News and stories
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Volunteer Spotlight- Alice
Next in our meet the volunteers series is Alice! Read more about her and why she wanted to volunteer for Leeds Mencap below: I initially wanted to join Leeds Mencap after seeing an advertisement for the Fundraising Administration Volunteer on the University of Leeds volunteering announcements page. I was interested in applying as I felt
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Volunteer Spotlight- Zijing
My name is Zijing Zhang, and I am originally from Suzhou, China. Half a year ago, I came to the University of Leeds for further study and I am currently studying Corporate Communication, Marketing and Public Relations in the business school, which I am passionate about. Apart from studying in university, I also have undertaken
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The origins of Leeds Mencap- where it all began!
2023 marks Leeds Mencap's Milestone 70th Anniversary! Throughout this year we will be publishing a series of blog posts and case studies highlighting our journey, our impact and some of our most important moments. To kick off our blog post series, we're taking a look back at where it all begin. Leeds Mencap has grown
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Volunteer Spotlight- Yashvi
Hi, I am Yashvi a current student at the University of Leeds studying International Business. I am an international student from Hong Kong. During my time in high school, I did the international baccalaureate, I studied higher-level psychology, business, and design. I have always been passionate about giving back to my community and lending a
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Volunteer Spotlight - Mia
Here at Leeds Mencap we have been lucky enough to recruit a brilliant new cohort of volunteers. Mia is one of our new Marketing and Communications Volunteers, here is a bit more about her and why she decided to volunteer for Leeds Mencap: "After deciding that I wanted to do more outside of university life,
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Managing Learning Disabilities
What are ways of managing learning disabilities? Learning disability management can make a lot of difference to children, not just at school but at home as well. If left unmanaged, children can easily become frustrated and experience feelings of failure and inadequacy when comparing their learning disabilities to the learning abilities of their classmates. Managing
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Parent Mental Health Day
Today marks parents mental health day. The day helps to raise awareness about the importance of good mental health and wellbeing in parents and carers to help families adapt to challenging situations. Many people worry that having a mental health problem will make it difficult to cope with parenting. This worry is often heightened in
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Coping with changing routines over the festive period
The festive period can be one of excitement - with lots of new sights, experiences and activities to take part in! However, all of this change may be disruptive or distressing for children and young people, particularly those with additional needs, learning disabilities or sensory processing difficulties. However, there are some strategies you can use
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Disability History Month
What we have been doing From 16th November to 16th December it is world disability history month. Here at Leeds Mencap we are always championing disabilities and this month was no different. We celebrated Disability History Month in many different ways. We held a tea party with Leeds Conservatoire Students Union to help raise awareness
