people
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“People who have a learning disability have the right to good services, choices and a good life”
TweetIf only more people had the chance to develop in confidence like Laura Minett. Laura, who I interviewed for a Guardian social care piece today, works as an expert by experience. Her part-time role through the charity which supports her, … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Employment, Learning disability, Social care, Uncategorized
Tagged charity, employment, learning disability, service users
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The project that helps you “be” something
TweetWhen I first met Linda, she told me: “When I was growing up I couldn’t imagine being anything”. I met Linda when I was delivering a training course aimed at former substance misusers who wanted to become “recovery champions” and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, Social exclusion, Substance misuse, Third sector, Women
Tagged charity, education, employment, service users, third sector, women
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Unemployed to enterprising
TweetMaria Ellingham had not worked full-time for a decade after having children. She then became a single parent who had the will to work but lacked the way. She was a qualified reflexologist and wanted to set up her own … Continue reading
The riots a year on: “If people see me as bad, I might as well be bad.”
Tweet“Even though we’re not involved in gangs,” the young man from Hackney tells me, “the way people look at you just puts you down. No matter what you do, you’ll always have that bad name of a black kid from … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Education, Employment, Social exclusion, Young people, Youth crime
Tagged big society, BME, charity, cuts, education, employment, third sector, young people, youth, youth crime
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The next generation of social entrepreneurs?
TweetAmid the talk of troubled families and approaching the anniversary of the 2011 summer riots, it’s tempting for many to pigeonhole young people as feckless and hopeless. A Europe-wide project, however, aims to encourage a new generation of social entrepreneurs … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, Health, Uncategorized, Young people
Tagged education, employment, health, schools, young people
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Caring and learning: the knowledge gap
TweetAs the 17-year-old unpaid carer of a mother with mental health issues, Holly is often asked – by her peers as well as by professionals – about the particular challenges of having a caring responsibility: “When I have tried to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, Social exclusion, Young people
Tagged education, employment, young people
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Dads and disability
TweetImagine feeling under pressure to keep your child a secret from your employer. Imagine, at the other extreme, being abandoned by your friends for focusing too much on the needs of that child. What about if you felt you didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Employment, Social care, Social exclusion, Uncategorized, Young people
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