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07/01/2025

The press release has just been published. We won AIM Recognised Centre of the Year 2024 Award 🙌 Discover more here: https://bit.ly/4gZE1Eg.

25/10/2024

Overworld is back and ready to go with all things Esports!
Come and tune in and watch our first BO6 tournament where our students battle it out for the win🏆
Drop us a follow
https://www.twitch.tv/overworld_esports

04/05/2024

19/02/2024

Applications are now open for the Joined-Up Co-Designers Group!

Applications close on Wednesday 28th February 2023 at 12:00 pm.

Successful candidates will be notified by Monday 4th March.

UK Youth has joined forces with key learning partners to create the Joined-up Institute that will tackle the complex set of challenges that young people are currently facing.

From managing mental health pressures, experiencing threats to physical safety and barriers to meaningful employment, young people require multifaceted support.
If you are passionate about making a difference, have innovative problem-solving skills and are keen to work alongside a diverse team to co-design solutions for future change, we would love to hear from you!

• Are you aged 16 to 25 years old?

• Do you have a passion for improving the ways that young people are valued and supported?

• Are you interested in developing skills in co-design and research?’

• Are you interested in supporting professionals from different sectors to better collaborate and fix problems affecting young people?

• Are you able to commit to 10 flexible online and in person sessions between March-June 2024?

What will you gain from this opportunity?

• Chance to be part of a UK-wide team of young people who want to change the way young people are valued and supported.

• Valuable skills through peer support, like critical thinking and problem-solving, leadership and advocacy.

• Opportunity to work alongside designers and researchers to practice skills like co-design, reviewing evidence, and communicating feedback

• Amazing training opportunities in co-design, influencing and public speaking, research methods.
.. and much more!

This is a paid opportunity!

• You will be paid at an hourly rate of £12, for every session you attend.

• All travel and accommodation will be paid for and lunch/refreshments will be provided on in-person days.

Recruitment Pack:https://www.ukyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Joined-Up-Co-production-Group-Young-People-Recruitment-Pack-2024_v5-2.pdf

To apply, please visit here: https://www.ukyouth.org/about-us/work-with-uk-youth/joined-up-co-designer/

For any inquires or further information about this role, please contact Agnese Gaballo at [email protected]

If you would like support with your application, please contact the People Team at [email protected]

16/02/2024

Young people of Hampshire & IOW make your voice heard.

12/02/2024

Yes we do!

Social groups.
Not social skills groups.

Not for practicing neurotypical skills.
Not for suppressing neurodivergent traits.

Just freedom to be authentically autistic with others who get you.

Interest-based.
Not data-driven.

No judgement, no masking.
Just authentic joy.

Let’s make it happen.
Yes?

Em 🌈

11/02/2024

This is a new (paid) opportunity for neurodivergent young people and young carers (aged 14-18, or up to 25 for those who are disabled or have an additional educational need) who will be supported to design and lead their own research project relating to young people’s mental health.

In Our Own Words takes a peer-led approach, training young people with lived experiences to conduct research about other young people in their community. The projects will focus on understanding the experiences and perceptions of mental health, wellbeing and the associated services for young people in Surrey.

Taking place March-October 2024, youth researchers will be taught social research skills, receiving professional training from Surrey University. They will choose a topic that interests them, design and lead research projects and share their findings across the council and organisations across Surrey to influence change and shape future service development.

No previous knowledge is required – just a desire to share the experiences of young people in Surrey. The webpage is https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/youthresearchers. Here young people can find information about the project and the roles available, Q+As as well as the application form.

The project is a collaboration between Surrey County Council’s User Voice & Participation Team, MindWorks Surrey, Surrey Youth Focus, Surrey University and Healthwatch. A young person/their parent/carer will need to complete a short application form. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 5th March at 6pm.

If you’d like to find out more information or need any further accessibility adjustments for a young person you support, please contact Lucy from the User Voice and Participation team: [email protected]

08/02/2024

ND Content creators wanted (

Are you aged 25 or under and have SEND? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

We’re looking for young people who can help guide and manage our social media presence for young people. Our goal is to create content that is specifically tailored for you!

That’s why we need your help to curate and create content for our social media presence, ensuring the content we produce is both relevant and engaging.

You’ll be working alongside our amazing team, gaining new skills in content creation and social media management as we create a social media strategy together.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please don’t hesitate to email us at [email protected].

08/02/2024

Sign up now!

Our popular table top gaming club is back this February half-term and will be running Wed 14th/Thu 15th. Make sure to sign up using this form as we have a limited number of places available.
https://forms.gle/5NUaQdtTdBhmMQsr5

02/02/2024

EOTAS (Education Other Than At School) Webinar - 4th March
To book your place, please use the link below - https://buy.stripe.com/14kbJV2U2eGV47u00M

02/02/2024

This article starts off a bit 😖 but bare with it. There needs to be provisions like this in every area of Britain. Supporting mental health, self-advocacy, re-engaging with learning through interests are all foundations www.OverWorld-amp.uk is built on.

The Konstam unit uses equine therapy, art and music to entice pupils back into formal education.

01/02/2024

🙌

‘But they don’t play like ‘normal’ children!’

Parallel play is very common in the autistic community. There are less demands, no eye contact and you can control your own play while being near and connected to someone else.

Some autistic adults STILL prefer parallel play!

At Koala you’ll never be forced into participating in an activity. You do what YOU want to do in YOUR own time. That applies to all of our community, whether you’re 2 or 82.

29/01/2024

20/01/2024

Just reading the amazing book by Steph's Two Girls. If you have or suspect PDA in your family, this is a must-read (please forgive the demand).

I understand Sasha is a self-taught creative media wizz, so Steph if you are reading this you guys maybe interested in our alternative provision? 🙌

https://www.facebook.com/100057819621779/posts/793649979238982/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Wow, what a day! Our PDA in the Family book has well and truly launched, and has reached the giddy heights of number 272 on the whole of the Amazon UK book chart! I keep smiling at the thought of all the PDA awareness and understanding that can hopefully spread from this.

Thank you all so much for your lovely comments, messages of support and for sending photos of your book deliveries! It's all been pretty overwhelming and I might need to go and lie down in a dark room and listen to some Take That 😄

First I wanted to say (whilst trying not to be too OTT and effusive) a huge thank you to Julia Daunt - memyselfandpda.com who wrote the foreword for our book. I feel so honoured and thrilled. I met Julia and her partner Paul for the first time many years ago, at a conference all about Pathological Demand Avoidance, and I admired how open and honest she was about the challenges she faced in life. Her book, Being Julia, is amazing - I've reviewed that on my blog. I definitely recommend listening to PDAers insights and experiences, I've learned so much from them.

I hope Julia won't mind if I repeat some of her words here (these are the ones on the image):

"I believe that this book is a must-read for anyone with a connection to PDA: parents; carers and those working with families. It will have you nodding, crying, laughing and raising a glass to Sasha’s delightful independence!"

😊