89 Ways Into Work – Supported Internships Part 1

89 Ways Into Work – Supported Internships Part 1

Podcast Episode 89 In this new series Ways Into Work we start off by looking at Supported Internships how they work and why this model has proved so successful at getting young people with additional needs into long term paid employment. Claire Cookson the CEO of DFN...
A Guide To Friendship

A Guide To Friendship

A Guide To Friendship How many friends do you have? Possibly not as many as you had  before you had a child with additional needs. This is a harsh but true fact. Friends slowly disappear because they don’t understand or they’re afraid. I have both lost and gained...
Start Early And Often

Start Early And Often

Start Early And Often  My ultimate objective is to get rid of my daughter. That’s not quite as bad as it sounds!  My goal is to enable my youngest daughter to move out and live in a place of her own. When I have spoken on the podcast to people involved in training...
88 Staying Positive to Move Forward

88 Staying Positive to Move Forward

Podcast Episode 88 After speaking to organisations in both the UK and USA, I believe there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic in the future, despite the recent impact of employment opportunities for young people with additional needs due to Covid. It seems to me...

Introduction

Listen to the first episode of the Expanding Worlds Podcast where we share stories and solutions which help parents of children with additional needs build a better future for their...