Creating inclusive workplaces

On Tuesday 11th June, the Confident Futures Skills Show will connect local students with SEND (special education needs or disabilities) to over 50 disability-confident employers and next steps providers. That gives you just over one month to get acquainted with some of the brilliant event sponsors and find out why you should make the trip to Stoke Mandeville Park on school night to meet them.

SYLO

“We’re passionate about inspiring students and supporting them as they get ready for the world of work.”

As a HR consultancy, SYLO not only promotes the benefits of a neurodiverse workforce and supports clients on their journey to becoming inclusive employers, it also celebrates its own diversity through ‘Neurodiversity Champions’. These individuals facilitate greater accessibility for both current employees and future candidates through initiatives like the Do it Work Personal Profiler, CV writing tips and interview preparation. 

Buckinghamshire College Group

“The Confident Futures Skills Show is a great opportunity for us to share what we have to offer SEND students across Buckinghamshire.”

Buckinghamshire College Group recognises that every student has distinct needs and aspirations, which is reflected in the three Inclusive Practice Programmes available to individuals with an EHCP.

• The Independence Pathway aims to cultivate essential skills that empowers students to achieve independence, engage with their community and smoothly transition into adulthood. 

• The Supported Employment Pathway helps students build their employability skills, which can help them progress into work or a supported internship.

• The Progression Pathway allows students to identify and develop the skills required to progress onto a vocational area in the college.

Fairhive

“We’re always looking at how we can do things differently to improve how we attract, recruit and retain workers with disabilities.”

With over 300 employees working together to create quality affordable homes, Fairhive is all about ‘communities for life’. One of the three values that help the business uphold this vision is innovation, which has earned it the highest level of accreditation as a disability-confident employer.