Hi readers, its Emily here, writing this on Thursday last week, wanting to let you know about a job interview I have tomorrow!   I have been looking for a job for ages, and am lucky to have support from Sam at Seetech Plus, to help me find one. However I am learning, that finding a job if you have a learning disability is not easy, which national statistics confirm. After writing many job applications and hearing nothing, I was starting to feel a bit down and frustrated. Then, bingo, the...

Hi, it’s Kerry here, talking Dorchester Literary Festival last week. First, I saw Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the 1992 Committee under 5 Conservative Leaders. It was fascinating to hear him describe the different personalities and challenges of those Prime Ministers – Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak – and how important strong leaders are, especially in difficult times. When someone asked him about Nigel Farage, he replied ‘ok as deputy Prime Minster but not an ideal leader’.   The...

Hi, it’s Kerry here, talking about my week. Last Monday evening I met with my colleagues Emily and Laura, to talk about what’s important for our members at People First Dorset (PFD), in how we can support everyone better and what our priorities need to be going forward. We did this over a bite to eat, which was fun. Also by doing it in a relaxed atmosphere and making it a social occasion, it really helped us come up with some good  outcomes.   Over the past year, we’ve definitely seen more...