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I have worked closely with charities in a voluntary capacity and as an ambassador over the past 6 years with charities like Teenage Cancer Trust. After graduating with a degree in English at Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2018 I started working in a professional capacity in the charity sector. I had been working […]
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After completing formal education I chose a slightly unconventional route. Instead of heading straight to university, I invested my passion for supported others into working in a residential community for adults with learning disabilities. Through participating in the residents’ every lives, I developed a strong sense of what it means to have a sense of […]
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For the last twenty years I’ve mostly been working in corporate Employer Engagement Management, mainly for training organisations and colleges, promoting apprenticeships, traineeships and the new LEVY. I was also self-employed, inducting candidates onto distance learning courses in the care industry. However, I decided a couple of years ago that I wanted to find a […]
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We are delighted to announce that Alison Thwaite has been appointed Employment Development Manager for the WorkFit programme on a permanent basis, following a six-month interim appointment. Alison has been with the DSA since April 2015 as Employment Development Officer (EDO) for the North of England. During her time as an EDO she also took […]
Read more »Fran is our new Employment Development Officer for the North West. She joined the DSA earlier this month and tells us about her career so far and her hopes for the future with WorkFit. After graduating from University in 2012 I started working as a Teaching Assistant in a Special Educational Needs High School in […]
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We are delighted to announce that Alison Thwaite, WorkFit Employment Development Officer (North) has won a Highly Commended Award as Learning and Skills Champion at the Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s Skills for Business Awards. As the largest Chamber of Commerce in the UK, the awards are very highly regarded within the business community across the region, giving both Alison and […]
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My niece Olivia was born in 2006. One of fraternal triplets, she was diagnosed as having Down’s syndrome very soon after her birth. From the first moment I saw her I knew that she would change my life, but I had no way of knowing that my wish to gain a better understanding of her […]
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