THIS YEAR’S AUTUMN HALF TERM HOLIDAY WAS A TRUE CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND LEARNING
The autumn half term can be a magical time for anyone, but for the young members of the Lifeworks Holiday Group , it’s a week filled with smiles, laughter, and unforgettable experiences. With a focus on creating moments of joy and togetherness for children with learning disabilities, this year’s half term...
We are delighted to announce that Lifeworks Learning Disability Champions have been shortlisted as finalist in the BBC Radio Devon Make A Difference Awards 2023 , in The Together Award Category. The Together Award is awarded to an individual or group of people who inspire diverse communities to come together. They do this by creating real change and breaking down barriers, bringing people from...
Amanda Gavin, Head of HR at Lifeworks said “Our renewal of the award is great acknowledgement of our ongoing work to promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We’re extremely proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Leader for another three years. We will continue to work towards Lifeworks being a place where people feel proud to work , everyone has a sense of belonging and...
New Lion Brewery, a community owned brewery with a taproom at Meadowbrook in Dartington, are donating a percentage of the sales from their new community beer, ‘Local Hero’, to local charity Lifeworks . The beer is brewed each year by the company, and a donation to a local organisation or charity is made from the sales. The beer is brewed from hops supplied by The New Lion Brewery members....
The NHS in Devon is supporting people with learning disabilities to take up the potentially life-saving coronavirus vaccination.
GP surgeries are contacting people about booking the vaccine.
Recent engagement work, including focus groups with members of our community with learning disabilities, led by NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) suggests that the reasons for...
Young people with learning disabilities are being given a taste of life after school at an event aimed at inspiring decisions and providing choice.
‘Aspire’ is an event organised by Plymouth City Council for parents, carers and, most importantly, young people with learning disabilities to find out more about the options open to them after they turn 16.
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities is calling for a change to the language used about people with learning disabilities and the way they are represented in the media, in order to tackle the increase in bullying, harassment and hate crime.
Social media and the internet are places where high levels of bullying and hate crime are experienced by people with learning...
Over 80 people attended a coffee morning at Plymouth People First to learn more about the Plymouth Respect Festival and raise money for the ‘Step Up 4 Respect’ project.
Plymouth People First is an organisation for adults with learning disabilities and this will be the first time they will be attending the Respect Festival.
Dave Evans from Plymouth Group Support for the Fire...
An award winning scheme that supports young adults with learning disabilities gain paid employment is holding a series of information events to attract new interns who could benefit from the project.
Project SEARCH is based at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, and helps adults with learning disabilities between 18 and 24 move towards paid employment by working in the hospital in a series...
