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…
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 supported internship applications time! And this makes me think about all the wonderful things that happen here at Lighthouse Futures Trust that we probably don’t tell you about as much as we could. It’s easy to say that we’re the best around, everyone says that right? You’ve got to. So, what does make us…
Do you remember your first interview? The nerves, the sweaty palms, stumbling over your words, can’t remember that brilliant question your mum suggested… Whether it’s for a paper round, a Saturday job or you’re coming out of education and want to join the full time world of work, the first interview is the hardest. Or…
Some of the supported interns that were at the event have only been with us since September, and some of them, back then, would not have said ‘Boo’ to the proverbial goose. Yet here they were, sat next to their peers chatting away about what they do at their work placement, what their key skills…
