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Our response to the government’s plan for children’s social care: ‘Stable Homes Built on Love’

5 June 2023 - 11:45am

In February, the Department for Education published a consultation on Children's Social Care Reform.

The consultation closed on 11 May 2023 and sought views on the following government ‘missions’:

Woman with blond hair standing in front of a flower wall along with a text that reads 'Holly's volunteering story'

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."

Woman holding a toyset in a room full of boxes. Text reads "Ruth's volunteering story. 1-6 June is Volunteers week"

“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.

A group of five students stood next to their teacher. The young people are holding up a trophy smiling wide.

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.

Image shows Jane Embury, Operations Manager at Justteachers, Jemma Golden, holding her certificate, a box of chocolates and flowers, and Leigh Fleming, Pastoral Lead at Ashcroft 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.

Image shows MC Reece Williams, Judge Oliver East with teachers and students Talia, Ebony and Saffron from Inscape House School

Young autistic writers scoop top literary prizes

24 May 2023 - 10:00am

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.

A young personal and two adults sitting and chatting.

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.

Talia sitting on a chair with a book in her hand in the school library at Inscape House School

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.

Student is picking a stencil they'd like to use with the help of Sissy from Street Style Surgery

Bridge College learners get creative with Street Style Surgery

18 May 2023 - 10:00am

This month learners had a fantastic opportunity to participate in a Street Style Surgery graffiti workshop.

Young girl with her head resting on her arms, looking forlorn out of the window.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: Supporting the mental health of children with SEND

17 May 2023 - 10:00am

Just under 1.5 million pupils in England have special educational needs, an increase of 77,000 from 2021.

Graphics with the writing: Keep Caring to 18. Mental Health Awareness Week 15-21 May 2023.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: #KeepCaringTo18

16 May 2023 - 10:00am

Each year, 1 in 4 children entering the care system are aged 16 or 17. The majority have experienced either neglect or abuse in their home.

Train station platform on a sunny day. There is a train boarding on the next platform.

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.

Students and staff posing for a photo, wearing Royal Family face masks, along with a student dressed as Queen Elizabeth II

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.

A teacher dressed as Gangsta Granny chatting with a student.

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.

student selling snacks in the college tuck shop

Bridge Gives Back

17 April 2023 - 10:00am

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.

An Inscape House School student holding a glass of mocktail, three members of the Gusto team in front of the restaurant and a student preparing a mocktail with the help of Oli.

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.

We responded to the accessible transport inquiry

22 March 2023 - 4:30pm

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.

A staff member walks by a large brick building that says Inscape School across the side.

“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.

one of the students smiling with the train driver

Students get trip of a lifetime on the Flying Scotsman

15 March 2023 - 2:00pm

Students from the Together Trust’s specialist education settings were given a fantastic opportunity last week with a very special train journey from Bury Bolton Street station. The wonderful opportunity to take a trip on the Flying Scotsman came as the iconic train celebrated it’s 100^th birthday.

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