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thank you from day one they’ve always
pushed everyone to get their dream so
remember was all sat in the restaurant
from there like write down your dreams
and I wrote down my dreams then three
years later they asked me the same
question I wrote down the same dream and
they were like how close do you think
you are so I was like I’m pretty close
they’re all like hey not just close
you’re extremely close yeah euro mates
that touching breach to it and that’s
only because you know they’ve pushed me
and pushed me and pushed me because I
know I’m they know I’m good it was just
helping me to believe that was good the
first word of our vision is inclusive
and truly believes that that that’s what
we eat sleep and breed that is
everything we have about 1,200 learners
out of a 5,000 study program cohort that
have an inclusion need and only 209 of
those are high needs so the other nine
hundred plus learners have got a
relatively low level inclusion need
we’ve got lots and lots of really really
key case studies where we can show
progress from entry or pre entry to
level one and above in terms of our
mission and what we do on a day to day
basis how we’re going to enact that
vision is all about getting individuals
ready for the next phase in their life
and that’s where inclusion is included
within that so it’s not an add-on it’s
not kind of like when we do all of this
for this cohort and then we do something
different for different cohorts of young
people everything stems back to that
when I first started at the college it
was it was quite nerve-wracking but I
kind of fitted in really well and the
members of staff have been really
helpful so they picked up pretty quickly
about my reading and writing issues and
I think it was within like the week
first week or even the second week they
sat me down in the office and all that
right let’s get you reading and writing
checked will get you sorted and then
that’s when they diagnose we have
dyslexic and dysplastic tendencies we
try to make every young person
individual so not one-size-fits-all so
our study program that we do with them
is individualized so we adapt to people
we look at what they want and then we
put our wrap around our provision around
that young person and I think that’s
what’s taking us to that next step of
being outstanding as well at first I was
a bit
service because I didn’t want to accept
that there’s something kind of wrong
with me but then I felt really grateful
after the first year I felt really
grateful for what the college have done
for me and they helped me to get to
where I am now if I didn’t get the help
that I need I don’t think I would have
ever gone to university I don’t think
I’d ever even be in my second year of
university never mind like wanting to
finish my degree next year right from
promoting the college to application to
interview to creating support plans
before Ilona arrives possibly
orientating them to sites before they
get here and understanding that that
isn’t special that’s normal that’s in
good inclusive practice if we can crack
that bit and when saloner gets into the
classroom and we empower them to know
what inclusion is and what their
specific individual needs are we can
then work with teachers to help them
make sure that they’ve embedded that
practice in their everyday work a lot of
it is about having not only a leadership
team but management team and then a team
a wider team who really understand that
concept and have bought into it and
they’re making it happen
it shows the culture you know they come
together they’re excited they’re
motivated they’re positive they’ve all
got something to contribute into the
vision and they can all see how they’re
contributing as well to making that a
reality it’s very important to take a
whole organization approach because
that’s what creates the ethos their
philosophy and be on an everyday level
the atmosphere of the organization and
that’s what learners experience and so
for them to have a positive experience
when they arrive at the front gates when
they’re going to get their morning
coffee when they are moving between
lessons it’s important that that ethos
that approach that atmosphere is
consistent wherever they are
our learners deserved the best they they
want to be just like everybody else
other future and and success and being
part of the community and being employed
is a massive part of that they can see
how passionate I am in being in the hair
industry I’ve had some really good
support about some really good feedback
and some teachers have really helped me
to progress and push myself even further
to help me get the dream job that I’ve
always wanted we’ve got to keep going
and making sure that every learner gets
a successful outcome a positive outcome
for what they want to do for their
future aspiration I think without the
support I’ll be completely somewhere
else I think the primary impact is that
learners are happy and so attendance
retention and success are all bang on
whether they should be in line with or
just slightly above their peers we’ve
got an inclusion team that can provide
all sorts of resources for any learning
difficulty whatsoever
we’ve got specialists in the college
that will support and help a teachers to
give that best support that they
possibly can we had hardly any
achievement gaps last year so it is a
lot of intervention at that and then
it’s working and our learners are
succeeding and achieving in line with
national figures as well it’s refreshing
to see that that everybody is pulling in
the same direction and I can’t think of
one single time where I’ve asked for
support with regard to sort of learning
difficulties where I’ve not received
100% support it’s about creating a safe
environment so it within a classroom
environment we encourage mistakes that
so that they’re safe and we can learn
from them if they’ve done something well
they get lots of positive praise a lot
of feedback so we have masses of
expectations for learners we want the
very best for them I was my last
previous college I was nearly there for
four years and I was getting bored and I
wasn’t really enjoying it so I thought a
change might change the mood a bit my
confidence wasn’t very good when I
wasn’t lost college and I was down he
wasn’t talking to anyone but now college
is halting confidence because I can talk
to people that don’t even
no the stuffer more hopeful than my last
college because there’s just no year
needs and no what you want to do it is
absolutely integral to everything we do
rather than a bolt on and that’s
probably why it’s so it’s so successful
in some time but I’ve got an
apprenticeship Broomfield doing a
teaching assistant job my mom was very
happy because she was crying and
happiness and she couldn’t believe I got
the apprenticeship she wrote me an email
the next day to say the opportunity to
let my son shine I can’t thank you and
Darby college enough so the impact is
huge
you
pushed everyone to get their dream so
remember was all sat in the restaurant
from there like write down your dreams
and I wrote down my dreams then three
years later they asked me the same
question I wrote down the same dream and
they were like how close do you think
you are so I was like I’m pretty close
they’re all like hey not just close
you’re extremely close yeah euro mates
that touching breach to it and that’s
only because you know they’ve pushed me
and pushed me and pushed me because I
know I’m they know I’m good it was just
helping me to believe that was good the
first word of our vision is inclusive
and truly believes that that that’s what
we eat sleep and breed that is
everything we have about 1,200 learners
out of a 5,000 study program cohort that
have an inclusion need and only 209 of
those are high needs so the other nine
hundred plus learners have got a
relatively low level inclusion need
we’ve got lots and lots of really really
key case studies where we can show
progress from entry or pre entry to
level one and above in terms of our
mission and what we do on a day to day
basis how we’re going to enact that
vision is all about getting individuals
ready for the next phase in their life
and that’s where inclusion is included
within that so it’s not an add-on it’s
not kind of like when we do all of this
for this cohort and then we do something
different for different cohorts of young
people everything stems back to that
when I first started at the college it
was it was quite nerve-wracking but I
kind of fitted in really well and the
members of staff have been really
helpful so they picked up pretty quickly
about my reading and writing issues and
I think it was within like the week
first week or even the second week they
sat me down in the office and all that
right let’s get you reading and writing
checked will get you sorted and then
that’s when they diagnose we have
dyslexic and dysplastic tendencies we
try to make every young person
individual so not one-size-fits-all so
our study program that we do with them
is individualized so we adapt to people
we look at what they want and then we
put our wrap around our provision around
that young person and I think that’s
what’s taking us to that next step of
being outstanding as well at first I was
a bit
service because I didn’t want to accept
that there’s something kind of wrong
with me but then I felt really grateful
after the first year I felt really
grateful for what the college have done
for me and they helped me to get to
where I am now if I didn’t get the help
that I need I don’t think I would have
ever gone to university I don’t think
I’d ever even be in my second year of
university never mind like wanting to
finish my degree next year right from
promoting the college to application to
interview to creating support plans
before Ilona arrives possibly
orientating them to sites before they
get here and understanding that that
isn’t special that’s normal that’s in
good inclusive practice if we can crack
that bit and when saloner gets into the
classroom and we empower them to know
what inclusion is and what their
specific individual needs are we can
then work with teachers to help them
make sure that they’ve embedded that
practice in their everyday work a lot of
it is about having not only a leadership
team but management team and then a team
a wider team who really understand that
concept and have bought into it and
they’re making it happen
it shows the culture you know they come
together they’re excited they’re
motivated they’re positive they’ve all
got something to contribute into the
vision and they can all see how they’re
contributing as well to making that a
reality it’s very important to take a
whole organization approach because
that’s what creates the ethos their
philosophy and be on an everyday level
the atmosphere of the organization and
that’s what learners experience and so
for them to have a positive experience
when they arrive at the front gates when
they’re going to get their morning
coffee when they are moving between
lessons it’s important that that ethos
that approach that atmosphere is
consistent wherever they are
our learners deserved the best they they
want to be just like everybody else
other future and and success and being
part of the community and being employed
is a massive part of that they can see
how passionate I am in being in the hair
industry I’ve had some really good
support about some really good feedback
and some teachers have really helped me
to progress and push myself even further
to help me get the dream job that I’ve
always wanted we’ve got to keep going
and making sure that every learner gets
a successful outcome a positive outcome
for what they want to do for their
future aspiration I think without the
support I’ll be completely somewhere
else I think the primary impact is that
learners are happy and so attendance
retention and success are all bang on
whether they should be in line with or
just slightly above their peers we’ve
got an inclusion team that can provide
all sorts of resources for any learning
difficulty whatsoever
we’ve got specialists in the college
that will support and help a teachers to
give that best support that they
possibly can we had hardly any
achievement gaps last year so it is a
lot of intervention at that and then
it’s working and our learners are
succeeding and achieving in line with
national figures as well it’s refreshing
to see that that everybody is pulling in
the same direction and I can’t think of
one single time where I’ve asked for
support with regard to sort of learning
difficulties where I’ve not received
100% support it’s about creating a safe
environment so it within a classroom
environment we encourage mistakes that
so that they’re safe and we can learn
from them if they’ve done something well
they get lots of positive praise a lot
of feedback so we have masses of
expectations for learners we want the
very best for them I was my last
previous college I was nearly there for
four years and I was getting bored and I
wasn’t really enjoying it so I thought a
change might change the mood a bit my
confidence wasn’t very good when I
wasn’t lost college and I was down he
wasn’t talking to anyone but now college
is halting confidence because I can talk
to people that don’t even
no the stuffer more hopeful than my last
college because there’s just no year
needs and no what you want to do it is
absolutely integral to everything we do
rather than a bolt on and that’s
probably why it’s so it’s so successful
in some time but I’ve got an
apprenticeship Broomfield doing a
teaching assistant job my mom was very
happy because she was crying and
happiness and she couldn’t believe I got
the apprenticeship she wrote me an email
the next day to say the opportunity to
let my son shine I can’t thank you and
Darby college enough so the impact is
huge
you
Student Testimonials
Ahmad
Bene
Will
Carl Anderson
so good morning Carl we’re here on this
lovely chris morning on november the
18th 2016 and before we ask you any
other questions could you just tell us a
little bit about yourself just a potted
history of who you are Carl I mean I do
doing here at the Roundhouse and I’m
also distant past 2015-16 handsome the
incursion champion I’m also play Dom
Paulo to be paid ground has campus car
can just tell us a little bit about what
we’re doing this morning please this
morning we’re going up to pinball school
in swadlincote to do a thought to the
I’ve year tendril yo levels we don’t
know which ones yet probably a mixture
and we’re going to be there from roughly
an hour hopefully give or take and then
we’re going to be doing the question
that’s a panel and we’re also going to
become visibly percent doing message
talk excellent and why do you think this
is an important thing to do Carl it’s so
we can give God love those good
reputation to those dudes comstock
college and give them an idea quite
right my students perspective as well as
I standard why’s it why is it personally
important to you that we’re doing this
[Music]
it’s okay to come to dog clothes and
there’s going to be little they’re just
gone for the same car so we’ve made it
here we’ve now arrived and so it just
adds a little bit but how you feeling
get before we go in I’m actually feeling
a bit nervous to start with but once we
get in then know what see what we’re
dealing with yeah should be all right
okay and what sort of strategies do you
use car when you’re feeling because you
talked quite a lot two groups so what
sorts of strategies do you use to
alleviate those nerves to alleviate the
nurse is to like not to stutter truck
quite a bit not to stutter and normally
not to start missing about my ads and
the only other mike does right held him
right behind me so I know where they are
okay Carl so we’ve just come out we
finished the talk and I just would like
summarize
how you feel it went and how you felt
doing it the actual talk itself was
actually really good everyone was very
relaxed about it nope literally most
questions was asked to write at the end
mainly from one of the staff members for
regards like flying and also the access
arrangements but a fit what mainly
sealed it was the food and also Wi-Fi
access but that’d be for another time
but over now it has been actually really
good the actually going out and talk
rather than staying in collagen and
related people ask use different
questions what do you feel you’ve got
out of it Carl I feel that we’ve proved
my confidence tremendously on that and
also talking in front of well this was a
small group of people but I could now
expand out a black like a large group of
people as well if you like to improve
your confidence great
lovely chris morning on november the
18th 2016 and before we ask you any
other questions could you just tell us a
little bit about yourself just a potted
history of who you are Carl I mean I do
doing here at the Roundhouse and I’m
also distant past 2015-16 handsome the
incursion champion I’m also play Dom
Paulo to be paid ground has campus car
can just tell us a little bit about what
we’re doing this morning please this
morning we’re going up to pinball school
in swadlincote to do a thought to the
I’ve year tendril yo levels we don’t
know which ones yet probably a mixture
and we’re going to be there from roughly
an hour hopefully give or take and then
we’re going to be doing the question
that’s a panel and we’re also going to
become visibly percent doing message
talk excellent and why do you think this
is an important thing to do Carl it’s so
we can give God love those good
reputation to those dudes comstock
college and give them an idea quite
right my students perspective as well as
I standard why’s it why is it personally
important to you that we’re doing this
[Music]
it’s okay to come to dog clothes and
there’s going to be little they’re just
gone for the same car so we’ve made it
here we’ve now arrived and so it just
adds a little bit but how you feeling
get before we go in I’m actually feeling
a bit nervous to start with but once we
get in then know what see what we’re
dealing with yeah should be all right
okay and what sort of strategies do you
use car when you’re feeling because you
talked quite a lot two groups so what
sorts of strategies do you use to
alleviate those nerves to alleviate the
nurse is to like not to stutter truck
quite a bit not to stutter and normally
not to start missing about my ads and
the only other mike does right held him
right behind me so I know where they are
okay Carl so we’ve just come out we
finished the talk and I just would like
summarize
how you feel it went and how you felt
doing it the actual talk itself was
actually really good everyone was very
relaxed about it nope literally most
questions was asked to write at the end
mainly from one of the staff members for
regards like flying and also the access
arrangements but a fit what mainly
sealed it was the food and also Wi-Fi
access but that’d be for another time
but over now it has been actually really
good the actually going out and talk
rather than staying in collagen and
related people ask use different
questions what do you feel you’ve got
out of it Carl I feel that we’ve proved
my confidence tremendously on that and
also talking in front of well this was a
small group of people but I could now
expand out a black like a large group of
people as well if you like to improve
your confidence great
World Autism Awareness Week 2021
Emily
[Music]
yeah so i
am currently studying a level three as a
part of my role
it’s pub it’s an apprenticeship course
so i have 20 of my working week doing
that
um i think that
doing it with the college is definitely
really good because
i started working here probably about
six months before i started the
apprenticeship so
i had the opportunity to kind of to get
to know the place and to get to know the
people
the most sort of helpful kind of
adaptation i’ve had doing that
it’s definitely been that i have sort of
flexibility around timings and around
assignments because
i can often sort of panic when it comes
to deadlines when it comes to
assignments
[Music]
um so the big one i would say is don’t
feel like you have to do everything you
sell
i know especially if you’re sort of
living alone or even with other people
you can kind of feel like
oh i’ve got to be an adult i’ve got to
be entirely independent
but if you’ve got family friends support
in that can help you don’t
feel like you can’t reach out and you
can’t ask for help
and i don’t
[Music]
so i was looking on indeed as you do and
i saw about
an open evening at the college for
potential esw’s
and yeah and i arranged to do some
shadowing to kind of have a bit of a
look
see what the role is like and i decided
that i liked it so
that’s kind of what how i ended up where
i am
and i’ve been here over a year now
[Music]
it’s a good sport i would definitely say
is person-centered that is
something i will talk about till the day
i die
um person-centered support and
care and ins and that’s not just an
education that is across the board
actually looking at a person as an
individual and understanding what
helps them and what works for them and
also listening
and not everyone is going to know
everything that works and how
everything doesn’t work for them
yeah so i
am currently studying a level three as a
part of my role
it’s pub it’s an apprenticeship course
so i have 20 of my working week doing
that
um i think that
doing it with the college is definitely
really good because
i started working here probably about
six months before i started the
apprenticeship so
i had the opportunity to kind of to get
to know the place and to get to know the
people
the most sort of helpful kind of
adaptation i’ve had doing that
it’s definitely been that i have sort of
flexibility around timings and around
assignments because
i can often sort of panic when it comes
to deadlines when it comes to
assignments
[Music]
um so the big one i would say is don’t
feel like you have to do everything you
sell
i know especially if you’re sort of
living alone or even with other people
you can kind of feel like
oh i’ve got to be an adult i’ve got to
be entirely independent
but if you’ve got family friends support
in that can help you don’t
feel like you can’t reach out and you
can’t ask for help
and i don’t
[Music]
so i was looking on indeed as you do and
i saw about
an open evening at the college for
potential esw’s
and yeah and i arranged to do some
shadowing to kind of have a bit of a
look
see what the role is like and i decided
that i liked it so
that’s kind of what how i ended up where
i am
and i’ve been here over a year now
[Music]
it’s a good sport i would definitely say
is person-centered that is
something i will talk about till the day
i die
um person-centered support and
care and ins and that’s not just an
education that is across the board
actually looking at a person as an
individual and understanding what
helps them and what works for them and
also listening
and not everyone is going to know
everything that works and how
everything doesn’t work for them
Adam
[Music]
i think the support that i’m getting
isn’t
necessarily like doesn’t it it feels
very focused around
me it feels like i can do well and
people believe in me to do well
which is really useful uh i think
my teacher in my business course
is really really helpful and she’s been
pushing me to do as best as i can
when i have been worried that i don’t
think i can do
as well as i can uh people believing in
me
it’s is just the most important thing
for me
knowing that people think i can achieve
what i want to achieve
whether that be going on a run today or
whether that be
getting a good grade in college
[Music]
i think my top tip would just be to not
view it as hot as
being an autistic learner or artistic
member of staff
doesn’t make you any less or any more
than anyone else
and whether that’s autistic or not i
think
that is the biggest thing finding the
support that you need
will help better your journey through
[Music]
college
i think the support that i’m getting
isn’t
necessarily like doesn’t it it feels
very focused around
me it feels like i can do well and
people believe in me to do well
which is really useful uh i think
my teacher in my business course
is really really helpful and she’s been
pushing me to do as best as i can
when i have been worried that i don’t
think i can do
as well as i can uh people believing in
me
it’s is just the most important thing
for me
knowing that people think i can achieve
what i want to achieve
whether that be going on a run today or
whether that be
getting a good grade in college
[Music]
i think my top tip would just be to not
view it as hot as
being an autistic learner or artistic
member of staff
doesn’t make you any less or any more
than anyone else
and whether that’s autistic or not i
think
that is the biggest thing finding the
support that you need
will help better your journey through
[Music]
college
Hannah
[Music]
i think it’s very important to develop
good relationships it’s because you
then got somebody to
[Music]
support you if that’s not
made me the tutor or the
the support people not that i’m saying
i think that’s what people have had i
definitely wouldn’t be
okay but it’s nice to have somebody else
just support you as well and
people that are especially
in doing that kind thing it gives you
a good feeling the fact that you
you get on well with people as well
[Music]
well i think it’s important to
tailor the support to the actual person
that is being supported because
what may work for me may not work for
the next person and so on so so
it’s very important to look at each
person as an individual
and be able to ask them what they
need and
be happy to change it for them if they
you feel that
they need a bit more or
leave it less that sort of thing
also what i think is very
helpful as well as to make it
more of a case of that they
really choose what they
canon can’t do in terms of work or
in terms of what they thinking
on their aspiration type of things
i think it’s very important to develop
good relationships it’s because you
then got somebody to
[Music]
support you if that’s not
made me the tutor or the
the support people not that i’m saying
i think that’s what people have had i
definitely wouldn’t be
okay but it’s nice to have somebody else
just support you as well and
people that are especially
in doing that kind thing it gives you
a good feeling the fact that you
you get on well with people as well
[Music]
well i think it’s important to
tailor the support to the actual person
that is being supported because
what may work for me may not work for
the next person and so on so so
it’s very important to look at each
person as an individual
and be able to ask them what they
need and
be happy to change it for them if they
you feel that
they need a bit more or
leave it less that sort of thing
also what i think is very
helpful as well as to make it
more of a case of that they
really choose what they
canon can’t do in terms of work or
in terms of what they thinking
on their aspiration type of things
Will
[Music]
so hello everyone my name is
will simpson i’m 21 years old i’m
studying
uh ict at the university of south wales
and it’s going extremely well
so having an ehcp
uh feast that enabled me
to do it over three years because of the
funding the support
and i i think it’s because i was quite
determined to do well i’m that person
who will never give up
like if someone said with me five years
ago where where do you see yourself in
five years time i wouldn’t expect to be
saying i’m starting a room here in south
wales doing a degree
that’s fun it’s all about
making that big step and make sure
you’re ready to go out a bit
there’s that much independence to you
there’s cooking there’s doing food
shopping
there’s partying that i do a lot of
partying
i do i’m not dedicated to what i’m
studying
so just making sure you have the right
support
and the right course as well and the
right university the right location
where dick wherever it is in the world
[Music]
to manage good health how i manage it
because my daughters might go running
i top five to take breaks i’ve got a
structure to my day like
for example uh i’ve got a i’ve got a
weekly
planner that i look at on
yeah i i chose university as my next
step from derby college
because it would enhance my
opportunities to go to work
it would help my employment and also my
understanding of ict would be more into
depth and stuff i want to do
and it’s quite challenging from the
stuff
i’m glad i’m i’m glad i made to move
south wales because it
for a boss from the bottom of my heart
it’s the best decision i’ve ever made
in terms of health it’s not if you’re
not okay
it’s okay
3:12
NOW PLAYING
so hello everyone my name is
will simpson i’m 21 years old i’m
studying
uh ict at the university of south wales
and it’s going extremely well
so having an ehcp
uh feast that enabled me
to do it over three years because of the
funding the support
and i i think it’s because i was quite
determined to do well i’m that person
who will never give up
like if someone said with me five years
ago where where do you see yourself in
five years time i wouldn’t expect to be
saying i’m starting a room here in south
wales doing a degree
that’s fun it’s all about
making that big step and make sure
you’re ready to go out a bit
there’s that much independence to you
there’s cooking there’s doing food
shopping
there’s partying that i do a lot of
partying
i do i’m not dedicated to what i’m
studying
so just making sure you have the right
support
and the right course as well and the
right university the right location
where dick wherever it is in the world
[Music]
to manage good health how i manage it
because my daughters might go running
i top five to take breaks i’ve got a
structure to my day like
for example uh i’ve got a i’ve got a
weekly
planner that i look at on
yeah i i chose university as my next
step from derby college
because it would enhance my
opportunities to go to work
it would help my employment and also my
understanding of ict would be more into
depth and stuff i want to do
and it’s quite challenging from the
stuff
i’m glad i’m i’m glad i made to move
south wales because it
for a boss from the bottom of my heart
it’s the best decision i’ve ever made
in terms of health it’s not if you’re
not okay
it’s okay
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Shannon
[Music]
i would definitely advise that you book
an appointment with a member of the
counselling team
and the inclusion support team because
talking about
the struggles that you face will likely
make you feel less stressed about the
situation
and you will feel better about yourself
because you know that you will
always have somebody to talk to who will
help you through the tough situations
that you will face in life
okay so for me personally when i was
younger i was a shy individual
that preferred to stay isolated from
others because at that time i wasn’t
comfortable being around my peers
being at college for a couple of years i
have realized it’s okay to talk to
people who are the same age as me
and i sometimes think to myself the
friends that you have at college
are likely to are likely to maintain
you are likely to maintain the
relationships in the future
i was shy when i was in the level 2
performing arts course
but this year i have made it my mission
to talk to as many people as i possibly
can do
always ask it your teacher and tutors if
you’re unsure about what is being asked
of you
being autistic does not define you you
can do
anything if you put your mind to it and
work hard
no matter what people say having autism
is a gift not a burden i would suggest
that you find an
out of class group you can be part of so
you can meet new people
and feel more confident when
communicating with your peers
in your class book an appointment with
the inclusion team if you feel
overwhelmed and require support with
your coursework and your personal issues
if you have any
also make them aware of your support and
access any
access arrangements for exams
can i just say that the teachers at
derby college will do anything for you
and will go above and beyond to make
sure that you reach your full purpose
and potential
as well as supporting you in making
decisions about the next steps
after college
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i would definitely advise that you book
an appointment with a member of the
counselling team
and the inclusion support team because
talking about
the struggles that you face will likely
make you feel less stressed about the
situation
and you will feel better about yourself
because you know that you will
always have somebody to talk to who will
help you through the tough situations
that you will face in life
okay so for me personally when i was
younger i was a shy individual
that preferred to stay isolated from
others because at that time i wasn’t
comfortable being around my peers
being at college for a couple of years i
have realized it’s okay to talk to
people who are the same age as me
and i sometimes think to myself the
friends that you have at college
are likely to are likely to maintain
you are likely to maintain the
relationships in the future
i was shy when i was in the level 2
performing arts course
but this year i have made it my mission
to talk to as many people as i possibly
can do
always ask it your teacher and tutors if
you’re unsure about what is being asked
of you
being autistic does not define you you
can do
anything if you put your mind to it and
work hard
no matter what people say having autism
is a gift not a burden i would suggest
that you find an
out of class group you can be part of so
you can meet new people
and feel more confident when
communicating with your peers
in your class book an appointment with
the inclusion team if you feel
overwhelmed and require support with
your coursework and your personal issues
if you have any
also make them aware of your support and
access any
access arrangements for exams
can i just say that the teachers at
derby college will do anything for you
and will go above and beyond to make
sure that you reach your full purpose
and potential
as well as supporting you in making
decisions about the next steps
after college
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Rosie
[Music]
so
since i’ve joined derby college i have
been using quite a lot like quite a lot
of buses so i travel on through
three um local buses so um
it’s it’s quite stressful but with
paying
talking to the driver and then getting
off at the right destination
it actually has quite helped me with
growing my confidence in the
in the like public you know surroundings
um so that that’s one skill that i’ve
learned
and then i’ve got my own tv i’ve got
references from jobs that i’ve done
um and obviously with the support of the
derby college staff
that has been possible
[Music]
so my next steps after this year are
going to be
trying to look for an apprenticeship in
um a hospital
so a hta assistant and
derby college have gave me loads and
loads and loads of advice
and they’ve also helped me looked back
been looking
online for um apprenticeships for next
year
[Music]
so we’re forming relationships at
college it has been quite difficult
because i struggle socially
but with again with support of the staff
and the inclusion team
they’ve encouraged me and pushed me kind
of out of our comfort zone
so
[Music]
i say well last year i started with a
very
crazy start let’s say and with
the network that i have it’s been able
to adapt to my needs
specifically and work for me
so with let’s say ehcp or a support plan
that you’ve got from your school
or your previous job that will
be the basis of the support that you
receive at derby college
and it will all be around you so that’s
really good person-centered support at
college
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so
since i’ve joined derby college i have
been using quite a lot like quite a lot
of buses so i travel on through
three um local buses so um
it’s it’s quite stressful but with
paying
talking to the driver and then getting
off at the right destination
it actually has quite helped me with
growing my confidence in the
in the like public you know surroundings
um so that that’s one skill that i’ve
learned
and then i’ve got my own tv i’ve got
references from jobs that i’ve done
um and obviously with the support of the
derby college staff
that has been possible
[Music]
so my next steps after this year are
going to be
trying to look for an apprenticeship in
um a hospital
so a hta assistant and
derby college have gave me loads and
loads and loads of advice
and they’ve also helped me looked back
been looking
online for um apprenticeships for next
year
[Music]
so we’re forming relationships at
college it has been quite difficult
because i struggle socially
but with again with support of the staff
and the inclusion team
they’ve encouraged me and pushed me kind
of out of our comfort zone
so
[Music]
i say well last year i started with a
very
crazy start let’s say and with
the network that i have it’s been able
to adapt to my needs
specifically and work for me
so with let’s say ehcp or a support plan
that you’ve got from your school
or your previous job that will
be the basis of the support that you
receive at derby college
and it will all be around you so that’s
really good person-centered support at
college
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Neil
[Music]
yes
yes derby college has made reasonable
adjustments when i received my diagnosis
for high functioning autism
my line manager and hr were
straight away the first thing they did
was have a meeting with me to
to see if there’s any way that they
could support me in the workplace
um so that i could work to my best
potential
and really one of the main things is
that i have
a trusted member of staff that i can
talk to if i’ve got anything
that i want to clarify with them you
know maybe with social situations
um but it’s it’s it’s happy to have a
trusted person to talk to
um knowing that they don’t tell me what
to do but they
they just allow me to sort of speak with
them and work through
uh and find my own solution um
so so yes derby college has made
some reasonable adjustments for me
[Music]
yes absolutely feel like part of the
team
and the great thing is that i i
definitely feel
a part of the team but we’re all all
members of staff including myself
are treated as individuals and we’re
valued for
our own individuality and our own skills
and strengths that we bring to the team
so i i definitely do feel part of the
team yes
[Music]
okay so so what i would say about that
is um
if you’re comfortable speaking about uh
your autism
uh is to do just that to to
to talk to either hr or your line
manager or if you’re a student
to to talk to your teachers or the
inclusion and support team
and if there are any barriers um
that we can work together to to remove
those barriers
i would definitely say to to feel
comfortable
talking to people about it
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yes
yes derby college has made reasonable
adjustments when i received my diagnosis
for high functioning autism
my line manager and hr were
straight away the first thing they did
was have a meeting with me to
to see if there’s any way that they
could support me in the workplace
um so that i could work to my best
potential
and really one of the main things is
that i have
a trusted member of staff that i can
talk to if i’ve got anything
that i want to clarify with them you
know maybe with social situations
um but it’s it’s it’s happy to have a
trusted person to talk to
um knowing that they don’t tell me what
to do but they
they just allow me to sort of speak with
them and work through
uh and find my own solution um
so so yes derby college has made
some reasonable adjustments for me
[Music]
yes absolutely feel like part of the
team
and the great thing is that i i
definitely feel
a part of the team but we’re all all
members of staff including myself
are treated as individuals and we’re
valued for
our own individuality and our own skills
and strengths that we bring to the team
so i i definitely do feel part of the
team yes
[Music]
okay so so what i would say about that
is um
if you’re comfortable speaking about uh
your autism
uh is to do just that to to
to talk to either hr or your line
manager or if you’re a student
to to talk to your teachers or the
inclusion and support team
and if there are any barriers um
that we can work together to to remove
those barriers
i would definitely say to to feel
comfortable
talking to people about it
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Matthew
[Music]
hello my name is matthew naylor and
welcome to my brief
talk i’m from derby college broomfield
next steps pathways to independent
living
and today i’m going to be speaking about
the support i have
to become independent
[Music]
so so my social worker she helped by
finding me somewhere to live like she
found me this place
and she’s looking to find find my next
place where i should live forever
[Music]
for positive support i’ve received for
travel training
independently are travel training
sessions
from home to my college broomfield
and also in the lockdown i did some zoom
travel training to do all the fairy side
of things
staff support me with shopping in derby
or long eaton but leave me to shop for
what i want
on my own however i can access the local
co-op in
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hello my name is matthew naylor and
welcome to my brief
talk i’m from derby college broomfield
next steps pathways to independent
living
and today i’m going to be speaking about
the support i have
to become independent
[Music]
so so my social worker she helped by
finding me somewhere to live like she
found me this place
and she’s looking to find find my next
place where i should live forever
[Music]
for positive support i’ve received for
travel training
independently are travel training
sessions
from home to my college broomfield
and also in the lockdown i did some zoom
travel training to do all the fairy side
of things
staff support me with shopping in derby
or long eaton but leave me to shop for
what i want
on my own however i can access the local
co-op in
14:19
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