Author Archive for Philippa Stannard

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

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We are calling on the Government to ensure all social care workers are guaranteed better pay. They deserve more. Please sign the petition here. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/betterpay4socialcare Please share the petition and #BetterPay4SocialCare to your contacts. Covid-19 has revealed just how much […]

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I’m a key worker now, that’s what they said As the virus became so widespread Once described as untrained or unskilled The world suddenly saw what we always instilled. The hours are still long That never changed. Nor did the […]

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Read our review of the year. In 2019 we celebrated our 25th anniversary and have featured our highlights over the year.  

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  During these unprecedented circumstances, I would like to share some positive news in regards to recruitment of new staff, not only joining Autism at Kingwood but throughout the care sector. We have always advocated that support work is ‘not […]

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  Why is the guidance around Covid-19 so confusing – and sometimes even conflicting? I don’t have the answer but then neither, it seems, does anyone else! However, as an organisation supporting vulnerable adults, we have remained focused on how […]

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  Whilst the country waits for government direction on the end of lockdown, there is no doubt that society is gradually easing itself as there are noticeably more people out in the community. However, our approach remains the same; that […]

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We launched a series of animations ‘More Than Just a Support Worker’ which ran from February this year, to champion the enormous range of skills our autism support workers have. We wanted to tell anyone and everyone how they were […]

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People all over the country are making rainbows and thank you messages, to show their support for the NHS and key workers during Coronavirus. Why not have a go too? After you’ve made your creation, take a photo and email […]

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If you are already working with autistic adults in Oxfordshire who will soon be supported by Autism at Kingwood, we would love to hear from you. As a truly person-centred organisation, we want to provide as much consistency as we […]