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The countdown is on! This time next week it'll be Advocacy Awareness Week.

If you provide advocacy, commission advocacy, belong to a self-advocacy group, or have received advocacy support, get involved.

#AAW25 #AdvocaycWorks #SelfAdvocacyWorks

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Join Our Board! Do you believe inclusion should be lived, not just spoken about? We are looking for passionate people with a range of experiences and perspectives to join our Board and help us continue to strive for social change. www.ndti.org.uk/vacancies/jo...
#BoardRecruitment #JoinUs

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Today is the #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons. In this guest blog, David Vickers, a former member of NHS England's Older People's Sounding Board, writes about the social glue that keeps older communities thriving, resilient, and deeply connected www.ndti.org.uk/resource/bui... #SocialConnections

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Join us for a powerful online roundtable event focusing on person centred, local small solutions supporting the closure of long-stay institutions in the UK and Europe.

Date: Friday 17 October
Time: 13:00–15:00 UK
Location: Online
Free to attend

Register now: www.ndti.org.uk/resource/dei...

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Days to Communities | NDTi A year long online course to help you transform your day or community service, with practical tools you can use from day one.

Last call to join our Days to Communities programme.
A year-long online course to help you transform your day or community service, with practical tools you can use from day one.
Apply now: www.ndti.org.uk/learn-with-u...
#DaysToCommunities #SocialCare #NDTi #ProfessionalDevelopment

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Have you noticed our new website? Take a look now. We've completely redesigned it, with a fresh new look to match.

We hope it better reflects our values and vision, and is built to better serve and inspire our stakeholders.

www.ndti.org.uk

#NewWebsite

Logo for Advocacy Awareness Week, featuring two speech bubbles forming the letters 'AA'. Then the letter W and 25. The event dates are displayed as 13–17 October 2025.

Next month is #AdvocacyAwarenessWeek #AAW25. This year, we celebrate 'Why Advocacy.'  If you want to get involved, we have loads of resources available for download on our website. Don't forget to tag us on social media #AdvocacyWorks #SelfAdvocacyWorks www.ndti.org.uk/change-and-d...

Join our Board - NDTi Do you believe inclusion isn’t just a value? It’s a way of life. Join our Board!

Inclusion isn’t just a value, it’s how we live and lead at NDTi.

This #NationalInclusionWeek, we’re looking for passionate individuals with diverse experiences and perspectives to join our board of trustees. #NowIsTheTime

www.ndti.org.uk/about-us/ndt...

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Families for Small Supports: 9 October, 1:30-3:00pm / 2:30-4:00 CET. This online event is exclusively for family members and offers an opportunity to come together, share experiences, and explore how they can collectively influence local decision-makers: www.ndti.org.uk/events/famil...

Days to Communities - NDTi An online professional development programme giving you the tools to transform your services starting Autumn 2025

Transforming Day & Community Services-Applications Now Open! We believe everyone deserves a good life, connected to & contributing to their communities. That’s why we’re launching Cohort Two of Days to Communities programme this October. www.ndti.org.uk/projects/day... #DaysToCommunities #SocialCare

SEND Session: Preparing young people for employment using vocational profiling - free online event on 18 September. Discover strategies, real examples & career planning tips.
Register: learning.etfoundation.co.uk/courses/send...
#CareersEducation #Inclusion #SEND
#VocationalProfiling

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Join us for an online roundtable event hosted by NDTi and IRSSV (Slovenia): "Deinstitutionalisation is a Global Challenge." 17 October, 13:00 - 15:00 (UK time). This event will explore the concept of Small Supports in the UK and aspirations in Slovenia. Find out more: www.ndti.org.uk/events/deins...

Three people roller skating: two individuals are supporting an older person in the middle, who is learning to skate in a community centre

In this blog, Madeline Cooper, Programme Director of our Equal Lives team, reflects on how spending time with people living with dementia has deepened her understanding of the potential role day services have in supporting people to stay connected in their communities www.ndti.org.uk/news/keeping...

A new representative membership body for advocacy providers - NDTi We are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Henry Smith Foundation to explore the development of a sustainable, representative advocacy sector membership organisation for advocacy providers...

Help shape the future of advocacy!
We are building a new membership body for advocacy providers. Take a quick survey or join a focus group to share your views.
👉 www.ndti.org.uk/news/represe... #Advocacy #CoDesign #Survey #HaveYourSay

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With #RWC2025 around the corner, it’s great to see rugby empowering women and girls on & off the pitch.

The #EmpowerHER pilot by RFU and @mayoroflondon.bsky.social used rugby to create a safer & more inclusive future for women and girls in Redbridge and Brent.

www.ndti.org.uk/resources/ou...

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It’s not too late to join our Days to Communities online information session tomorrow (20 August 2025), 11:00–11:45am. Discover how this fully online professional development programme can help transform your day and community services www.ndti.org.uk/events/days-...

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Join our Days to Communities online information session on 20 August 2025, 11:00–11:45am. Learn how this fully online professional development programme can help transform your day and community services. Applications are open for a September start! www.ndti.org.uk/events/days-...

Development Lead, Children and Young People - NDTi Join our team. We have a job vacancy: Full time or part time (minimum 0.8 FTE); Home working with regular UK travel; £45,640 per year FTE (subject to experience).

Just one week left to apply!

Join NDTi as our new Development Lead-Children & Young People. Be part of a team that’s changing systems, challenging exclusion & championing young voices.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 18 August ndti.org.uk/about-us/ndt...
#JobOpportunity #Hiring #JobAlert #Recruiting

Don’t miss Linda Jordan at the #TesSENDShow2025! Linda will discuss the importance of preparing for adulthood from the earliest age to support the development and aspirations of children and young people with SEND.
Register for free now: tessendshow.co.uk

Development Lead, Children and Young People - NDTi Join our team. We have a job vacancy: Full time or part time (minimum 0.8 FTE); Home working with regular UK travel; £45,640 per year FTE (subject to experience).

We are #recruiting! Join NDTi as our new Development Lead-Children & Young People. Be part of a team that’s changing systems, challenging exclusion & championing young voices. Sound like you or someone you know? Apply by 18 Aug. ndti.org.uk/about-us/ndt... #JobOpportunity #Hiring

Supported Internships at National Museums Liverpool Harry Georgiou, Youth Advisory and Co-production Assistant at DFN Project SEARCH, visits the National Museums in Liverpool to speak to staff members, a job coach and an intern about their experience ...

David is a #SupportedIntern at @NML_Muse! He’s working on school workshops & gaining real-world skills.
“Disabled people can do anything if they put their mind to doing it.”
The #InternshipsWork programme improves these opportunities for young people.
🎥 Watch: www.ndti.org.uk/resources/pu...

A new representative membership body for advocacy providers - NDTi We are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Henry Smith Foundation to explore the development of a sustainable, representative advocacy sector membership organisation for advocacy providers...

Help shape the future of advocacy!
Take a short survey tailored to your role: self-employed advocate, advocacy organisation rep, commissioner or someone who’s accessed advocacy.
Surveys are open until 3 Sept 2025.
Click to take part: www.ndti.org.uk/news/represe...
#Advocacy #Survey

Development Lead, Children and Young People - NDTi Join our team. We have a job vacancy: Full time or part time (minimum 0.8 FTE); Home working with regular UK travel; £45,640 per year FTE (subject to experience).

Join NDTi as our new Development Lead-Children & Young People. Be part of a team that’s changing systems, challenging exclusion & championing young voices. Sound like you or someone you know? Apply by 18 Aug. ndti.org.uk/about-us/ndt... #JobOpportunity #Inclusion #Hiring #Recruiting #DevelopmentLead

New report for The UK Covid-19 Inquiry on How the Covid-19 pandemic affected adults with learning disabilities.
Professors Chris Hatton & Richard Hastings led the work based on the largest UK study involving people with learning disabilities. covid19.public-inquiry.uk www.ndti.org.uk/resources/re...

A new representative membership body for advocacy providers - NDTi We are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Henry Smith Foundation to explore the development of a sustainable, representative advocacy sector membership organisation for advocacy providers...

Do you commission advocacy services? We’ve received funding from the Henry Smith Foundation to explore a new, representative membership body for advocacy organisations in England and Wales, and we want your voice in shaping it www.ndti.org.uk/news/represe...

Days to Communities - NDTi An online professional development programme giving you the tools to transform your services starting Autumn 2025

Do you want to transform your day & community services?
Join the Days to Communities info session on Wednesday 20 August at 11:00–11:45am.
Learn about our dynamic year-long online programme starting Sept 2025.
Register: www.ndti.org.uk/projects/day...
#DaysToCommunities #SocialCare #CommunitySupport

Daniel and Nathan's Stories Harry Georgiou, Youth Advisory and Co-production Assistant at DFN Project SEARCH, returned to his former school to meet and interview Daniel and Nathan about their supported internships.

Meet Daniel & Nathan—two young people thriving through #SupportedInternships. The #InternshipsWork programme is all about creating more opportunities like this. Watch Harry Georgiou from @DFNProjectSEARCH interview them in this video: www.ndti.org.uk/resources/pu...

Development Lead, Children and Young People - NDTi Join our team. We have a job vacancy: Full time or part time (minimum 0.8 FTE); Home working with regular UK travel; £45,640 per year FTE (subject to experience).

We're #hiring! Are you a passionate expert in #SEND system, driven to create a world where every child and young person matters? Join NDTi as our new Development Lead - Children & Young People. Apply by 18 Aug
www.ndti.org.uk/about-us/ndt...
#JobAlert #JobOpportunity#Leadership #Inclusion