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Stories from the Ground
07 Aug 2014
Managing health and employment
Preparing for Adulthood
Clare always hoped to attend college but her anxieties in busy, noisy places and her mobility challenges meant that co…
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Stories from the Ground
31 Jul 2014
Shipley College's success partnering with local businesses
Preparing for Adulthood
Shipley College talks about the impact of the supported internship's they established with local businesses.
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Stories from the Ground
21 Jul 2014
Project SEARCH model
Preparing for Adulthood
GlaxoSmithKline is working with West Thames College and Action on Disability to provide supported internships through…
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Stories from the Ground
19 Jun 2014
Securing a supported internships
Preparing for Adulthood
Andrew's story of how a supported internship helped him get a paid job
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Stories from the Ground
19 Jun 2014
Supported internships: Michael's story
Preparing for Adulthood
Salford College began delivering a supported internship programme in partnership with Pure Innovations, Salford Royal…
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Stories from the Ground
17 Mar 2014
Expectations and aspirations
Eileen, parent carer
A powerful account from Eileen talking about her son Nathan's journey to greater independence.
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13 Dec 2013
Friends, Relationships and Community Inclusion
Caroline Bennett, Preparing for Adulthood
Caroline talks about the importance of having a full and active social life with relationships that support and empowe…
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Stories from the Ground
04 Nov 2013
Scott's experience of good employment support
This is a story about a young man called Scott who has experienced a range of challenges whilst preparing to move into…
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Report
06 Oct 2013
Child Health in the NHS Report
National Children's Bureau and the NHS Confederation
This report presents the results of a survey of those involved in the delivery of health and related services.
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Stories from the Ground
31 May 2013
Starting college
Kai
Kai talks about his anxieties and apprehensions about leaving school and starting college.
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Stories from the Ground
15 Mar 2013
Shane's experience of transition planning
Sam, parent carer
Mum Sam talks about how she set up a wiki website to get everyone involved in Shane's transition arrangements.
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Stories from the Ground
13 Feb 2013
Finding control through personal health budget
Theresa, parent carer
Mum Theresa talks about how a personal health budget has improved her son Andrew's quality of life.
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Looking forward for SEND: The Review, the challenges, the culture change
This morning Minister Ford gave a speech at the TES SEN virtual show, a catch up on all of the key issues in SEND and…
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