Author Archive for Philippa Stannard

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Isn’t it interesting how many neurotypicals struggle to cope with last minute changes to our plans and routines? A small insight to the vast challenges some autistic people have to cope with every day. When the government had to issue […]

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As we approach the last few weeks of 2020, we will all be reflecting on what has been a challenging and emotional year. We’ve all adapted so well and effectively to our new ways of working, and I think I […]

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What a positive and well-deserved end to 2020! We are delighted to announce that the generosity of individuals, companies and charitable foundations means that we will be able to buy our mobile holiday home at Hardwicks Park, near Witney in […]

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Kate Allen, Chief Executive at Autism at Kingwood, and Victoria Buyer, External Policy Lead at Association for Real Change England (ARC), reflect on the urgent requirement to invest in social care, calls on the sector to support the Better Pay 4 Social Care campaign for the Real Living Wage.

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Christmas eCard This is our downloadable Christmas eCard.  Please click on the link Autism and Kingwood eCard  to download. You can send to your friends, colleagues and family. If you’d like to donate to us the money you will have […]

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Care organisations have joined Autism at Kingwood in our campaign #BetterPay4SocialCare. Visit www.betterpay4socialcare.org We are asking the public to sign this online petition calling on Government to increase funding to ensure all social care workers receive a minimum of the […]

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Covid-19 stopped us all in our tracks. Life as we knew it was on hold. For Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, it was an opportunity to gather together her favourite speeches into a book entitled ‘So to Speak’.  The result is a […]

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The Select Committee on Health and Social Welfare published their report, ‘Social care: funding and workforce’ in October 2020. It focuses on the woeful lack of Government funding in the sector.  It identifies that social care workers should receive the […]