Holly McInerney: Volunteering is a good way to start your career
5 June 2023 - 10:00am
Holly McInerney has been a volunteer for Together Trust since September 2022, when she started studying full-time. Holly explains why her role is so rewarding: "I would definitely recommend it. It makes you feel fulfilled and gives you a purpose."
“I’m quite proud of what I do” – Ruth Bailey on volunteering for Together Trust’s Sleep Service
1 June 2023 - 10:00am
Ruth Bailey has been a paediatric nurse for 23 years, but when she found herself with more free time, she didn’t book a holiday. Instead, last November, she decided to start volunteering with the Together Trust.
Inscape House School wins the Greater Manchester Inclusion Football Tournament
30 May 2023 - 10:00am
A group of young footballers from Inscape House School have brought home the trophy after winning the Greater Manchester Inclusion Football Tournament at Eccles College.
Ashcroft College teacher is ‘over the moon’ after receiving Teacher of The Term award
26 May 2023 - 10:00am
On 10 May, a staff member at Ashcroft College, one of the Together Trust’s specialist education settings, received the winning nomination for Justteacher’s North West branch’s Teacher of the Term award.
Three talented students from one of our specialist schools, Inscape House School, have been celebrating after scooping top literary awards in this year’s Portico Art of the Book Award competition.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: Diluted focus on mental health
22 May 2023 - 10:00am
The country faces the biggest mental health crisis in history. Earlier this year, the government scrapped the long awaited dedicated 10-year Mental Health plan.
Young lady with autism shortlisted for prestigious national award
19 May 2023 - 10:00am
One of the Together Trust’s students, attending Inscape House School, is among the eight finalists across the country for the Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award 2023. The prestigious Award is introduced by the CILIP School Libraries Group (SLG) and the School Library Association, and it recognises the valued assistance of pupils who help within their school libraries.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: How public transport affects disabled people's mental health
15 May 2023 - 10:00am
In light of Mental Health Awareness Week, we want to shed some light on how people's mental health is affected by their experiences with public transport.
Mental Health Awareness Week is vital in increasing understanding of mental health and how mental health problems can be prevented. This year's theme is anxiety. Here we share useful resources for young people and children experiencing anxiety. As well, as useful links for parents/carers and adults struggling with mental health issues.
Ashcroft School celebrates the Coronation of King Charles III
10 May 2023 - 10:00am
On Friday, 5 May, the Together Trust’s Ashcroft School, which supports children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs, was decked out in red, white and blue as students and staff commemorated the Coronation of King Charles III.
Among Us, Billionaire Boy and Gangsta Granny characters turn up at Inscape House School
28 April 2023 - 10:00am
Last month, pupils and staff at Inscape House School had a special guest and dressed up as their favourite fictional characters to celebrate one of the most exciting events in the school calendar - World Book Day.
Our Bridge Gives Back curriculum gives students a fantastic opportunity to benefit the local area. This half term, some learners decided for their Bridge Gives Back sessions, they would like to help and support homeless people.
The Together Trust teams up with a restaurant chain to provide work experience for autistic students
10 April 2023 - 10:00am
Inscape House School, one of the Together Trust's specialist education settings, which looks after young people with autism, has teamed up with the premium restaurant chain Gusto in Cheadle Hulme to offer our students an 8-week work placement in the hospitality industry.
White noise, pink noise, brown noise – what's the difference?
3 April 2023 - 10:00am
You may have heard of white noise already. Many people use it to soothe themselves to sleep or help them focus on tasks. But did you know there are multiple colours of noise out there.
On 20 March we responded to the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry on accessible transport, which was set up to find ways to make different modes of transport, public and private, more accessible to disabled people and those with access needs.
“Often it feels really frustrating because I want to speak verbally, but I physically can’t” – Inscape House students interviewed on BBC Radio Manchester
21 March 2023 - 11:15am
Students from Inscape House were featured on BBC Radio Manchester after recording a segment on selective mutism for Chris Packham’s Inside Our Autistic Minds on BBC Two.
World Sleep Day 2023: Sleep is essential for health
16 March 2023 - 5:00pm
Sleep is a biological necessity for humans. We all do it, although some more than others, and we spend around a third of our lives asleep, which highlights just how important it must be. However, it’s not something that we all protect in the same way that we ringfence time for exercise or socialising.