Thank you to everyone who came to our Learning Together 2025 conference! From Mike Bloodworth’s (Estia Centre) opening
& Scott Watkin’s special keynote address through to the The Baked Bean Charity's closing Zumba, the day was a resounding success 💙
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Today is the day!! We’ve made it. So excited to welcome everyone to #LearningTogether2025. Registration starts at 9.15 so please come in plenty of time to sign up for your workshops and grab a drink ready for the welcome and keynote address at 10 💙 See you there 🎉
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1 day to #LearningTogether2025 A day of listening learning & leading side by side with some really inspiring partners 💙 @maudsleynhs.bsky.social

3 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙Join Ono from @heartnsoulart.bsky.social to explore how disabled people are shown in UK media—and how we can challenge stereotypes and do better.
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3 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙Join Ono from @heartnsoulart.bsky.social to explore how disabled people are shown in UK media—and how we can challenge stereotypes and do better.
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4 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙Join Toucan Employment to explore how they support the co-delivery of Oliver’s Training, the impact of supported employment & how meaningful work changes lives for good.
www.toucanemployment.org
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7 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙 Join @maudsleynhs.bsky.social and @gstt-nhs.bsky.social colleagues to learn about the menopause and how we can better support people with a learning disability across Lambeth, Lewisham & Southwark.

8 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙Join PhD candidate Ruwani, to discover insights from her study on how to support people with a learning disability to pursue leisure, followed by a fun interactive session for all. @unikent-travel.bsky.social
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9 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙People with a learning disability are 10x more likely to have sight issues and face barriers to eye care. Join @seeability.bsky.social to explore accessible eye care & Easy Eye Care service.
seeability.org/eye-care/locsu…
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10 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙 Ciaran will share his Gloriously Ordinary Life, with a focus on great support, personal assistants & what helps or hinders truly living well.
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11 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙 Join our MHLD team @maudsleynhs.bsky.social and St Christopher’s Hospice in a creative workshop using arts & crafts to share what matters in life, illness, dying—and living well.

I4 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙 In a workshop by South East London ICS pharmacy team we will explore barriers to reducing psychotropic meds in learning disability care and how we can tackle them together.
www.selondonics.org/tackling-ove...
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15 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙
Discover the concept of ‘Gloriously Ordinary Language’ and explore why the words we use, matter. Come prepared to think, reflect and get involved in some fun stuff too.
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gloriouslyordinarylanguage.co.uk

16 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙
Dr Rory Sheehan from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social will share key LeDeR findings, how they’re being used to improve healthcare for people with a learning disability and ask what else needs to be done? #leder2023
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17 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙 Explore what makes you, ‘YOU’ in L’Arche London’s ‘I am…’ workshop. Explore your gifts and what makes you unique. Add to their collage to help build a picture of our beautiful community. Book now 🎟️
www.eventbrite.com/e/1323519485...

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Learning Together 2025 Learning together about the lives, achievements, care and support of people with a learning disability.

18 days to #LearningTogether2025 💙Keynote speaker Scott Watkin (BEM) will talk about how he drives change by championing coproduction & challenging power. Inspiring us to push for a better, fairer future Book now 🎟️
www.eventbrite.com/e/1323519485...
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Learning Together 2025 Learning together about the lives, achievements, care and support of people with a learning disability.

Have you booked your ticket yet? 🎟️
Our annual learning disability week conference (Friday 20th June 2025, Denmark Hill, London)

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April is World Autism Acceptance Month. In this blog Sophie Doswell explores what led to the move from Awareness to Acceptance. Are we moving to a position of more acceptance of autistic people using South London and Maudsley NHS services?
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Check out our new blog 💙
Rosie, and Estia’s expert by experience co-trainers talk about why Oliver’s Training is so importance, their work updating the training for NHS England and delivering the training across the country

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Check out our new blog 💙
At @maudsleynhs.bsky.social Adult ADHD and Autism pathway we are piloting an approach called Non-Violent Resistance to parents of autistic adults.

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#autism #autismawarenessweek

Last chance to book 💙
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
Monday 7th April - 9.30 to 4.30
£100

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Check out our new blog 📝Mike recommends two models we can use to offer brain-friendly feedback, and gives us ten top tips that we can all follow to be a more effective feedback-giver.
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We are very pleased to announce that the Estia Centre now meet the Quality Standards for Adult Social Care Training Provision in our delivery of Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism in the adults social care sector 💙
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Check out our new blog 💙 Rita Leite, Clinical Specialist OT, writes about learning on our Developing Your Team’s Resilience programme about how compassionate leadership will improve team dynamics, work-life balance and workplace success.
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Here is our new blog by Dr Min-Ai Lim(South London and Maudsley NHS Registrar). 
‘Collaborative inquiry to identify and address physical, mental, social, and sensory causes of behaviours of concern can lead to healthier, more fulfilling lives’

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#learningdisability #pbs

Saying ‘hi’ to Ozzy the Bull while in Birmingham to deliver Tier 2 Oliver’s Lead Trainer Training for @NHSEngland
@MaudsleyNHS #Oliverscampaign

Now recruiting: Learning and Development Lead (Band 6 - £44,806 to £53,134 incl of HCAS) Inviting applications from l&d professionals with extensive practical experience in supporting adults with a learning disability. Closing date 10th Feb 💙

www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

Our final co-trainer workshop of 2024, reflecting on everything we’ve achieved for #OliversCampaign this year, including co-producing new Tier 2 content 💙
“I get more confident every time I do the training!”
“I am proud of myself for travelling outside of London for work”

Our final co-trainer workshop of 2024, reflecting on everything we’ve achieved for #OliversCampaign this year, including co-producing new Tier 2 content 💙
“I get more confident every time I do the training!”
“I am proud of myself for travelling outside of London for work”