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14 June 2013

Member of the learning disability community awarded MBE

Inspirational member of the learning disability community is awarded an MBE for his work to support people with learning disabilities

24 April 2013

“Who will support my daughter after I’ve died?”

Parents of people with learning disabilities are living with worrying levels of anxiety

18 April 2013

SEN pupils influence new resources to support the transition from primary to secondary school

The voices of pupils with SEN influence new resources to support the transition from primary to secondary school

14 March 2013

Response to NDTi’s report

Keith Bates, Head of Employment responds to NDTi’s report highlighting that research into investment in employment support for disabled people highlights lack of information to support decision making.

12 March 2013

Enough is enough

Molly Mattingly, Head of Learning Disability Programmes at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities responds to CQC Care Update report.

06 March 2013

Our Rapid Enterprise Development (RED) workshops

Today and tomorrow Keith is running one of our Rapid Enterprise Development (RED) workshops.

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