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Reports | Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - 15:03
We started virtual cooking sessions on Zoom with Kenny, our chef tutor, on Friday afternoons earlier in lockdown. We started out with four students attending but now regularly host sessions with up to 12 students, where are least eight participate...
Reports | Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 13:54
The current health crisis is having an impact on everybody’s lives, but the impact is especially acute for those with additional support needs and their parents and carers. Many support networks have been disrupted leading to uncertainty, fear and...
Students taking part in a Zoom session
Reports | Monday, April 27, 2020 - 16:42
The closure of our sites means we’re finding new ways to teach and students are trying out new ways to learn. Like many organisations at present, we’ve turned to Zoom to interact with each other and staff and students are loving it! This is helping...
Reports | Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 17:21
Everyone is aware of the increasingly rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are extremely concerned for the wellbeing of everyone involved with Share. We were phasing the inevitable closure of Share sites so as to give families and...
Reports | Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 16:10
We’ve been running our social inclusion initiative Go Anywhere Do Anything for six years providing trips out for disabled people to enjoy fun and rewarding experiences. The feedback from members taking part and the network of volunteers who support...
Tesco bags of help
Reports | Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 14:53
Share’s Go Anywhere Do Anything initiative is one of three projects that Tesco is supporting in their ‘Bags of Help’ scheme where money raised from the carrier bag charge funds local causes. From Wednesday 1 April 2020 to Tuesday 30 June 2020...
Reports | Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 14:20
We currently run a creative textiles project at Share for people with learning disabilities and autism. Through this project, people create sustainable fashion and household items, with materials sourced from the overstock of shops and fabric...
Visiting Autotrader
Reports | Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 14:10
My Community and Me is a class designed to take learning out into the community with an emphasis on practical skills. Recently the focus has been on technology covering a range of skills that students can use to support day to day activities and...
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Reports | Monday, January 27, 2020 - 13:54
Some of our students and supporters need to know about how the UK leaving the EU might affect them. The advice that follows is from Citizens’ Advice. This may affect you, even if you’ve lived in the UK for many years. You usually need to apply to...
Shaun showing off his great artwork
Reports | Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 16:07
The programme for creative learning at Share has developed significantly over the last year and is looking to get even better. Students in our arts and wellbeing classes have been exploring their creative sides to build confidence, move more, and...