This week, we are announcing the latest round of We Care Award winners! Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a We Care Award nomination. We are delighted to announce the winners of our Quality Mark, Dignity in Care Award, Silver Award and Gold Award, as chosen by…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the pleasure of hearing from Black people across Creative Support who have shared their artwork, poetry, cultural attire, treasured items, memories and more with us. We are delighted to present these pieces and invite you to our: Black History Month Cultural Exhibition…
Would like to raise awareness around an important topic? Do you want to educate people about different cultural beliefs and celebrations? Would you like to share your experiences with our Creative community? We would love to hear from you! Write a blog, share some quotes, or spotlight inspirational figures.…
Creative Academy is looking for individuals who would be interested in delivering Oliver’s Training (Part 2) to Creative Support staff. We currently have vacancies available for the following positions: • Facilitating Trainers • Experts who have lived experience with Learning Disabilities • Experts who have lived experience with Autism We…
This year Creative Support turned 35 and we are marking the occasion by celebrating with the people we support! We are excited to announce that we are extending our special birthday initiative until March 2027! If someone you support is turning 21, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70, 75,…
If you are planning to attend First Aid Classroom Training, please be aware that the course includes a number of practical activities as part of the training. To participate fully in the session, you will need to be physically able to complete these activities. We therefore ask that you consider…
Join the Creative Collective! Are you a person we support who would like to make a difference? Do you have ideas about how Creative Support could be even better? Do you want to share your experiences and help influence the important decisions which are made by our Board of Trustees?…
Creative Academy is pleased to introduce weekly Learning Pool Drop-In Sessions, providing staff, regional administrators and managers with an opportunity to get help and guidance with using Learning Pool. Whether you have a quick question, need help finding something or are unsure how to complete a particular task, you can…
There’s still time to book onto one of our upcoming sessions. Creative Academy has a number of virtual classroom sessions running next week, with places currently available to book on. These take place over Zoom. Trauma Informed Care (TIC) and Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) 9:30am - 12:30pm, Tuesday 13th…
We are launching a revised version of the Complex Care reporting tool on October 5th. This has been something we have been working toward for many months now and we are excited for you to finally have access to the improved system. From a reporting point of view,…
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our awards for the people we support celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. This month’s round of…
We are pleased to let you know that Creative Academy has a number of upcoming virtual classroom training sessions taking place next week, and we currently have spaces available for booking on the following courses: Dignity in Care 5th October 2026 09:30 - 12:30 Virtual Classroom - book now!…
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate someone in our Creative People Appreciation Awards. We’ve received some amazing examples of the wonderful work of staff across the country. Please note we do not accept AI nominations but please remember that nominations don’t need to be perfect, they…
Everyone supported by Creative Support is a member of Creative Together, our national co-production hub based in Manchester. Hear more about upcoming events and projects that you could get involved in: Owt on Stage Wednesday 7th October, 1:30pm - 3:30pm Join us at our monthly Owt on Stage events,…
We are launching a revised version of the Complex Care reporting tool on October 5th. This has been something we have been working toward for many months now and we are excited for you to finally have access to the improved system. From a reporting point of view, not much…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the pleasure of hearing from Black people across Creative Support who have shared their artwork, poetry, cultural attire, treasured items, memories and more with us. We are delighted to present these pieces and invite you to our: Black History Month Cultural Exhibition…
Come along to Creative Together’s Training Co-production Event Wednesday 30th September 10:30am The Creative Support Training Team are visiting Creative Together to co-produce future staff training! Join us on Wednesday 30th September 10:30am at Creative Together or join us on Zoom using the QR code below. We will be meeting…
Submit your nominations now! Nominations for our We Care Office & Admin Awards are now open! This is your opportunity to recognise the outstanding efforts of our Office and Admin Teams across Creative Support. Any office based staff in our services or at Head Office can be nominated and both…
Our grant award programme is back for 2026 and this time we are offering two grant awards of up to £500! These grants will be for co-produced activities, events or initiatives that relate to these two ‘I’ Statements: I live my best life in a place I call home…
We have been made aware of the issue when using Copy or Cut & Paste in Excel with the keyboard commands <CTRL>C, <CTRL>X & <CTRL>V, where it fails to paste the copied contents, with no apparent warning. This is as a result of a recent Microsoft update in the past…
