Co-production Week at Outward

Outward is welcoming a new post-Covid wave of Coproduction, reintroducing our quality checking and co-training program, while growing our team. This year, our co-trainers will be involved in media production of accessible key policies including safeguarding. This will involve collaboration with our dedicated volunteers and placements students. Our Co-trainers will also be part of our […]

Nutley Edge Activity Breaks are five-day supported holidays for people with learning disabilities and autism run by Outward. Set in the heart of the Sussex countryside, the breaks offer guests the chance to make friends and try new activities, while giving loved ones and carers an opportunity for respite. If you’re interested in booking a […]

Home-grown veg here we come! David, our fantastic caretaker at Leander Court, shared some before and after pictures of their new shed and vegetable garden earlier this week. David not only built the new shed, but also used wood from the old shed to make raised planters and used the pallet the soil was delivered […]

Outward is constantly finding ways to engage and connect with the people we support in the most creative forms. This month, at one of our Waltham Forest supported living services, we hosted a photography workshop entitled “Feeling at Home“. The workshop was led by researchers at King’s College London with the aim of discovering what […]

This Month’s activity break was themed to please the palettes of food lovers everywhere. Guests started the week with lunch at Oast Farm, followed by a tasting menu in the evening by our chef Gary from Ambience Catering – fancy! The guests then cooked the week away with homemade shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, vegetable […]

As LGBT+ History Month draws to a close, Outward’s Director of HR, Lindy Shufflebotham, reflects on what Outward is doing to promote LGBT awareness and inclusion and why it is so important.  It is vital that Outward reflects the society we live in, and that our community – whether they are staff, volunteers, or people we […]