Getting A Life

	Valuing Employment Now Launches Resources - 22/03/2010 The Valuing Employment Now cross-government delivery team has developed a range of resources to support local and regional delivery. More >>
	Norfolk Leadership Programme event - 17/03/2010 On 29-30 January 2010, young people and families taking part in the Getting a Life programme in Norfolk met up together with Christine Burke and Jill Davies from the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities for a leadership workshop. More >>
	Ben's Story - 12/03/2010 By working with a professional graffiti artist on this project, and demonstrating his abilities, Ben will now be doing work experience with the Graffiti Workshop Company. More >>
	Lucy's Story - 18/02/2010 Lucy has been working for Manchester City Council’s, Manchester Learning Disability Partnership (MLDP) since September 2009. Lucy’s job title is Admin Assistant and she is part of the administration team at Chapman Place in Gorton. More >>
	Project Search - 15/02/2010 As part of Valuing Employment Now, fourteen local partnership sites have been selected to run Project Search – a model which helps disabled people secure and keep paid permanent jobs. More >>
	Paid after-school or weekend jobs for young people with learning disabilities in Manchester - 08/02/2010 Teenagers with learning disabilities do not always get the same opportunities for life experiences that other teenagers have, like having a part time job. In Manchester, a new project aims to support young people into jobs where they can make new friends and develop skills. More >>
	Volunteers Sought for Peer Mentoring in North Tyneside - 04/01/2010 On 4th January 2010, the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and the Newcastle Journal featured a story about mentoring opportunities for young people to work alongside learning disabled peers, to support them in thinking about their aspirations and work towards achieving fulfilling lives. More >>
	Getting a Life event, 16-17 December - 21/12/2009 The Getting a Life team, including local project leaders, the national programme managers, met in London on the 16-17 December to network, problem-solve and find out more about customised supported employment and the pathway to employment for the young people in the Getting a Life sites. More >>
	Updating government about Getting a Life - 26/11/2009 On 9th November, Linda Jordan and Nicola Gitsham gave an update to the Department of Health’s National Learning Disability Programme Board about Getting a Life’s progress. More >>

	Young People’s and Families Leadership in Oldham - 26/11/2009 On 8th October, 14 young people and their parents met up at the Link Centre, Oldham’s Independent Living Centre, to talk about the Getting a Life programme and how they could influence real change for their lives. More >>

	Getting a Life Live on Twitter - 01/11/2009 You can now sign up to follow Getting A Life on Twitter. More >>

	New programme officer - 24/10/2009 Clare Rayner has joined the Getting a Life team as programme officer. More >>

	New beginnings in Norfolk - 03/10/2009 On the 2nd and 3rd October, the Getting a Life (GAL) programme really got going in Norfolk. Thirteen young people and families met in Norwich and Dereham to find out more about the programme and talk about what they want to do in their lives. More >>

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