Daniel, the dedicated Manager at our supported living home, who’s greatest joy is his profound passion for people we support.
Marcel, the dedicated home Manager at The Grove, shared her deep-seated passion for making a positive impact in the lives of those she supports.
Deborah Jones, Support Worker from Ty Dol near Swansea is our Employee of the month for February. Congratulations, Deborah!
Congratulations to February’s Manager of the month, Holly Scales, Regional Manager in East Sussex. A well deserved result!
In readiness for this year’s general election, the APPG on Adult Social Care has created a report of key social care priorities. Mary Woodall went to its launch at the Houses of Parliament.
On 19 March, LDE Representative and Campaign 4 Change member Mary Woodall and Director of Wellbeing Michael Fullerton facilitated a webinar about sleep through Learning Disability England.
We’re marking Neurodiversity Celebration Week with information on how we are rolling out this new training to all team members in England.
Some people we support who are autistic are in paid or voluntary employment. We look at what this review says and how it could help more people thrive at work.
The Government has published its Disability Action Plan, which sets out the immediate and longer term actions they will take to improve disabled people’s everyday lives.
Achieve together was again one of the sponsors for the annual Learning Disability England conferences. This year, the three conferences – London, Leeds and online – focused on Policy and Politics for Good Lives.
Meet Crystal and Ben Fai, two of our Campaign 4 Change members selected as finalists for the Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List Awards.
Our first Employee of the Month for 2024 is Adekunle Busari, a new Support Worker at DCA West Bromwich. His enthusiasm is already blazing a trail. Well done, Adekunle!
To kick off 2024, Kelly Liddiard Home Manager at a residential home in Norfolk is our Manager of the Month in January. Congratulations, Kelly.
We marked Apprenticeship Week visiting lots of homes throughout February. More than 300 team members at Achieve together are progressing their careers through work-based apprenticeships, including Stephanie our new Property Maintenance Apprentice.
The list has been published! Congratulations to all the people who have been selected as regional winners in our annual Heroes Awards.
Find out more about it and how families and people we support can be involved in providing feedback
Through education and being part of a motivational group, people we support are successfully shedding pounds and becoming healthier
Ed Cook, Development and Resource Centre Manager at Penny Meadow Skills & Sensory Centre, Day Services, Essex is the final Manager of the Month for 2023.
Cerys Powell, Practice Lead at Starboard House in Southampton is our final Employee of the Month for 2023. Well done, Cerys.
Achieve together welcomes the new initiative and reflects on the success of its robust in-house training
Head of Health & Clinical Governance Erren Wheatland was a guest speaker at the ‘Preventing avoidable deaths and stopping people dying younger’ conference recently, discussing the subject of delegated healthcare
People we support and support teams have been having a lot of fun this festive season. Here’s a video of just a few of the activities from around their homes
We held a festive card design competition again for 2023 and our winning designs can be seen below
Thousands raised in memory of much-loved sisters with a magical Christmas event
Votes from our Manager of the Month judges tied this month so they selected two winners! They are Kellie Homewood, Home Manager at a residential home in East Sussex and Ellie-Mae England, Registered Manager at a residential home in Wiltshire. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jack Cooper who was voted Employee of the Month in November. Jack works as a bank support worker in a residential home in Cornwall.
Campaign 4 Change and team members take part in this event organised by Kent, Surrey & Sussex Learning Disability Community of Practice at Kingston University
Steph Shroll, Support Worker at one of our residential homes in Wiltshire, is Employee of the Month
Steve Todd, Home Manager at Trafalgar House in East Sussex, has been awarded Manager of the Month by the judging panel for October.
Our Wheel of Engagement theme for this month is intensive interaction. Here, we explain what it is and how we use it to create ‘butterfly moments.’