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Anna Kennedy has been working with Great Western Railways to raise autism awareness training with their staff

26th January 2018
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Anna Kennedy, Autism, News

Great Western Railways have been working with our Autism Ambassador Anna Kennedy to create a bespoke autism awareness training package to help their staff better meet and understand the needs of those travelling with autism. The awareness training for front line…

Anna Vists Options Higford

24th February 2017
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Anna Kennedy, Autism, News, Options Higford

Options’ newly appointed autism ambassador, Anna Kennedy OBE, visited Options Higford earlier this week to meet with staff and people the service supports. Options Higford is a specialist autism service for children and young people aged 8-19 with autistic spectrum…

Options Appoints Anna Kennedy (OBE) as Autism Ambassador

17th February 2017
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Autism, General, News

Options has appointed leading autism campaigner Anna Kennedy (OBE) as the Autism Ambassador for the group. Anna has to date worked closely with the autism services with Outcomes First Group and is now extending her role across the services within the group.

Options Celebrates Services being Shortlisted for a National Award

8th February 2017
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Autism, General, News, Options AALPS Midlands

Options Malvern View and Options Bredon House have both been shortlisted for an award at the NAS Professional Awards 2017. The services, which support young adults with a range of needs to live as independently as possible, have been selected as finalists in the Autism Accreditation Excellence Award category.

Options Barton Celebrates After Awards Shortlist

11th November 2016
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General, News

Options Barton, based in Barton upon Humber, has been short-listed as a finalist for the Education Investor Award 2016, for the effective way its in-house clinical team supports the education team in delivering shared goals. Options Barton, which is run…

New learning opportunities at Options Kinsale

31st October 2016
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Autism, Complex Needs, General, News, Options Kinsale

At Options Kinsale we continue to provide new and innovative educational learning opportunities for the children & Young People we support, through Food Technology, National Dog Therapy, and the Equine/CELT Project...

A Fun-Filled Festival at Options Malvern View

5th October 2016
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Autism, General, News, Options AALPS Midlands

Options Malvern View’s ‘AALPSTOCK’ festival took place on Saturday 24th September. Around 40 people attended the fun filled day, including families members and staff. Throughout the day there was live music, a puppet show, and silent disco, as well as…

Options Barton Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Options Barton hosted their 10th anniversary celebration on Wednesday 28th September, which was held for staff, the young people, families and local authorities. Throughout the day there was music, afternoon tea, a bouncy castle, and an inflatable obstacle course, followed…

Students at Options Barton hit a high note

Ten students from Options Barton, have been taking part in the weekly music sessions. The sessions have been fun and informative, introducing students to a variety of music styles and instruments. Students have been learning about different cultures through music, and have learnt to play the drums. The students are currently working on a project themed around Peter and the Wolf, which has involved using woodwind instruments.

Options Barton gets into the Olympic spirit at sports day

Options Barton held their annual sports day on Thursday 21st July. The sports day was themed around the Olympics, and the teams represented England, Scotland and Wales. Nineteen children took part on the day, including children from our Outreach services, who made a special visit for the occasion. The children were cheered on and supported by parents, grandparents and siblings.