Kingwood NewsThis section contains news items posted in the last 6 months.February 2012Stoke Row Beavers fundraising for Kingwood! Stoke Row Beavers will be holding a charity event on the 7th of March and have chosen Kingwood as the charity they wish to support. Kingwood is delighted with the news and would like to thank John Beville for his help in connecting Kingwood with the group. John will also kindly say a few words about Kingwood and the current Buy a Brick Campaign. Please check back here after the event for details on how it went. January 2012Kingwood is pleased to introduce Dr. Verity Lawrence, a new member of our head office team. January 2012Highlights from the People We Support Forum now available to view on video. December 2011Kingwood announced the results of the survey commissioned by 36 UK based autism charities into how everyday services could be made more accessible and less daunting for children and adults with autism. The survey revealed some important findings which indicate that services can be improved as much by introducing small, bottom-up changes driven by those with good knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with autism, as by top-down policy initiatives. For more information please click here.
October 2011Kingwood College – opening in Reading, autumn 2012 From next year Kingwood will provide residential life skills training and education programmes for students with autism and Asperger’s aged between 18-25. Sue Osborn, Chief Executive of the Kingwood Trust said, "Kingwood College will extend the range of services we currently provide and enable us to focus more on supporting young people with autism as they prepare for adult life, no matter how profound their disability. Every student will follow a curriculum that’s been designed especially for them, which takes account of their individual interests, wishes and abilities. In this way students can develop a variety of skills which enable them to enjoy the same pleasures in life that many of us take for granted, such as greater independence and the opportunity to participate in paid work. This is just one of the ways Kingwood is committed to improving the lives of the people we support and we would like to thank our many supporters for their generosity in helping to make Kingwood College a reality". To learn more about our exciting new project please visit Kingwood College. To make a donation towards the capital costs of building Kingwood College, please visit our Buy a Brick appeal page or click here to go direct to Just Giving. October 2011Help young people with autism and Buy a Brick for Kingwood College Just £1.00 will make all the difference to helping us achieve this goal. Please join our campaign to raise £892,000 to build Kingwood College, an education facility that really can make a difference to the lives of young people with autism between 18-25. You can Buy a Brick by donating £1.00 when you visit Just Giving or follow the instructions on our website. Making a donation is easy and can be made direct from your mobile phone or credit card. Why not support our campaign and help spread the word by pressing 'like' on our facebook page. On behalf of our students we would like to say a very big THANK YOU! August 2011Kingwood announces an extension to its pilot programme for ‘Active Support’ Last year Kingwood commenced a trial of a new programme designed to support individuals with a learning disability to take part in everyday activities and relationships. Known as ‘Active Support’ the technique was initially introduced for two people Kingwood supports and has now been extended to others due to the positive response experienced so far. It’s not uncommon for people with autism to find the world, and the neuro typical people living within it, confusing and unpredictable; which in turn causes them to live in a constant state of anxiety that can result in challenging behaviour. Active Support focuses on delivering a consistent approach to support which not only assists individuals to gain the confidence to develop new skills, it also provides reassurance through consistency. As we continue to evaluate results, further information about Active Support can be found by visiting our glossary. |
