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Friends Action North East is a grassroots community charity supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people to make and keep positive friendships.
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, self-motivated...
Simon Stevens announced that a new taskforce will be provided to make improvements in services for children and young people with mental illnesses, autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities. The new programme will concentrate on boosting...
The Winchester-based theatre company, which aims to transform the lives of people with learning disabilities through drama, dance, singing and film, commissioned Michelle Collard – an independent researcher and postgraduate student at the University of...
A pioneering sports challenge designed for people with learning disabilities has launched in Leicester.
The Round the World Challenge, launched by Mencap, Sport England and The National Lottery, was created to tackle exclusion, isolation and to get...
Mencap and Sport England are launching their pioneering sports programme, Round the World Challenge in East Cornwall this month.
The programme will support 150 people with a learning disability and tackles social isolation and exclusion by supporting...
A project is helping people with disabilities enjoy nights out.
Gig Buddies in Bridlington pairs up people with learning disabilities with a social partner to help overcome isolation.
David Jones and Dan Porter have a regular night out once a fortnight...
Northumbria University is aiming to develop a new screening tool, for Autism Spectrum Disorder; this will hopefully improve the diagnostic process and make it easier than it is today. Previously we have interviewed people about their experiences and have...
This is a great opportunity to take part in university research investigating social networks and well-being in older adults.
"Films, like words, can be weapons. This film is a weapon in our struggle to save the NHS. Armed with the evidence so eloquently provided here, we can win this battle. There should be details of the film in every hospital reception, every GP’s waiting...
BFI Film Academy
Are you 16-19?
Do you love watching or making films?
Would you like the chance to shoot and star in your own film?
https://www.beaconfilms.org.uk/filmacademy?fbclid=IwAR35G3wIra2nI66ZApN4...
Do you have a learning disability, are you an autistic person or both?
Salary: You will earn £11,520 per year. This is around £13.84 per hour.
This job is part time – 16 hours per week.
(If this was a full-time job you would earn £27,000.)
This job is...