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A big thank you to Bridge College and the Together Trust

21 June 2021 - 10:15am

As we celebrate our 20^th year as Investors in people, Darren wanted to share his story and say, "thank you" to Bridge College and Together Trust for supporting him in recently qualifying as a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA).

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Marie's story: I faced pressure to move

15 April 2021 - 2:00pm

Marie spoke to us about her time in unregulated accommodation before moving to the Together Trust and her experience of moving to independence.

I was in and out of emergency placements because they couldn’t find anywhere to place me, so my social worker took me to a caravan in Preston, which called a crisis placement. She said I would be there for 28 days, but I was there for 12 weeks and 3 days. The whole time I didn’t see any of my friends, I didn’t go to school, I didn’t see anyone.

Johnny's story: the staff are like my family

13 April 2021 - 5:30pm

Johnny was in our care 15 years ago. We spoke to him about his relationships with staff and how they have made an impact on his life.

I was in several different care homes before I came to the Together Trust, once there I met a lot of amazing staff who took great pride in their work and certain staff members made a difference for me. They didn’t know it at the time, and nor did I, but they were influencing my future.

Living as an atypical in a typical world with Katy Bartzis

19 March 2021 - 9:00am

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is recognised between 15 - 21 March this year and it aims to celebrate and raise awareness around neurological variations such as autism, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and others.

Tara: Surviving the care system

16 February 2021 - 4:30pm

Tara* is in our care and has written a piece about her experiences and what she has learnt in the hope it will help other young people in care.

I want to see more support for young care experienced mothers

12 February 2021 - 4:00pm

Stacey was in our care 11 years ago. We’ve been speaking to her about her experiences after leaving care at 16 and what support she wants to see for young care experienced mothers.

What I want to see from the Children's Social Care Review

5 February 2021 - 3:00pm

Jakeb has been talking to us about what he wants to see from the Independent Children’s Social Care Review. Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing Jakeb’s reflections on his care experience and his ambitions for the review.

Emily Lees: what it is like to be an autistic speech and language therapist

25 January 2021 - 8:00am

Emily Lees is a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) at one of our specialist schools, Inscape House School. However, what makes her stand out is that Emily shares the same diagnosis as the young people she works with. We had a chat with Emily about how being autistic complements her in the workplace, job interviews and her mission to change society's approach to autistic people.

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Inscape Art Department has plenty to celebrate!

17 July 2020 - 1:15pm

There have been multiple reasons to celebrate for art students at Inscape House School with recognition for their fantastic work coming in various shapes and sizes. While the current healthcare pandemic has put a hold on the majority of school and college work across the country, a number of students from Inscape have been able to complete their projects and start planning for what their future holds.

Jacob hits top gear to help Inscape School

11 June 2020 - 6:30pm

Jacob Milward is a student at Inscape House School, the Together Trust school that breaks down barriers to learning for children and young people with autism. When Jacob realised that there was a gap in accessibility in transport at the school he was determined to help solve the matter. So, here’s Jacob’s story, and it’s a good one.

“I really love driving. I’ve got my own car at home but at school I noticed that the cars we had weren’t accessible for all our staff to drive.

Deaf Awareness Week 2020

5 May 2020 - 5:15pm

Bridge College are celebrating Deaf Awareness week and this year's theme is, acquired deafness. Acquired deafness is where a person develops hearing loss at some time during their life, as opposed to at birth. When it is present at birth, it is known as congenital deafness.

Worsley man takes up the 2.6 Challenge for the Together Trust

23 April 2020 - 6:15pm

Worsley resident Oliver Hague is backing the Together Trust this month by taking part in the 2.6 Challenge. The challenge is a response to the wave of cancellations of mass-participation sports events across the UK, as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

Staff at Inscape House School step up to support their students’ families

14 April 2020 - 2:45pm

Staff members at Inscape House School have been working to support students and their families over the Easter period, by putting together and delivering much needed food parcels.

Gareth Daynes, Deputy for Pastoral Care and Support at Inscape, said: “Like everyone else in the country many of our students and their families are self-isolating at the moment.

Sleep and the autistic child – an insight into the Together Trust’s autism sleep clinic

3 April 2020 - 3:15pm

For many parents putting their child to bed is a routine part of their day and one which, with the odd tantrum excepted, will in later years be a source of happy memories of storytelling and tucking in, for both parent and child.

Together Trust occupational therapist steps up to tackle eating disorder in vulnerable children

31 March 2020 - 6:30pm

Rachel Peek is an occupational therapist at the Together Trust and though she’s only been in post for a little over a year she’s already made her mark in her field, having recently had an article published in Occupational Therapy News magazine about the eating disorder Pica.

Pica is characterised by a tendency to eat substances that provide no nutritive value such as soil, chalk, hair or paper.

“As a medical condition it’s been diagnosed in pregnant women, in those with and iron deficiency and in patients who have a mental health condition” Rachel explained.

From couch to 5K – helping the Together Trust along the way

11 March 2020 - 12:15pm

A childhood ankle injury almost put Ashleigh Ho off running for life, but an NHS health and fitness initiative helped her to get active again and raise money for the Together Trust at the same time.

2020 - 150 years of the Together Trust

28 January 2020 - 3:00pm

In 2020 the Together Trust is celebrating 150 years of continuous service to children and families in the North West of England.

We’ve come a long way since 1870, when Leonard Shaw and Richard Taylor founded a ‘Night Refuge for Homeless boys’ on Quay Street in Manchester. In the 150 years that followed we added new homes, opened our doors to girls as well as boys, went through names changes, added new services for our communities and opened schools, training and emigration schemes and a fostering service.

“I felt like I had won a golden ticket”

29 November 2019 - 12:00pm

We were treated to a moving speech at today's AGM from Inscape student, Ethan, where he talked about how much of a difference the Together Trust and staff at Inscape have made to his life. Around 40 people were at the event, including staff, trustees, governors and Salford ceremonial mayor and Stockport ceremonial mayors and mayoress.

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Every day is different when you work in social care

14 March 2019 - 11:00am

When Mandy started at the Together Trust, she thought she'd only be here for six months. Read her blog below about her journey working in social care and why she’s so happy to still be part of the Together Trust team.