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Enterprising student at Young Makers’ Market

A huge congratulations to Ellen from the WorkStart short course, who recently took part in the Young Makers Market at Morden Hall! As part of her course, Ellen decided to develop her own enterprise business, creating and selling beautiful handmade …

24th June 2026

WorkStart taster at Harvester pub chain

  WorkStart learners enjoyed an exciting day at the Harvester pub in Boston Manor, where they gained a valuable insight into careers within the hospitality industry. The visit provided learners with the opportunity to experience a variety of workplace tasks …

21st June 2026

Achievements recognised at the House of Lords

Congratulations to the learners and teachers whose achievements were recognised at the annual South London Learner and Teacher Awards. This is the 22nd year the event has been running and is kindly hosted by Lord Tope in the spectacular setting …

21st May 2026

Disability Sports Coach talk at WorkStart Kingston

The Disability Sports Coach organisation visited WorkStart students at Christ Church (Kingston) to talk about their Inclusive Activity Leaders (IAL) programme and the different routes into coaching, volunteering and employment through sport. Disability Sports Coach use the unique power of …

18th May 2026

Celebrating National Supported Internship Week

We’ve had a fantastic week celebrating our amazing Supported Interns. The week started with Supported Interns from all our programmes attending DFN Project Search’s second annual Youth Parliament in the House of Commons. This was an amazing opportunity for the …

27th March 2026

Building skills with Cardo Group

A group of WorkStart students in the Kingston area spent an informative morning at the offices of Cardo Group, who offer a specialist in-house solution for maintaining and retrofitting homes. The students received a full induction, learning about who the …

27th March 2026

WorkStart students enjoy a taste of hospitality

Kingston WorkStart students enjoyed a taste of the careers available in the hospitality industry at the luxurious Richmond Hill Hotel. The day started with an introduction to the different departments and roles undertaken by staff at the hotel. These ranged from …

27th February 2026

Our Supported Interns in their own words

Introducing three of our Supported Interns: Reggie, Victoria and Vincenzo who are all on this year’s course  hosted by Achieving for Children (AfC) Kingston. Reggie is doing his work placement at the AfC’s SEN Transport Hub in New Malden and …

24th February 2026

Exploring future pathways at Kingston Careers Event

Students based at Beaconsfield, Christ Church, Vocational and the Supported Interns in Kingston had the opportunity to explore future pathways at the Kingston Careers Event. WorkStart students and Supported Interns also helped run the event by talking to students about …

17th February 2026

2025 Christmas Card Competition winner

Congratulations to Jarrod, who is one of the Supported Interns based at Camberwell Road. His beautiful Christmas scene was chosen by our independent judge as the winner of this year’s Christmas card competition. We received a record number of entries …

12th December 2025

WorkStart student teaches Occupational Therapy undergraduates

One of the WorkStart students from Kingston region shared her experience of using AAC devices with students from the London South Bank University (LSBU) who are studying Occupational Therapy as part of her work experience. Freya has used a number …

5th December 2025

Supporting the Power of Specialist FE

We are supporting ‘The Power of Specialist Further Education’ – a national awareness week that runs throughout this week from 1st- 5th December 2025, which celebrates the transformative impact of specialist further education. Throughout the week we joined with other …

28th November 2025

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WorkStart Learners cook up success at Sutton Life Centre

WorkStart learners from across Orchard Hill College’s Sutton region enjoyed a special evening cooking at the Sutton Life Centre after expressing an interest in evening cookery activities last term. The session gave learners the opportunity to develop their independence and …

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WorkStart Learners explore the power of music at V&A East

Learners from Orchard Hill College’s Southwark Region recently enjoyed an inspiring visit to the V&A East exhibition ‘The Music is Black’ as part of their Black History Month learning. The trip was attended by learners from the Pathway to Employment …

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Careers in football talk inspires WorkStart Learners

WorkStart learners from Orchard Hill College’s Hillingdon region gained a valuable insight into the world of football careers during a special visit from Eric Negranu, Community Partnerships Manager at Wealdstone FC. Eric spoke to learners on the Pathway to Employment …

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Exploring work experience opportunities with Blue Cross

A group of WorkStart learners from the Kingston Region, spent an informative morning at the offices of Blue Cross, a major animal welfare charity. The day started with a presentation giving an overview of the work of the charity and …

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