1. Employability at The Percy Hedley Foundation David Barker MBE Director of Adult Services

2. Aims of the Presentation Explore Employability and Social Enterprise in the broad context of our service users Show a few film clips Answer any questions

3. The Percy Hedley Foundation Established 1953 Aims to promote the needs, rights and aspirations of disabled people through the provision of high quality, specialist services Nursery, 2 schools, Post 16 facility, FE College, day service, residential service, sports academy 450 staff

4. The Percy Hedley Foundation Works with profoundly impaired disabled people Increased importance of advocacy and employability Karten support at Able 2 day service and Karten Media Suite

5. Example Policy Drivers – Valuing People – Supporting People – Improving the life chances of disabled people – Independence, well being and choice – Learning for living and work

6. Messages from policy drivers More choice of activities and more service flexibility Individualised budgets as part of a range of funding mechanisms Greater ownership and control of services - Advocacy Progression towards independence More community based services Flexibility learning towards outcomes Person centred plans Moves towards employability

7. Ex PHF School pupil research September 2007 Questionnaires sent to all students leaving PHF schools between 1995 and 2005 Age range approx 18-28 41 replies from 137 questionnaires (30%)

8. Housing

9. Employment

10. Relationships

11. Service expectations More choice, flexibility and control More community based services Social enterprise opportunities Mixed package of services across a number of locations Person centred services Advocacy Housing options Employability Opportunities

12. Advocacy Person Centred Planning Representational Advocacy

13. Advocacy definitions Advocacy – Speaking up for yourself or having someone speak on your behalf Representational advocacy – Electing representatives to service steering group, Management committee and Executive committee Person centred plans – services build around the individual not individuals fitting into services

14. Social Model

15. Employability Delivered via two mechanisms – Employability Project (Demand side) – Projects (Supply side) (Print, Catering, Music Studio, Karten Media Suite)

16. Disabled People Employers Labour Market Intermediaries Employability Project

17. Partnership

19. Employer Engagement Tools Events – Megaquiz – Business breakfasts – Fashion shows – Awards ceremony Publications Employability Centre

21. Projects Print Catering Music Studio Karten Media Suite

22. Idea – Karten media suite Everything in one place ‘Real’ work experience Cheap but commercial rates Emerging social firm or social enterprise

23. Real work experience Working conditions Real work to do Business park location Open to the public for business Training opportunities Some paid employment opportunities

24. Social Enterprise Social purpose is central to what we do Social enterprise is a model linked to social justice Social enterprises growing in number and importance The right business model for us

25. Social Enterprise opportunities Move from day service user to Project Worker Training in social enterprise undertaken with a group of people already operating a social enterprise Business plan completed Development of ceramics business

26. Karten support – CTEC centre

27. Thank you A few film clips then any questions ?