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Welcome to Share
Annie McDowall – Chief Executive
We understand… It’s hard to know where to get help and advice
There is less money to meet needs
Parents worry about their sons’ and daughters’ future, and how they will manage
Young people today have higher expectations
The world can seem more scary
What’s Share all about? A friendly, dynamic place to learn and grow
A place where everyone is important
A learning centre offering a wide range of courses
A place where students set their own goals
Somewhere to make friends and go out and about safely
Somewhere to get ready for living more independently and going to work
What we do at Share Training
Independent living and wellbeing
Social enterprise
Employment support
Progression options and pathways
Progression options and pathways
What’s new at Share
Traineeships
Go Anywhere, Do Anything
Lifestar
National Autism accreditation
Immersive Learning Space
Funding
Personal budgets
Self-funding
Pooling funding
Project-based funding
Partnerships
Working jointly, in partnership, to meet people’s needs
Creative, innovative projects – thinking outside the box
Forming synergies, building on participating organisations’ strengths
More information
New interactive website
Online Community Map
Regular online newsletter
Social media
www.sharecommunity.org.uk
Next steps Join a course: talk to Keesha about your needs and the funding options.
In recovery from mental illness and wanting to work? Talk to Hannah.
Interested in fast track traineeships for young people? Talk to Robert.
Got an idea for a partnership project? Talk to me.
Not getting our newsletter? Talk to Kavita
Interested in volunteering? Or in Go Anywhere, Do Anything? Talk to
Leanne ([email protected])
Share Training and Traineeships
Robert Boyce – Head of Training
and Deputy Chief Executive
Share Training
Accredited training
Traineeships
Personal development
Accredited training
Life and basic skills
Digital skills
Catering
Horticulture
Share Traineeships
For young people aged 16 to 25
Gain recognised qualifications in
English and Maths
Vocational qualifications
Help getting a job, moving to
further education or becoming
an apprentice
Personal development
Independent living
Health and wellbeing
Engaging and living within a community
Fun courses
Getting social
Next steps More use of innovative technology for training
at Share
Creating stronger links with transition
services and specialist providers
How to Join Share
Keesha Sinclair – Wellbeing Coordinator
Our approach
Is Share right for you?
We focus on your goals,
interests and aspirations
We work with other
agencies to work out
what’s best for you and
your family, and to help
secure funding
It’s all about you
Individual learning plan
Risk assessment
Continuous review and monitoring
of progress
We want our students
to be happy!
Who can refer a person to Share?
Anyone!
Self-referral
Referral from a social worker, health worker,
key worker or other professional
Referral from a family member or carer
Get in touch!
Email [email protected]
Telephone 020 7801 9812
Fill in a course enquiry form
Start the conversation – arrange a meeting,
visit or taster day
Share Social Enterprises
Annie McDowall – Chief Executive
Social enterprise at Share
Share Gardening
Share Catering
Providing safe and supported work experience
in the real-world business environment
Share Gardening Undertakes garden maintenance and planting contracts in the community
Domestic and business contracts
For Share students having gained horticultural qualifications
Working with Share’s Senior Gardener
Share Catering Undertakes catering contracts for meetings, parties and events in the community
Progression pathway for Share students that have gained catering qualifications
Behind the scenes food preparation and cooking, as well as front of house serving
Working with Share’s Head Chef
A pathway into employment
Focus on students’ abilities
Helps students to understand the concept
of employment and customer service
Shows the world – and our students – what
they can do and achieve
Encourages teamwork
Provides ongoing training and evidence of
great work for students’ CVs
Employment Support
Hannah Christian – Employment Specialist
Winning with Work
Helps people with long-term mental health
concerns to secure paid work and stay
employed
Uses the Individual Placement and Support
(IPS) approach
Individual placements for individual
people…because everyone’s different
Individual placement and support (IPS)
explained
Focuses on jobs consistent with individuals’ goals
Provides unlimited support into and throughout
employment
Develops relationships with employers
Works alongside clinical teams to ensure
wellbeing
How we can help
Help with job search
Help writing a CV and filling
in forms
Help getting ready for
interviews
Ongoing in-work support
Who can use Winning with Work?
Funded by Wandsworth Council for any
residents who have long-term mental health
concerns and want to work
Case study: Joseph
Unemployed for 3 years after being made
redundant from a 10-year position with Lloyds
TSB
Wanted to work in administration or human
resources
Case study: Joseph
What we did
Helped Joseph to understand what employers
were looking for
Showed him how to sell his skills and
experience
Carried out mock interviews with him
Case study: Joseph
What happened next
Joseph secured a work placement at
Wandsworth Council, working in a number of
administrative roles, gaining valuable work
experience
In December 2014, Joseph secured a full-time
role in customer services at HSBC
Case study: Saffron
Saffron has been long-term
unemployed after becoming
ill at her last job as Head of
Performing Arts at a school
Has a bipolar disorder
Case study: Saffron
What we did
Tailored Saffron’s CV and carried out mock interviews to increase her confidence
Asked Saffron to work with Share students to organise and deliver a street dance workshop, culminating in a live performance at our Annual Awards event
Case study: Saffron
What next
We continue to provide support to help
prepare Saffron for handling the demands
of employment
Saffron would like to set up her own company
‘Sydeki Arts’ so we are helping her with
getting her business plan together
The Viridian Garden Project
– a beautiful garden, happy people
Jenny Shand
Horticulture Project Manager
How it all began…
The idea
The need
The proposal
Working in partnership
What residents do with Share
Meet twice a week, in all seasons
Learn new horticultural skills and knowledge
Generate ideas for the new garden to create
an accessible outdoor space for everyone to
enjoy
Visit public gardens, such as Kew Gardens and
Polesden Lacey, to get inspiration
Residents’ wish list
A vegetable garden
A herb garden
Scented plants
Flowers for cutting and
colour
Containers and raised
beds
A place to sit in the sun
Mosaic paving slabs to
lead you through the
garden
A table where people can
eat together in summer
A pond with fish
A new barbecue
A pizza oven
The garden in March 2014…
Proposed garden plan
Knocking things down!
Starting on the ground works
Preparing for planting
The planting begins
Pond taking shape with new seating
The new fish arrive!
Visiting Gardens and Garden Centres
Sharing with Share
What people think
Being part of the group has helped me try new things (Akinola, Resident)
The garden gives me relief when I feel low (Jennifer, Resident)
The project has had a really positive impact on both staff and residents (Omo, Staff)
The 2 homes have come together as a community (Sarah, Staff)
The garden is not just a place for smokers (Sharon, Staff)
Why we teach music at Share
Frances Barrett – Life Skills and Music Tutor
CCAT Dip. Mus., LGSMD
Learning music
Enjoyable
Lowers levels of stress
Supports functional skills
Develops social skills
Happy
Enjoyable
Lowers levels of stress
Supports functional skills
Supports functional skills
Develops social skills
Inclusivity
Concentration
Participation
Dancing
Tuition
How to play musical instruments
Practise physical control
Learn musical vocabulary
Good quality instruments
Expert tuition
Ensemble playing
Ensemble playing encourages
Students to join in
Self-discipline
Students to make non-verbal connections
The development of active listening skills
Interaction
Music is therapeutic
Gives students the opportunity to:
Create an atmosphere of their own choosing
Explore emotions in a safe place
Conducting
Conducting the group
Teaching methods
Lessons are planned
Individual outcomes are measured
Performance – part of accreditation
Observations
‘Although he cannot count verbally, when
moving to the music his timing is perfect!’
Observations
‘Music has given her new ways to work on
interactions with others – particularly physical
space issues.’
Observations
‘The concentration in the room was palpable –
and this was when students were listening to a
movement of a Mahler symphony.’
Narrative
Musical narratives
Produce interaction which drives:
Listening
Counting
Playing
Wanting to learn
Go Anywhere, Do Anything
Jenny Ash – Go Anywhere, Do Anything
Project Development Officer
Connecting people with
and without learning
disabilities in shared social
activities around London
What’s it all about?
Who’s involved?
Share Staff
Adults with learning disabilities who live in London
Volunteers (who we call Social Buddies)
Who’s involved?
The steering group
makes decisions about
what activities make our
monthly schedule of
activities…
Who’s involved?
What do we do?
How can you get involved?
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.sharecommunity.org.uk
Call us: 020 7801 9813
Follow us on social media
ShareCommunity
@ShareCommunity
