Monthly Archives: September 2014

Volunteers required as Independent Supporters

Inspira is recruiting part-time volunteers to act as Independent Supporters for young people with SEN and their parents and carers. Changes to the Children and Families Act 2014, has resulted in significant transformations to the way children and young people with special educational needs are supported. Previously, the required support for a child was set out in a […]

Teens tell how voluntary work boosted their skills

Sixteen-year-olds from across Furness and Millom have completed three weeks on the National Citizen Service programme and they have been carrying out 30 hours of social action. The teenagers have been working with charities and at community events, such as assisting with programme sales and traffic management at the North Lonsdale Agricultural Show and stewarding […]