Inclusion @ Work & Connect to Work

Inclusion at Work

UPDATE – MARCH 2026: PLEASE NOTE WE ARE ONLY CURRENTLY TAKING REFERRALS FOR THIS SERVICE FROM THOSE ALREADY IN WORK. Our new Connect to Work contract with Inspira (starting April 2026) will be allowing us to support those looking for employment, however referrals for this will need to be done through Inspira rather than us. For more information about Connect to Work, please visit Inspira’s website at https://www.inspira.org.uk/connect-to-work-enquiry

More information regarding our Connect to Work contract will be available soon.

Our Inclusion @ Work service offers support and advocacy to autistic people and people with ADHD who are in work and struggling or at risk of losing their job. Due to funding limitations this service is no longer able to support those who are unemployed and seeking work, however, we are now able to offer those people support through our Connect to Work service, delivered in partnership with Inspira.

Service Development Lead

Sara Braithwaite

Sara has many years of experience from both perspectives of employment and recruitment, as an employer and as someone supporting people into employment. Latterly she was part of the Employability team at Newton Rigg College, working as Work Placement Coordinator for Foundation students, many autistic, to ensure students had a positive and realistic introduction to the workplace. In her prior career as a manager for the National Trust, she led a team of 20 staff and 80 plus volunteers and was responsible for recruitment and selection, particularly in the areas of retail, catering and visitor services.

In her life outside work, she is a foster carer and has welcomed approximately 40 young people into her home over the years, she lives on a smallholding in the Eden Valley, where she loves keeping sheep and growing things.

Please complete this form if you would like to join our Inclusion @ Work programme.

Full Name *

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Date of Birth *

Contact Telephone *

Address *

Email Address *

Preferred Method of Contact *

Emergency Contact Name *

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Emergency Contact Telephone Number *

Name and Location of GP Practice *

In case of emergency only.

Do you have a diagnosis of Autism? *

Do you have any other barriers to accessing training and employment that we should know about? *

What adjustments would be helpful in making contact with you? *

Are you working at the moment? *

Are you currently in education? *

Is there any other information you would like to give us? *

Please confirm that you have read our March 2026 Update/Disclaimer at the top of the page regarding new referrals from those not currently in work. *

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For those not currently in work, please visit Inspira's Connect to Work enquiry page at https://www.inspira.org.uk/connect-to-work-enquiry

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