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- Learning Disabilities Core Skills Education and Training Framework
- Sight, perception and hallucinations in Dementia
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- ECL awarded as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer
- Outstanding results for ECL across the board in recent CQC inspection
- Rise of the resting dragon
- Digital Boomers: Older people’s passion for technology is about to get an upgrade for more independent living, health and wellbeing in Essex
- Staff member saves customer's life
- New private transport scheme launched to support older people in Chelmsford
- Ready to Work: ECL and Mitie partnership aims to help more people into employment
- Celebrating 25 years of supporting adults with learning disabilities in Maldon
- ECL Partner with Everyman Cinema to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- Christmas Fayre hosted by adults with learning disabilities
- The care of Essex residents secured this Christmas
- ECL partner with ASDAN
- Care workers volunteer at food bank
- Budding artists brighten up library with exhibition
- National recruitment campaign set to drive a new generation of carers
- Essex Cares rolls out innovative StoriiCare software
- ECL customer Rosa wins double gold at Special Olympics
- Upcoming performance by adults with learning disabilities at Mercury Theatre
- New vegan and gluten-free dishes on the menu at ECL Roundwood Café
- Lawrence learns new life-saving skills with Prince’s Trust
- Essex Cares Limited awarded CQC Outstanding rating
- A growing success for our customers in Loughton
- Community Equipment Service awarded CECOPS accreditation
- ECL appoints Michael McDonagh as new board Chairman
- ECL 10th anniversary and awards celebration
- Art at the Heart of our Wellbeing - a gallery by Mid Essex Day Opportunities
- ECL West Essex Celebratory Awards
- Brave Community Care Assistant, Paula, saves couple from blaze
- Team effort by Community Equipment
- Day Opportunities stay connected with technology
- ECL launches Step to Home, a new temporary residential reablement service to ease hospital pressures
- ECL customers benefit from Alcove technology
- Essex Sensory Awareness Week 6-12 July 2020
- Sensory Service teams up with Colchester United
- Masks are now compulsory in many public settings
- ECL opens new day service for older people in Braintree
- Our response to COVID-19
- ECL appoints two new Non-Executive Directors
- ECL Chelmsford (Charles Dickens) achieves gold accreditation from Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling
- ECL announces Inclusive Employment Scheme
- ECL Clacton (Millicents) excels in Quality and Governance Assurance Assessment
- Spotlight on ‘life-changing’ services for sensory community during Essex Sensory Awareness Week
- Older People's Service at ECL Colchester (Maryland's) shines in Quality and Governance Assurance Assessment
- ECL announced as finalist for national awards
- ECL shortlisted in yet another prestigious industry award!
- ECL shortlisted for Caring UK Award
- ECL has won the prestigious award ‘Public Private Partnership’ at the Laing Buisson Awards
- ECL welcomes the Mayor of Chelmsford for a cream tea
- ECL staff attends Mental Health First Aid for Deaf people course
- Crafty Drama provides sneak preview of Picnic in the Priory performance
- Crafty Drama team are finalists in the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards
- ECL customers enjoy some pet therapy
- Disrupted phone lines
- ECL collaborates on campaign to empower people with sensory loss
- ECL Woodlands Crafty Drama receive accolade at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards
- ECL Loughton customers thanked for their hard work at community garden
- ECL Crafty Drama perform for The Mayor and Mayoress in Colchester’s ruined Abbey
- Clacton MP impressed by Inclusive Employment in action
- ECL Service Manager is a finalist in the National Care Awards
- ECL Head of Quality and Governance wins a Social Care Leadership Award
- ECL sensory support service receives national charity commendation
- ECL Service Manager wins National Care Award for excellence in Dementia Care
- ECL launches pioneering Ward-led Enablement programme at ESNEFT Colchester Hospital site
- Ward-led enablement programme gives independence back to 80-year old who lost the use of his legs
- Ward-led enablement programme gives independence back to 80-year old who lost the use of his legs
- Mayor of Colchester ‘dares to care’ as part of fundraising campaign
- ELC’s Clinical team experience elderliness first-hand
- A day in the life of… an ECL Physiotherapist
- New café in County Hall takes on ECL Inclusive Employment customer
- Ward-led Enablement now being piloted in Mid and South Essex
- A day in the life of… our Inclusive Employer Engagement Lead
- Highfields Gardening Hub proves popular
- ECL’s Reablement Service prevents couple from living apart
- A day in the life of… Alison Overton, Executive and Board Co-ordinator
- ECL Colchester – Marylands achieves Gold Accreditation for Excellence in Dementia Care
- Inclusive Employment service reaches key milestone – helping over 250 people with learning disabilities and/autism find jobs
- A day in the life of…Ilona Bojaczuk, Physiotherapist, ECL Clinical Team
- ECL Ward-led Enablement Service wins prestigious NHS accolade
- Inclusive Employment Business Manager receives accolade at 2023 National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards
- A day in the life of…Julia Prestney, ECL's Safeguarding Lead
- Introducing our Inclusive Employment Employer Engagement Team
- ECL volunteer competes at the 2023 Special Olympics
- ECL’s Inclusive Employment Service reaches key milestone
- A day in the life of… Bethany Durling Inclusive Employment Team Manager
- ECL Ward-led Enablement announced as finalist for national social care awards
- Couple hail ECL Loughton – Jessop’s Court Day Centre as a ‘lifeline’
- A day in the life of… James Pye Property and Facilities Lead
- ECL Inclusive Employment Consultant finalist in prestigious employment awards
- ECL and Colchester Castle team up to help older people with dementia and Alzheimer’s
- A day in the life of… Rebecca Ferris Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
- West Sussex Area Business Manager celebrates 30 years at ECL
- ECL educates healthcare colleagues on the benefits of Ward-led Enablement
- A day in the life of… Stephanie Stewart Recruitment Coordinator
- Partnership with the East of England Co-op changes lives through Inclusive Employment
- A day in the life of… Sherry Mills, Peripatetic Service Manager
- A day in the life of… Jason Martin, Sensory Trusted Assessor
- ECL Inclusive Employment supports NHS inclusive recruitment roadshow
- Partnership with Essex Fire Service ensures safety of the sensory impaired
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Events
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Past events
- Sensory Awareness Training course - Sight and/or hearing loss
- Coffee with the team at ECL Colchester - Marylands Day Centre
- Meet the ECL careers team at the Southend Jobs Fair
- Meet the ECL careers team at Braintree District Council Jobs Fair
- Meet the ECL Careers team at The UK Careers Fair in Southend
- Meet the ECL careers team at the University of Essex Careers Fair
- Meet the ECL careers team at the Chelmsford Careers and Recruitment Event
- Meet the ECL careers team at the Tendring Jobs & Skills Fair
- Meet the ECL careers team at the Havering Jobs Fair
- Meet the ECL careers team at the UK Careers Fair in Colchester
- Meet the ECL careers team at the Southend Jobs Fair
- Meet ECL's Careers Team in Basildon
- ECL Hogarth & Lions Day Centre Open Day
- Meet ECL's Careers Team in Colchester
- Meet ECL's Careers Team in Crawley
- Essex Cares Network - Marketplace Event
- Meet the ECL careers team in Crawley
- Meet the ECL careers team at Asda, Harlow
- Meet the ECL careers team at Asda in Harlow
- Meet the ECL careers team at Asda in Harlow
- Meet the ECL careers team in Basildon
- Meet the ECL careers team in Southend-On-Sea
- Meet the ECL careers team at Asda in Harlow
- Crafty Drama Returns with "Feel the Beat"
- Meet the ECL careers team at Colchester Jobs Fair
- Meet the ECL careers team at Crawley Jobs Fair
- Meet the ECL careers team at our Brentwood centre
- Picnic in the Priory
- Meet the ECL careers team
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- Meet the ECL careers team
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- Festival of Essex Business – find out how to become a Disability Confident employer!
- Careers Open Evenings
- Know Your Options Webinar - Essex SEN schools
- Know Your Options Webinar - Lexden Springs and Shorefields
- Valentine's Tea Dance
- Oliver - a production by ECL Drama, Colchester
- ECL Hesten Relaunch Event
- Christmas Market at County Hall
- ECL Chelmsford Christmas Market
- An evening of Live Entertainment by ECL Drama, Maldon
- ECL Tyrell's Tandoori Night
- Memory Café and Tea Dance
- ECL Roundwood Children's Halloween Party
- ECL Millicents Halloween Event
- ECL Art Exhibition - Art at the heart of our wellbeing
- ECL Roundwood Classic Car Show
- ECL Roundwood Dog Fun Day
- Supported Living Opening Event
- Millicents drop-in coffee morning
- Braintree Interactive Coffee Morning
- Roundwood Open Weekend
- Crafty Drama Presents: Take 2! Mercury Theatre performance
- Dementia Action Week
- Lunch Club
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- Crafty Drama: Can't Stop the Beat! | PERFORMANCE SHOW
- 25 year celebration - Chapter House
- Late Summer BBQ and Plant Sale
- ECL Summer Fete - Saffron Walden
- Woodlands Wellbeing Hub Open Day
- Royal Wedding Tea Party
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Blog
- Easy Read guide to anxiety management for adults with learning disabilities and autism
- Ways to manage anxiety for adults with learning disabilities and autism
- Looking after your eye health
- ECL Chelmsford - the gold standard in dementia care
- National Eye Health Week
- Support for unpaid carers
- A guide to surviving Christmas with autism
- Autism and the reality of inclusion
- The cost of living crisis and the care workforce
- The positive power of animals
- Remember, Remember the 5th of November: ASD – A guide for coping
- Smashing the boundaries of autism
- Preparing for more independent living
- 5 ways to foster autism acceptance: a guide for being considerate
- Transforming Communities: The Impact of Inclusive Employment Partnerships
- Creating a Sensory-Friendly Business Environment: 5 Strategies for Inclusivity
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- Ward-led Enablement team helps customer regain mobility during hospital stay
- Josh’s story
- Graham’s Journey to Recovery with ECL's Reablement Service
- Barry and Julie's Story
- Carmen's story
- ECL Sensory Support Service helps deafblind mother of two regain her independence
- Donna
- Inclusive Employment – an employee perspective: Sarah Jennings
- Inclusive Employment – an Employer's Perspective: The Lion Inn
- ECL Colchester - Woodlands customer supported to connect with local community
- A day in the life of…Sally Dunster, Sensory Specialist Practitioner
- ECL Sensory Support helps customer cope after being discharged from hospital
- ECL customer attends day centre that is the legacy of her late husband
- Customer with age related macular degeneration can enjoy her independence thanks to the ECL Sensory Team
- Jason's Story - Stop! Look! Listen!
- Sue
- Rebecca
- Hannah
- Millicents makes a magical day possible for a customer with Alzheimer’s
- Visual Impairment rehabilitation support restores independence to 26 year-old
- ECL customer publishes her own book of poems!
- Older People Dementia Service – a family member perspective
- Inclusive Employment – a parent’s perspective: Carla and Josh
- Reablement service receives high praise from former NVQ Social Care Assessor
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