Employment

Young people with learning disabilities call for more employment opportunities

Nancy Platts Posted on 19/06/202414/06/2024

Young people with learning disabilities and their parents are calling for better quality support to help them access employment in a new campaign. In England, barely 5% of people with special education needs (SEND) known to their local authority are in employment, even though the SEND community has 900,000 people of working age and the […]

Real Voices: Succeeding at work with a learning disability

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 18/06/202303/07/2023

In this week’s Real Voices, a young adult with learning disabilities describes her struggle to find employment that could accommodate her needs.

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Bristol organisation celebrates one year of working a four-day week

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 29/09/202229/09/2022

Bristol not-for-profit City to Sea is celebrating one year since introducing a four-day week.

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Theatre uniforms given new lease of life to help vulnerable men into employment

Ian Morton Posted on 30/08/202230/08/2022

Check out this positive news story: the Royal Opera House in London has donated nearly 2,000 items of clothing to help vulnerable men into employment.

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The Rooftop Podcast 7: Cherron Inko-Tariah, The Power of Staff Networks

Lizzie Lewis Posted on 14/05/202227/09/2022

The Rooftop has published a new episode of our podcast featuring an interview with Cherron Inko-Tariah, the founder of The Power of Staff Networks.

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Charity scheme receives backing from Scottish international footballer

Ian Morton Posted on 29/03/202231/03/2022

Check out this positive news story: a Scottish football star has backed an innovative scheme to empower young people through sport.

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UK charity facilitating work opportunities for the chronically ill

Louise Akers Posted on 16/02/202216/02/2022

Astriid, a charity which matches talented, chronically ill people with work opportunities, is urging UK businesses to become diversity and inclusion champions to unlock significant commercial benefits and strengthen the UK economy at a time when many industries are struggling with skills gaps, vacancies are soaring and productivity is dipping.