Name: Nat Job Role: Meals Coordinator Why did you choose to do internship at Lighthouse Futures Trust, and what do you do? In a few years time I would like to join the Royal Air Force as a photographer but until then I’d like to get some meaningful experience. I’ve been doing photography since 2019….
I’m five foot one and “growing up” my Nan always used to tell me that good things come in small packages. So in my second week at Lighthouse Futures Trust when I sit down at my desk to write something for LinkedIn about Dyslexia Awareness Week I ask myself what on earth am I doing?…
Whilst rummaging around for the Leeds Inclusive Employer Network banner in a cupboard full of banner cases that all look the same, one of my colleagues mentioned that there was a shout-out for supported internships on breakfast tv yesterday. I don’t know about you, but all I’m capable of in a morning is drinking my…
Is it me or would it be easier to predict the lottery than get an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) for your young person that you know definitely needs one? I’ve always liked the phrase ‘hen’s teeth’ and it strikes me that sums the EHCP process up quite well. It’s careers fair season, as you…
It’s Diwali this week, and as I was mulling over what to write for this week’s #LFTWednesdays I realised that this is a great opportunity to explore the ‘Lighthouse’ in Lighthouse Futures Trust. It’s one of the things you keep asking us to talk about: who are we and what do we do? I remember watching…
As a woman once told she couldn’t be considered to manage a factory (probably no bigger than a Nandos) because the Director didn’t want me to get “hurt” or “upset” it grinds my gears to hear of people not being able to reach their potential due to someone else being unable to step outside of…
This week for #LFTWednesdays we’re talking about “Team Leeds”. Yesterday, we were at Leeds Rhinos Foundation’s fabulous event at Headingley Stadium. We heard from many organisations, but the main theme running throughout was the importance of us all coming together to support young people in Leeds to flourish. No matter who you are, what you look like, or the…
Everyone gets nervous about interviews. Feeling nervous is a natural feeling that everyone gets in certain situations. And that means beating nerves is hard work and preparing yourself affectively can make a huge difference. So, for this week’s #LFTWednesdays we’ve asked our Supported Employment Coach to give us her top five tips for beating interview nerves:…
Never be too old or too shy to ask. That’s the topic of today’s #LFTWednesday post – never stand in your own way of asking, ‘Why?’, ‘Can I just check that again?’, or ‘Will you show me? I’ve no idea how to do it.’ I think there’s something quite admiral in being able to hold up…
It’s been an interesting break from college in that I’ve spent quite a lot of it inside on my own (if you don’t count two cats and a tiny bunny.) And whilst extreme low temperatures are keeping me inside, it’s given me the opportunity to reflect on a couple of things: I truly miss the…
