Employment Futures

Employment Futures exists to help remove barriers to meaningful employment for autistic adults and/or those with learning difficulties.

Specialist mentoring and study assistant support

Our Employment Futures programme offers support to students who, like you, are on the autistic spectrum. We can offer Specialist Mentoring or Study Assistant support to help you manage and succeed in your studies. Read more
Pathways Innovation Project

This programme supports adults aged 25+ from Sunderland to find work, training or volunteering opportunities. Read more
'Unlock Your Potential' programme

This is a 12-week programme to support individuals with autism and learning difficulties, aged 16-24, into employment. Read more

Latest news from Employment Futures

Specialist mentoring and study assistant support

Our Employment Futures programme offers support to students who, like you, are on the autistic spectrum. We can offer Specialist Mentoring or Study Assistant support to help you manage and succeed in your studies. Read more

Pathways Innovation Project

This programme supports adults aged 25+ from Sunderland to find work, training or volunteering opportunities. Read more

'Unlock Your Potential' programme

This is a 12-week programme to support individuals with autism and learning difficulties, aged 16-24, into employment. Read more

Latest

Becca Welch - Family Development Team

Becca is a key member of our Family Development team. Having worked as a manager in a in private day nursery for more than six years, as well as being the SENCO for that organisation, she was the perfect addition to this growing team.
Kerrie Highcock - Family Development Manager

Kerrie is our resident Family Development Manager. Having worked in the field for 18 years and just recently gaining her Masters of Education, in Autism, from the University of Strathclyde, she is passionate about elevating the voices of and learning from autistic people.
"I see my job as planting a seed… these children will grow into something incredible"

I say this to everyone but really I see my job as planting a seed every day. These children will grow into something incredible. I saw a colleague smiling with pride one day when she saw a young person she had taught years before. That’s what it’s about.
"I want the final years of my working life to count for something"

There’s a lot to learn and working in this field you never get to the point where you think ‘that’s it – I know it all now’. Everyday is a learning process and everyday I’m tasked with supporting children and young people who don’t see or understand the world the way I do.

Adult Day Services - ‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ New Warlands Farm

Adult Day Services - New Warlands Farm is our purpose built vocational training centre based on the outskirts of Durham in 77 acres of farm and woodland.
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What is Autism?

Autism is the word used to describe a lifelong difference in a person’s neurology. It’s very difficult to say exactly what ‘it’ is because it can’t be separated from the person.
What we do

We help remove barriers to support individuals with autism and learning difficulties into employment. This new service has been designed to support both the individual, and also the employer.
Child Residential Care

We design individual programmes for each child or young person who stays in one of our residences to ensure their specific needs are met. We offer weekly, termly and 52 week residential placements.
What We Believe

We provide a wide – and ever growing – range of services for children, young people and adults who are on the autism spectrum.
Our Homes

Creating a 'home from home' environment for autistic children and those with learning difficulties
Trampolining Sessions

Our FREE trampolining lessons are open to children, young people and adults with special needs.
Family Workshops

Our workshops focus on empowering parents to use their natural skills to support their children in the home environment, enabling confidence, and opening parents up to a life as part of their community.
Volunteering opportunities

Volunteering is all about making a difference to other people's lives. Taking time out to change things for the better can be great fun. Find out about the list of roles available and the benefits volunteering can have.