Delegate brochure - British Association for Supported Employment

9th Annual Conference
10 - 11 September 2014
Mercure Hotel, Leicester.
Real work
Skilled people
Real life!
Principal Conference Sponsor
Brochure Sponsor
Welcome
Huw Davies
Chief Executive, BASE
Welcome to the 9th annual BASE conference. It will be a pleasure
to see both new and familiar faces as we come together to debate
and celebrate the best in Supported Employment practice.
We still await the publication of the
Government’s delivery plan for the
Disability & Health Employment
Strategy for Britain and it is looking
increasingly unlikely that we’ll see it
this side of the general election. We
welcome Kate Green MP who will
present the Labour Party’s position on
the future of specialist employment
support. Unfortunately a Government
Minister is not available to speak.
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length bodies. It is critical that those
making the decisions are fully informed
about what good provision should
look like and what it should cost.
BASE has had a close involvement
in all of the task and finish groups
associated with the strategy and we
are heartened by the direction of policy
discussions. It’s early days though and
we must ensure that the new strategy
addresses the employment aspirations
of all people who have a disability.
We have spent much of the year in
developing the Level 3 Certificate for
Supported Employment Practitioners
and three cohorts are mid-way through
the qualification. Other courses will
be starting this autumn. I’d like to
thank Kathy Melling and Nerise
Oldfield-Thompson for their hard
work and commitment to making this
qualification a reality. We hope it will
play a major part in professionalising
the sector’s workforce and ensuring
that employers and jobseekers
receive quality support that is focused
on sustainable job outcomes.
Supported Employment services are
under severe pressure at the moment.
A number of well-known and longestablished services have disappeared
this year while others have faced
drastic cutbacks. Many of you will be
involved in discussions about possible
tender exercises or becoming arms
The Disability & Health Employment
Strategy will be complimented by the
new English SEN&D reforms and the
new Code of Practice sets out what
young people should expect in their
localities. There’s a strong emphasis on
employment outcomes and it is vital
that members ensure that their provision
features strongly in the local offer.
We’ve seen an expansion in Supported
Internships though issues remain
regarding their funding. One of the
really pleasing aspects of Internships is
the strong role taken on by employers.
We are delighted that we have
representation from two companies
that have embraced the Supported
Internships model and shown their
commitment to diversity issues.
I’d like to thank Paul and the rest of
the NEC, particularly Dean Atkinson
and Harry Corrigan in the Midlands, for
their support in organising this year’s
conference. Thanks to our principal
sponsors, Pluss and Remploy, and also
to Working Links, Olympus Care Services
and Shaw Trust; organisations that
have kindly sponsored our practice
awards and the conference brochure.
We’ve got a strong programme again
this year so I hope you enjoy it and
take the opportunity to network widely.
There are always new ideas that you
can take home and put into practice.
Conference sponsors
We would like to thank all our conference and awards sponsors
for their generous support.
Brochure sponsor, EADS.
EADS is the specialist supported
employment team within Olympus
Care Services Ltd (OCS). OCS was
formed on 1st April 2012 as a
limited company wholly owned
by Northamptonshire County
Council. We provide a range
of care and support services
throughout Northamptonshire
for adults with disabilities and
older people and through EADS
deliver supported employment
across Northamptonshire
and Leicestershire.
We aspire to provide the best possible
service to every individual we support
and we strongly believe that it is our role
to promote their independence and
respect the decisions they make. Our
aim is to do everything we can to make
our customers aspirations a reality.
EADS exists to support people with
disabilities and complex barriers to work
to gain and sustain paid employment.
We are a team of 28 delivering
personalised support to around 700
people each year across both counties
and are fiercely proud of the success
achieved by our clients and colleagues.
The last year has seen EADS secure
the best results with our clients to date
achieving 180 sustainable job outcomes
and continuing to support a further
350 clients in paid employment.
We are also still very proud of one
of our team, Mark Wright, who won
the 2013 Base Practitioner of the
Year award. He continues to shine
as an ambassador for all of us at
EADS and takes pride in providing a
voice for people with a disability.
We deliver Work Choice across both
counties (CPA15) as sole end to end
subcontractor to Working Links. Our
incredibly positive relationship with
them has enabled us to build a strong
and productive partnership that
enhances the outcomes for our clients.
We work with employers to raise
awareness of the need for work
experience placements and paid
employment opportunities and
OCS are also focussing on widening
these opportunities to include
many other people not supported
by current DWP provision.
We are actively involved with a number
of local and national employment
initiatives and business organisations
including the Federation of Small
Businesses, Chambers of Commerce,
Local Authorities and the NHS. We
work closely with DWP, Jobcentre Plus
and national groups including BASE.
To help future proof the team and
further enhance the quality of the
support offered to our clients and
local employers all team members are
undertaking the Level 3 Certificate for
Supported Employment Practitioners.
As a small team we believe in
punching above our weight and use
many different channels to ensure
we contribute to highlighting the
issues, and shaping the debate
around supported employment.
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Venue Information
Main Conference Area - King’s Hall
Toilets
Workshops
Toilets are situated on the ground floor. Accessible
toilets can be found by the lift on the 2nd floor.
Area 1: King’s Hall
Area 2: Alexander Room
Area 3: Tudor Room
Area 4: Charnwood Room
The Alexander, Tudor and Charnwood Rooms are all
located on the 1st floor off the main stairway. Workshops
are chosen on the day and are on a first come basis. Each
workshop room can accommodate up to 50 delegates.
Car parking
Parking is available at the 90-place hotel car park. This costs £5
per day for day delegates and for £7 (including overnight) for
hotel residents.
Alternative car parks can be found at Dover Street and around
the railway station.
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the hotel. The nearest
smoking area is on the balcony accessed via the Kings Room.
Internet access
Complimentary wifi is available throughout the
hotel. Your browser should pick up the Mercure
network and the password is: jhwifi
Fire Procedures
Please let us know if you do not wish your photograph
to appear in our publicity materials.
Conference programme
Wednesday 10 September
Thursday 11 September
9.50 Welcome: Paul Wilson (Chair, BASE)
9.15 Workshops: Session C
10.00 Welcome from conference sponsors: Remploy and Pluss
Gareth Parry (Remploy)
Tom Bromwich (Pluss)
10.20 Keynote: Jo Harry (GlaxoSmithKline)
10.20 Keynote: Richard Hawkes (Scope)
10.40 Keynote: Carrie Dunn (National Grid)
11.15 Break
10.45 Kate Green MP (Shadow Minister for Disabled People)
11.05 David Grainger Award
11.15Break
11.40 Workshops: Session D
12.40 Lunch
11.40 Workshops: Session A
1.50 Keynote: Sherann Hillman (National Network
of Parent Carer Forums)
12.45 Lunch
2.00 Workshops: Session B
2.10 Keynote: David Percival (Education consultant)
3.00 Break
2.25 Workshops: Session E
3.30 Supported Employment: Opportunities and challenges (incl. BASE AGM) Presentations from Huw Davies,
Paul Wilson and Kathy Melling
3.30 Plenary
3.45 Close
4.30 Close
7.45 Conference Dinner and Awards evening
Exhibitors
Please take the time to visit our exhibitors in the Queen’s Hall.
Department for Work and Pensions
Gateshead Council
Mencap
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National Autistic Society
Olympus Care Services
Pluss
Remploy
Shaw Trust
Social Care Network
Supported Business Alliance
Working Links
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Speakers
Carrie Dunn
Senior Human Resources Business
Partner, National Grid
Carrie is currently the Senior Human
Resources Business Partner for the Gas
UK Distribution business in National Grid
plc. The National Gas UK distribution
business is responsible for looking after
82,000 miles of pipeline, and delivers gas
to around 11 million domestic, industrial
and commercial customers. Carrie sits
on the leadership team of the Gas
Distribution business, as well as the UK
HR leadership team.
As part of her role, Carrie is accountable
for managing the overall inclusion
and diversity agenda for the Gas
UK Distribution business; as a key
enabler in the talent strategy. Given
the current age and diversity of the
workforce in the energy sector as
whole, this is a high priority item for
National Grid globally.
She has previous
worked for the Engineering Employers
Federation; Brambles plc; Toyota Motor
Manufacturing; and British Steel.
Carrie
is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development.
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Kate Green MP
Shadow Minister for Disabled People
Kate Green was elected MP for Stretford
and Urmston in May 2010. She is
currently Shadow Spokesperson for
Disabled People.
Prior to her election Kate was Chief
Executive of the Child Poverty Action
Group, and before that Director of
the National Council for One Parent
Families (now Gingerbread). She is a
long standing campaigner against
poverty and inequality, chairs the allparty parliamentary group on poverty,
and serves as a member of the Greater
Manchester Poverty Commission.
In 2013 Kate was appointed an
ambassador for the Albert Kennedy
Trust, a charity which supports LGBT
homeless young people in crisis.
Kate was previously a member of the
National Employment Panel which
advised Ministers on labour market
policies, and Chair of the London Child
Poverty Commission, reporting to the
Mayor of London and local councillors.
Kate also served as a magistrate for 16
years, and takes a particular interest in
the experience of women in the penal
system, and how best to rehabilitate
them to prevent reoffending.
Sherann Hillmann
Co-Chair, National Network of
Parent Carer Forums
Sherann is a devoted mum of 3 children
aged 18, 15 and 14 with special
educational needs. She is the founder/
co-chair of PIPS, Stockport’s parent
carer forum which was started with
Department for Education grant funding
in 2009. Two years ago Sherann became
the North West representative of the
National Network of Parent Carer Forums
(NNPCF) and then in September last
year also became the Co-Chair.
Sherann is committed to ensuring that
children, young people, families are at
the heart of what we do and are fully
engaged in working in co-production
to shape services that fit best around
them. She is passionate about bringing
change through person-centred practices
including advocating for young people
to have a pathway to employment,
independent living and enjoying life to
the full.
Richard Hawkes
David Percival
Richard Hawkes has been Chief
Executive of Scope, the disability
organisation, since 2010. Richard is
also Chair of the Care and Support
Alliance which represents more
than 75 of Britain’s leading charities
working together to influence for
better social care. In previous roles
Richard has been Chief Executive of
an international disability charity,
International Programmes Director for
VSO and worked for the United Nations
in Vienna. He is Chair of iPartner India,
an organisation that enables effective
and sustainable giving from the Asian
community in the UK, and is a Trustee
of the Voluntary Organisations Disability
Group. He has held a range of other
non-executive roles in the past, including
the BBC Appeals Advisory Committee.
David was a career Further Education
professional from 1972 – 2009, as
a Lecturer, Manager and Head of
Institution, in the West Midlands,
London, South East, East Anglia, East
Midlands and South West. He was
Principal/Chief Executive of four FE
colleges over the period 1990 -2009, the
last being Northbrook College, Worthing.
Chief Executive, Scope
Education Consultant
He was employed by Bath and NE
Somerset Council 2010 – 2012 as 16-19
Manager and then as 14-19 Consultant,
dealing with education provision
authority-wide, funding, quality and the
raising of the participation age. David
became involved in resolving funding
problems associated with two local
Project Search supported internship
pathways, and with sub-regional
planning strategy for people with
Learning Difficulties and Disabilities.
He was educated at Cambridge and
Hull universities. Having decided not
to work for the family business, he
trained as an English teacher for Further
Education; subsequently trained at
the (then) Birmingham Polytechnic to
teach English as a second language.
Most of his professional life has been
concerned with provision for those who
do not have particular advantages.
He was a one-time Member of Devon
and Cornwall Police Authority and
Non-Executive Director of an Enterprise
Agency, Regeneration Company and
two Community Partnerships. David now
works freelance with education consortia,
Local Authorities and the Police.
Jo Harry
UK Inclusion and Diversity Manager,
GlaxoSmithKline
Jo commenced in her role as Inclusion
and Diversity Manager UK with GSK
over 6 years ago having enjoyed a
managerial career in Community
Nursing and Occupational Health
Nursing in both the public and private
sectors. Her registered general
nurse qualification came from
St. Thomas’ Hospital and her degree
from Brunel University.
Adding a qualification in HR from
Kingston and chartered membership of
the CIPD, her interest in HR generalist
work grew (particularly in disability in the
workplace) leading to her specialising in
Diversity. For the past 16 years she has
worked at GSK, whilst formerly working
for BUPA and the Royal Marsden.
Four years ago, she developed within her
role ‘The Project Search Programme’ at
GSK for learning disabled young people,
organising a collaboration with West
Thames College and Action on
Disability to recruit a specialist teacher
and job coach.
September sees the third wave of 12
students coming onto this programme
of extended work experience over three
terms moving around different work
placements at their West London offices.
The placements organised for them are
with Sodexo (housekeeping, catering,
front of house, fitness centre, mailroom),
G4S (secrurity), Evans (cycle workshop),
the Londis supermarket and much
general GSK office experience work.
Their transition to the world of work is
proving highly successful with this yearlong programme and an achievement of
60% employment for the young people
is being sustained.
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Workshop
Programme
Parallel Sessions A / Wednesday: 11.40 – 12.40
A1
Learning from the SEND education reforms
Ellen Atkinson (Preparing for Adulthood)
King’s Hall
The workshop will share elements of effective practice emerging from the SEND pathfinders in relation to Preparing for
Adulthood and young people achieving improved life outcomes. The workshop will consider how the local offer can support
developments in preparing young people with additional needs for work and will also discuss how to engage with employers.
A2
Evolving, Adapting, Developing, Sustaining.
Successful supported employment in a time of change
Harry Corrigan, Julia Green (EADS, Olympus Care Services)
Alexander
Local authority and care support budgets are under massive pressure and this has led to cuts and supported employment is
often one of those services.
This workshop will look at...
• How EADS successfully left a local authority to become part of a commercial business and expanded its delivery at a
time when other teams were reducing or closing
• Managing the change to deliver as a sub-contractor to a national prime
• Improving and developing delivery, managing expectations and working smarter
A3
Social investment and supported employment
Adam Swersky (Social Finance)
Charnwood
Of the 15 Social Impact Bonds in the UK, two thirds were launched to finance DWP-sponsored employment programmes. Can
social investment and Social Impact Bonds play a role in taking supported employment programmes to scale? This session will
cover what social investment is, how it’s been used so far to finance employment programmes, and what opportunities it may
create in future for supported employment providers.
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A4
Supported Business - discover the potential
Mel Walls (Shaw Trust), Jeremy Robinson (CLARITY), Rebecca Rieley (CLARITY) and colleagues
Tudor
What does the term “Supported Business” mean to you?
There are plenty of unflattering preconceptions of the industry but far from being “anachronistic dinosaurs, ghettoising
disabled people”, modern Supported Businesses are progressive organisations helping deliver some of the best
outcomes in sustainable employment for disabled people under Work Choice. And Supported Businesses have the
potential to deliver so much more. Now is the time to explore how we can turn this potential into reality.
Come to the Supported Business BASE workshop to help shape the future of our industry and hear about the vision of the newly
formed Supported Business Alliance (www.discoverthepotential.org). The Alliance, set up with the full support of BASE, aims to
fulfil this potential, providing a vehicle for collaboration and a collective voice to promote Supported Businesses in all areas.
Work Choice is set to end next year and Supported Businesses can demonstrate that they have to be a part of whatever follows.
They can also demonstrate that they can deliver quality goods and services in competitive environments.
The potential is enormous but it is easier to get there together.
a part of Olympus Care Services Ltd are proud to be this years BASE brochure sponsors. Don’t forget the EADS workshop and please come and visit us at our stand! We aspire to provide the best possible service to every individual we support and we strongly believe that it is our role to promote their independence and respect the decisions they make. Our aim is to do everything we can to make our customers’ aspiraQons a reality. Patrick Road Resource Centre Patrick Road , Corby Northamptonshire NN18 9NT 01604 361033 60 Charles Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1FB 0116 2625657 Freephone: 0800 783 5637 www.olympuscareservices.co.uk 9
Parallel Sessions B / Wednesday: 14.00 – 15.00
B1
Disability & Health Employment Strategy
Jacqui Hansbro (Department for Work and Pensions)
King’s Room
The Disability and Health Employment Strategy Command paper published last December set out a vision for specialist
disability employment support. The Department for Work and Pensions is looking at the feasibility of developing pathfinders
to test out this vision, in particular developing a more personalised employment offer with improved integration at local level
which makes better use of small-scale specialist provision and peer support. As well as providing an update on the strategy this
workshop will ask participants for their views and input to the design of the pathfinders.
B2
Delivering Service Quality
Chris Barlow / Dave Ferrier (Pure Innovations)
Alexander
This workshop is targeted at existing Work choice providers or anyone who is interested in improving the quality of DWP
Specialist disability employment programmes now and for the future.
Pure Innovations have been involved in the delivery of both the Work Step and Work Choice programmes for over 15 years.
In this time they have gained much experience of managing and delivering such contracts including leading a consortium of
supported employment providers in Greater Manchester which through effective partnership working and quality of provision
went on to achieve a grade 1 Ofsted rating for their Work Step programme.
By sharing this wealth of knowledge and experience this workshop will cover a broad range of topics to equip participants with
some thought provoking best practice ideas and practical tools which can be taken away and easily applied within their own
organisations.
The key themes this workshop will cover include:
• Understanding and embedding quality standards in supported employment and Work Choice.
• Processes for Internal audit, and evaluation of service provision.
• The continuous improvement process (tools for planning, improvement projects, Self assessment reports, departmental plans)
• Innovation and best practice in Work Choice (with specific focus on adding value through partnership working with the
education and skills sector to deliver SFA funded work focussed courses.)
• Developing an effective organisation structure and delivery model.
• Managing contractual compliance.
The workshop will be delivered using a range of tools including presentations, small group work etc. to stimulate participation,
discussion and sharing of ideas.
B3
Keeping up to date with Welfare Reform
Julie Henry, Kathryn Wright (National Association of Welfare Rights Advisors)
Charnwood
Keep up to date with Welfare Reform with a workshop that takes you through some of the major changes including Personal
Independence Payments, Universal Credit, Mandatory Reconsideration and the claimant commitment and examine how this
will impact on your service and your service users.
An essential for all advisers.
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B4
The NEED project: the National Employer Engagement Database
Jem Jones (Jem Jones Consulting)
Tudor
NEED is a new UK wide project bringing together large, national, branded employers who pledge meaningful and tangible
support to people with disabilities wanting to enter the work place.
The project liaises with those employers at a strategic level to standardise policy, procedure and activity within their organisation,
to enable interaction with large employers at a local and practical level, backed up with HQ policy and permissions.
The policies that the project aims to standardise relate to work placement, volunteering opportunities, recruitment practices,
working interviews, job carving and ultimately recruitment, retention and progression.
The project is being co-ordinate by Queen Alexandra College and members include specialist colleges, mainstream colleges and
supported employment teams.
Within this workshop, I aim to discuss the activities of NEED, discuss what the employers are actually doing and not just
saying, and look at the challenges and difficulties that both the provider and the employer face, and how we can overcome
those challenges.
Parallel Sessions C / Thursday: 09.15 – 10.15
C1
Delivering more with less
Christina Earl (Surrey County Council)
King’s Hall
In these challenging times with financial cutbacks and increased expectations how do we make the best of our resources and
maximise our outcomes whilst staying true to supported employment principles?
EmployAbility were BASE team of the year in 2013 and initially the supported Employment Service of Surrey County Council but
in August 2014 will become part of the new Surrey Choices local authority trading company. They work across a large county
with 750 disabled people, mainly with learning disabilities and autism, but increasingly with sensory and physical disabilities.
This workshops looks at changes EmployAbility have made to try to increase outcomes, whilst trying to not compromise the
quality of the service and ensuring staff still feel well supported. However, many challenges still persist and this workshop is an
opportunity for a facilitated discussion with the group to share ideas and good practice across the country.
C2
Next steps for Access to Work
Stuart Edwards, Tom Foster (Department for Work and Pensions)
Alexander
This workshop is an opportunity for discussion on DWP’s flagship scheme to support disabled people into employment and
retain disabled people in the workplace. This is also a chance for delegates to contribute ideas to shape the evolution of the
scheme to be considered as part of DWP’s ongoing internal review of Access of to Work.
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Parallel Sessions C / Thursday: 09.15 – 10.15
C3
“Breaking Down Barriers” for a successful transition from education to employment
Nina Hinton (Pure Innovations)
Charnwood
This workshop will cover an overview of projects delivered by Pure Innovations for young people (pan-disability) aged 11-25.
All projects focus on using supported employment techniques to provide real experiences for young people to allow them to
develop skills, explore employment opportunities and raise their and their family’s aspirations of work as a real alternative to
continuing education long-term.
Projects include:
• Independent Travel Training
• Work Tasters
• Long-term work experience placements
• Supported Internships
• Personalised study programmes
• Local authority supported employment projects and Work Choice provision
The workshop will include real case studies of young people who have had a tailor made transition package through school,
college and employment supported by one or more of the above projects. There is a strong focus on partnership working
with local authorities, education providers and other local organisations to equip young people with the skills and experience
needed to ensure a smooth transition from education into employment and ultimately independence and meaningful roles
within their community.
C3
Try Another Way – what’s Fit for Purpose in the way people with disabilities are supported on the Work Programme?
Paul Wilson (BASE) / Sarah Foster (Inclusion)
Tudor
This workshop will cover an overview of projects delivered by Pure Innovations for young people (pan-disability) aged 11-25.
AInclusion’s recently published and influential Fit for Purpose report examines how well people with disabilities and health
conditions are currently being supported across all national employment programmes.
The report summarizes the challenges for providers working with those furthest from the labour market, and considers some
good practice case studies which include the approach developed by Intraining for their on-going Work Programme PG7 pilot an area of work that stands at the crossroads of mainstream and specialist provision.
The Intraining model has been designed to:
1) Give mentors the flexibility to build positive relationships with very different kinds of customers;
2) Promote customer engagement and co-production;
3) Provide a framework to construct personalised support plans;
4) Demonstrate measurable customer progress over a potentially lengthy period of time from initial referral towards
open employment.
This workshop will consider the findings of Inclusion’s Fit for Purpose report. It will go on to examine how, within the constraints
of Work Programme commissioning, Intraining have used their PG7 pilot to draw on the social model of disability, a balanced
scorecard approach and some of the key principles of the supported employment model in an attempt to ‘Try Another Way’.
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Parallel Sessions D / Thursday: 11.40 – 12.40
D1
Cost effective commissioning of Supported Employment
Rich Watts (NDTi)
King’s Hall
This workshop will explore how to get better employment outcomes and value for money from employment support for people
with learning disabilities or mental health problems. It will draw on findings and conclusions from the NDTi’s recent national
research into supported employment and will share essential information about what approaches deliver job outcomes, what
conditions need to be in place for this to happen and what can be expected as a result.
D2
Supported Employment – an employer’s perspective
Emma Jones (National Autistic Society) / Nikki Dinan (TATE)
Alexander
This workshop will focus on employer engagement when finding placements and
employment opportunities for people with
autism, including Asperger syndrome.
It will outline practical strategies and discuss a
case study with an employer from the
TATE.
The employer will discuss their experiences and provide delegates with
practical advice and discuss support that has been
effective when making the
placement successful.
D3
Supported Apprenticeships
Mark Kilsby, Julie Allan (Kilsby Allan)
Charnwood
This workshop is based on 4 years of independent research conducted on the ‘Assisted Apprenticeship’ project set up and run
by Kent County Council. It examines the role that supported employment can play in enabling a range of young people with
additional support needs to access and be successful in apprenticeships. These groups include young people aged 16 to 25
with a physical and/or learning disability, mental health issues, young offenders, care leavers, young parents, those with autism,
young people educated at home and those from troubled families.
The workshop considers:
• The key characteristics of delivering supported apprenticeships across this range of young people;
• The role of supported employment within its delivery;
• Funding models and the cost implications of delivering the approach;
• The relationship between internships, traineeships and apprenticeships;
• A focus on the issues faced by young people with learning disabilities to progress into apprenticeships.
D4
Funding of Supported Internships
David Percival
Tudor
David’s keynote addresses the features of the system for funding supported internships and identifies some reasons why it
doesn't work as well as it might. The Workshop is, firstly, an opportunity for delegates to raise points of clarification and concern
relating to their perspective/involvement. Further, it will explore ways in which effective partnerships and a clear vision and model
for supported internships can be brought about, and help participants identify how they can influence the processes needed for
sustainable funding.
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Parallel Sessions E / Thursday: 14.25 – 15.25
E1
‘EmployAbility, Let’s Work Together’ Supported Internship: a partnership perspective.
Dave Tilley, Claire Cookson, Tauria Horton, Sophie Wollham (National Grid / Round Oak School)
King’s Hall
‘EmployAbility – Let’s Work Together’ is a supported internship programme devised by National Grid and Round Oak School to
support students with additional learning needs and disabilities into work.
This session is an exploration of this initiative from the perspective of the employer, the school and the intern. The session aims
to share an essential guide to setting up a supported internship programme, the business case, the challenges faced and the
successes experienced.
Key elements to the session:
• Finding and working in community partnership with businesses
• Raising aspiration of students and parents
• Improving life outcomes
• Supporting corporate social responsibility
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E2
The EUSE Toolkit for Diversity
Robert Elston (European Union for Supported Employment)
Alexander
The workshop is to reflect on the work of EUSE in the past two years as well as the plans for EUSE going forward. It will also
introduce the Toolkit for Diversity produced by members of the European Union for Supported Employment (EUSE).
The EUSE Toolkit For Diversity is a project funded through ECORYS Transfer of Innovation fund. It is a partnership of 11
countries testing the hugely successful Supported Employment for Disability. The Toolkit will be tested with other disadvantaged
groups, offenders, young people not in education employment or training, and people recovering from substance abuse. The
recommendations from these groups will then be incorporated into the new Toolkit For Diversity.
E3
Supporting families with multiple barriers
Francesca Prior, Jon Brooks (City Limits, Southampton)
Charnwood
We have been running a ESF families project, and have utilised the model of supported employment in order to support
them to overcome their multiple barriers, in order for them to move forward in their lives, and back on the ladder to success.
The getting to know you process allows us to identify the additional barriers the individual
or the family have. Some of the complex barriers that the families face are:
• Benefits cap
• Child care
•Disabilities
• Fear for change
• Lack of qualifications
• Substance abusers
• Homeless or at risk
Our work with each person in the family is 1:1 and works with them supporting them to overcome their personal barriers. By
working with each member of the family separately you help everyone in the family to move forward embracing change.
The principles of Supported employment are followed and support is put in around each individual as required. Support
within in interviews or within the work place is also offered if required, as is active communication with the employer.
This project is about working collaboratively with other agencies openly for the benefit of the families we are working with.
The aim of the workshop:
The workshop is about sharing good practice, and utilising the key aspects for Supported employment to support different client
groups into employment and working in conjunction with other agencies for the best possible outcomes. I will also share other
good practices we have in Southampton that we link our clients into, this is around training and employment opportunities that
are closely related to the economic growth sectors in Southampton.
E4
Mental health awareness training for employers
Saxon Chadwick, Tim Castle (Southdown Housing)
Tudor
A workshop aiming to increase knowledge of organisations and managers into identifying and delivering effective support to
their employees.
Aim of the workshop is to give an overview of the training package that we offer employers and to enable other providers
to develop similar packages of support and increase support to their local employers and expand networks which in turn will
increase employment opportunities for clients.
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BASE Annual
Practice
Awards
The BASE Practice Awards are presented at the conference dinner on the evening of 10 September.
Team of the
year Award
Innovation Award
Practitioner of
the Year Award
Best Employer
Practice Award
David Grainger Award
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Sponsored by BASE
Sponsored by Shaw Trust
Sponsored by Working Links
Sponsored by BASE
Sponsored by Vi-Spring
“I had never even
thought about retail
before but I can’t
believe how much
I’m enjoying it.”
Jacky Davies
Sales Assistant, Morrisons
DISABILITY
DISQUALIFICATION
DISADVANTAGE
Through the strength of our delivery network,
we have the passion and the scope to help people
with health problems find long-term employment.
But only by continually sharing expertise can we lead
change and challenge preconceptions in the future.
That’s why we want to talk to organisations who are as
committed to improving lives and communities as we are.
Come and speak to us in the Queen’s Hall
exhibition area to find out more.
0800 917 9262
www.workinglinks.com
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Visit us at
our stand
Who we are, what we do
Shaw Trust is a national employment, learning and skills charity that
helps people facing disadvantage into work, gain skills and take control
of their futures.
We are an apprenticeship training provider, and run a national volunteering scheme
as well as a range of learning, skills and health services.
This vision has been at the heart of everything we have done for over
thirty years; helping to improve the lives of nearly half a million people with
disabilities or at disadvantage. Last year we helped more than 50,000 people
right across the UK on their journey into work, from Aberdeen to Aberystwyth
and from York to Yeovil.
Last year, Shaw Trust supported more than 50,000
people on their journey to work.
How do we make the difference?
Leading the way
Working with supported businesses across the UK and finding innovative solutions
such are Routes into Sustainable Employment programme (RiSE).
Look out for our joint workshop
session with Support Business
Alliance here on Wednesday
10th September from 11.40am
- 12.45pm where Shaw Trust’s
Melanie Walls will be speaking.
Our retail managers across our chain of fifty shops help disabled people gain work
experience and gain confidence.
Our social enterprises support our disabled clients to become skilled and qualified
as a stepping stone to long-term employment.
Our social enterprise team and clients
Seaham, Durham
at
Our employment programmes provide personal support to people looking to get
into work for the first time or get back on to the employment ladder.
We are an approved schools academy sponsor and have set up Shaw Education
Trust, which will manage and run three special needs schools in Staffordshire from
the autumn.
Shaw Trust is delighted to be sponsoring the Innovation
Practice Award at the BASE Conference Dinner 2014
If you want to partner with Shaw Trust or find out more information, contact our business development team on 0300 247 2000
or [email protected].
www.shaw-trust.org.uk
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Level 3 Certificate
for Supported Employment Practitioners
BASE is now offering a Level 3 Certificate for Supported Employment
Practitioners and we are taking expressions of interest from
people who are interested in completing this new course.
The certificate course consists of 6 modules:
➔ Core values of Supported Employment
➔ Engaging Jobseekers in Supported Employment
➔ Working with job-seekers to identify
and plan for Supported Employment
➔ Engaging employers in Supported Employment
➔ Job-matching and securing Supported Employment
➔ In-work support and career development for Supported Employment
The Certificate involves attendance at 6 days of group
training, undertaken in 3 blocks of 2 days, and the
compiling of a portfolio of evidence to satisfy the
assessment criteria. The full course specification is
available to view and download on our website. The cost
of undertaking the certificate course is £1,500+vat.
We are currently delivering courses in Northamptonshire,
Lincolnshire and Berkshire (right) and have future
courses being planned for Telford, West Midlands,
West Yorkshire, Northumbria, Leicester, Blackburn,
Hertfordshire and the South West. Please let us
know if you’re interested in a place on any
of these courses.
“Really fantastic course.
The trainers are full of knowledge,
really dynamic and interactive.”
To find out more call
01204 880 733
base-uk.org/sequalifications
Remploy and Leicester City
Council making Leicester Work
Unemployment rates for people with
learning disabilities are incredibly high, at
93 per cent, compared to 13 per cent for
the general population.
Leicester City Council wanted to
help improve employment prospects
for people with learning disabilities.
Working together with Leicester
College, University Hospitals of Leicester
and Leicestershire Partnership trust,
the council was able to provide and
secure opportunities for individuals to
gain meaningful work experience, but
recognised that it was not able to provide
specialist training to enable them to get
ready for and get the most out of the
internships, which last for 12 months.
Leicester City Council found the
solution to this by partnering, through
the Leicester Works project, with
Remploy, who provide dedicated
support to the interns before, during
and after the placements.
About Remploy
Remploy’s mission is to transform the
lives of disabled people by providing
sustainable employment opportunities
alongside non-disabled colleagues.
Understanding that employing disabled
people can deliver real social and
economic value for businesses, Remploy
supports employers to help them recruit
and retain talented and motivated
Helen McLean, Senior Practitioner for
Community Inclusion and Employment
Plus teams at Leicester City Council
says: “People with learning disabilities
deserve the same opportunities in life as
people without disabilities. Having a job,
no matter who you are, gives you a sense
of self-worth, enables you to meet people
and builds confidence.”
In the past two years 32 people
have been placed on internships,
working in placements right across the
organisations, including in Adult Social
Care and IT.
Helen continues: “The partnership has
been great – not only for the people
with learning disabilities who are gaining
new skills and confidence – but also
for us as an employer. It has helped
to raise awareness about the abilities
and potential of people with a learning
disability amongst our staff, many of
whom haven’t worked with people with a
learning disability before. It has helped us
to be more equal when employing people
and understand their potential.
“The interns that are put forward by
Remploy are capable, enthusiastic and
often exceed our expectations, proving
that they can do work far above what
people initially thought they would be able
to do.”
The aim of the project is to give
people real skills – such as personal
communication and the importance of
being on time and appearance – that can
be taken to another employer, as well as
allowing the individual to get a feel for a
job and decide if it is right for them.
After the internships are completed the
individuals can continue to be supported
by Remploy to find further employment
opportunities.
disabled people who will contribute to
their success. In 2013/14 it found more
than 18,500 jobs for disabled people and
those facing complex barriers to work.
It is lead by an elected City Mayor, Peter
Soulsby, with 54 councillors representing
22 wards across the city who are
appointed by local elections.
About Leicester City Council
Leicester City Council is the unitary
authority serving the people, communities
and businesses of Leicester, the biggest
city in the East Midlands.
It employs more than 15,000 staff who
are responsible for delivering services
to a diverse range of customers across
Leicester.
Remploy is the UK’s leading provider of specialist employment
services to people who experience complex barriers to work.
www.remploy.co.uk
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Delegate
List
Loraine Fulton
Julia Glenny
Julia Green
Ros Atkins
Dean Atkinson
BASE
Glenn Badham
Essex County Council
Chris Barlow
Keith Bates
David Harper
John Harrington
Olympus Care Services
Southdown Housing
Oxford Employment Service
Vicky Harris
Dudley & Walsall Mental
Health NHS Trust
Nina Hinton
Pure Innovations
Pure Innovations
Foundation for People with
Learning Disabilities
North Yorkshire CC
Jane Holmshaw
Jersey Employment Trust
Scott Bell
Aldingbourne Trust
Dave Honeybill
Kay Bienvenu
States of Guernsey
Wendy Hoult
Olympus Care Services
Andrea Biggs
Balance CIC
Nicky Hughes
Gloucestershire CC
United Response
Tsuneo Inoue
Doshisha University
Ali Bishop
David Bradshaw
Matt Britt
Jon Brooks
Helen Cahalane
Linkage Trust
BASE
Danielle Inwood
Nicola Ioannou-droushiotis
BASE
NAS
States of Guernsey
Southampton City Council
Emma Jones
NAS
United Response
Rachel Jones
Pure Innovations
David Cardwell
Jersey Employment Trust
Jem Jones
J Jones Consulting
Matt Carr
Jersey Employment Trust
Peter Jupp
City Building Glasgow
Tim Castle
Southdown Housing
Saxon Chadwick
Southdown Housing
Anita Kainth
South London & Maudsley
NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford MDC
Celia Chapman
BASE
Peter Keeley
Jane Collinson
BASE
Holly Kelleher
Harry Corrigan
BASE
Petra Kennedy
BASE
Karen Cowmeadow
Pluss
Alistair Kerr
BASE
Dimensions
Mark Kilsby
Kilsby & Allan
Christopher Davies
Huw Davies
BASE
Claire Kindred
Laura Davis
BASE
Lisa Kirby
Linda De Jesus
Jersey Employment Trust
Bhavisha Kukadia
Lucie Dix
Olympus Care Services
Tina Le Jehan
Christina Earl
Surrey County Council
Ann Lloyd
Robert Elston
BASE
Nicola Fellows
David Ferrier
Beverley Foard
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Working Links
Jersey Employment Trust
Gloucestershire CC
Richard Locke-Wheaton
Mark Lunn
Gateshead Council
United Response
Southdown Housing
Olympus Care Services
Jersey Employment Trust
Scope
Linkage Trust
Remploy
Pure Innovations
Eric Mancey
Brandon Trust
Working Links
Jean Marsh
North Yorkshire CC
Glyn Mason
Linda Matthews
Daniel McCormack
Olympus Care Services
CDG - WISE Ability
Working Links
Mary McFadden
Scope
Robert McGarry
City Building Glasgow
Linda McIntyre
Watford Workshop
Audrey McJimpsey
City Building Glasgow
Kathy Melling
BASE
Simon Mercer
Brighton & Hove Council
Kenny Milburn
West House
Patrick Miles-Sinyinza
Donna Morgans
Veronica Mulenga
Drew Needs
Tilly Neill
Newco Products
Optalis
Downs Syndrome Association
Norwood
Hereward College
Nerise Oldfield-Thompson
BASE
Des Osborne
Pluss
Anna-Renee Paisley
Clive Parry
Newham Council
Scope
Barry Parsons
Oxford Employment Service
Abi Pawlowski
Pluss
Sam Peplow
Shaw Trust
Denise Perks
Norwood
Steve Pickles
Essex Cares
Andrew Pounce
PATHability
Emma Powell
Jersey Employment Trust
Francesca Prior
Southampton City Council
Monica Proctor
Isle of Man DHSC
Alexandra Seddon
Dimensions
Christine Shanks
Percy Hedley Foundation
Annette Skermer
Warwickshire County Council
Mike Smith
Rachel Smither
Calderdale MBC
Aldingbourne Trust
Rhian Stead
Mencap
Heidi Stewart
Remploy
Laura Stott
Garry Summers
United Response
Working Links
Eric Tomalin
Surrey County Council
Rhys Toone
BASE
Sharon Vallance
Shaw Trust
Katie Vivian
Balance CIC
Julia Wade
Dudley MBC
Melanie Walls
Shaw Trust
Paul Walters
Working Links
Vikki Walters
BASE
Joanne Waters
Andrea Wayman
Richard Welfoot
David Whyte
Helen Wilkinson
Sarah Williams
Gateshead Council
Elite SEA
MTIB
Momentum
Warwickshire County Council
Olympus Care Services
Paul Wilson
BASE
Jon Wright
Somerset CC
Jeff Wynne
Cheshire West & Chester Council
Karen Ziglam
Kjell Zillen
Mencap
South London & Maudsley
NHS Foundation Trust
Action for Kids
tbc
Surrey County Council
Chris Reed
Acorn Children’s Hospice
tbc
Oxford Employment Service
Joanne Rees-Proud
Percy Hedley Foundation
tbc
Oxford Employment Service
Joanna Read
Clive Richards
Rebecca Rieley
Kathy Rivett
Lee Robinson
Charlotte Rudd
Adam Savvas
Geraldine Scott-Smith
Cheshire West & Chester Council
Clarity
Elite SEA
City College Norwich
North Yorkshire CC
City College Norwich
Pluss
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