#BetterPay4SocialCare: Why do support staff matter?
This week is Professional Care Workers Week (6th – 10th September).
The #BetterPay4SocialCare campaign is campaigning for the work support workers do to be better recognised and valued.
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‘We need a bright vision and something to look forward to’.
Last week the government published their National Disability Strategy.
How has coronavirus affected people with higher support needs and their families?
We know that people with higher support needs as well as their families have been some of the people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Our plea is for real and sustained action”
The last week has seen several reports published about people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Covid vaccination and children under 18
On 19th July, the government announced that some clinically vulnerable young people aged 12-15 will now get access to the Covid vaccine.
Rep Body welcomes Mary Woodall
The Learning Disability England Representative Body welcomes a new self advocate member, Mary Woodall.
Job Vacancy – Administrative Assistant
We are recruiting an Administrative Assistant to join our small team and support our Office Manager, with the day-to-day running of the office at Learning Disability England.
Read more “Job Vacancy – Administrative Assistant”Job Vacancy – Policy and Alliance Coordinator
Salary: £30,000
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Location: Home based
Closing date for applications: 7am Monday 26th July 2021
Life for people with learning disabilities through the pandemic – Wave 2 findings
The first findings from the second set (Wave 2) of interviews of the Coronavirus and People with Learning Disabilities research project have been published this week.
The findings will be released in a series of reports over the next few weeks, which we will add to this page.