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The National Development Team for Inclusion. Inspiring an inclusive society where people can live the life they choose.
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We have two brilliant full‑time opportunities to join our team. You will be working alongside people, communities, policy makers to drive change across the UK.

Community Led Support, Site Lead – £55K per year

Research & Evaluation Manager – £39K per year

www.ndti.org.uk/about-us/joi...

#NewJob
Join our team | NDTi
Discover NDTi, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting inclusion and equality. Learn about our work to create independence and choice for all.
www.ndti.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Two fantastic full time opportunities to join our team.
Community Led Support, Site Lead – £55K per year
Research & Evaluation Manager – £39K per year
Discover more about these jobs: www.ndti.org.uk/about-us/joi...
#Recruitment #SocialCare #ResearchJobs #CareerMove #NewYearNewJob #NewJob
Join our team | NDTi
Discover NDTi, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting inclusion and equality. Learn about our work to create independence and choice for all.
www.ndti.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Join the Minority Interest Evaluation Team!

We are looking for people with a learning disability who are Black, South Asian or mixed heritage to help with a new project.

- Paid involvement
- Starts May 2026
- Make a difference

www.ndti.org.uk/resource/min...
#MinorityInterest #Evaluation
Join the Minority Interest Evaluation Team!
NDTi is evaluating Minority Interest’s cultural competency training for support staff, funded by NIHR. We are looking for people with a learning disability who are Black, South Asian, or mixed heritag...
www.ndti.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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*NEW* stories Friday 9 Oct, including stories by and with: @citylit.bsky.social @ndtihello.bsky.social @maryohara1.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social @samcarlisle.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social
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January 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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That’s a wrap on #12DaysOfImpact!
From leadership to coproduction, we’ve celebrated some of our teams' incredible highlights from 2025.
What was your standout moment this year?

#Inclusion #Coproduction #CoCreateChange #SocialCare #Health #SEND #SupportedInternships
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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This year, we supported an estimated 1,174 people to take part in meaningful coproduction, bringing lived experience and professional expertise together to design better services, strategies, policies and build stronger communities.

Learn more: www.ndti.org.uk/project/copr...

#12DaysOfImpact
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December 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Across Scotland, Wales and England, local authorities report an average 53% reduction in the rate of people needing more formal assessment and support.

Community Led Support is a system-wide, strengths based approach to social care.
www.ndti.org.uk/programme/co...

#12DaysOfImpact
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December 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Our team of transition supporters have provided online person centred support to 82 young people aged 14-25 with additional support needs in Scotland.

Time to Talk Next Steps Scotland is funded by The Scottish Government.

www.ndti.org.uk/project/time...

#12DaysOfImpact #Scotland
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December 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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This year, we supported over 200 leaders across care, education and health in the UK and Slovenia to grow their leadership and help build more inclusive systems.

Applications now open for Leading Change in SEND and AP.

www.ndti.org.uk/learn-with-u...

#12DaysOfImpact #Leadership
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December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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We’re proud to continue hosting the Older People’s Sounding Board on behalf of @nhsengland.bsky.social. A group of 25 people over 50 who are helping shape better, more preventative health services for older people.
www.ndti.org.uk/collection/n...

#12DaysOfImpact
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December 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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As part of our housing work, we have connected with over 100 parents to talk about their experiences of supporting their family member to plan for housing as they move into adulthood.
ndti.org.uk/programme/pr...

#12DaysOfImpact #PreparingForAdulthood #IndependentLiving
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December 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Over 200 people contributed to our engagement work exploring the possibilities of creating a new, representative membership body for independent advocacy.
www.ndti.org.uk/resource/a-n...

#12DaysOfImpact #AdvocacyWorks #SelfAdvocacyWorks
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December 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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This #podcast explores the issue of #socialcare reform and offers a critique of current ideas using the insights of @tobylowe.bsky.social and the community work of the @ndtihello.bsky.social to suggest a bottom up approach to change. #complexity #systemsthinking
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Embracing Complexity: lessons for Social Care Reform in Scotland
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December 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Internships Work was extended for a fourth year. We are supporting 152 local authorities in England to enhance their #SupportedInternship provision to create sustainable employment opportunities for young people.

Real life stories: www.ndti.org.uk/collection/s...

#12DaysOfImpact
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December 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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This year we supported 92 panel members of Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews in the South of England and delivered 15 Autistic Led Development Sessions for panel members and organisations.
www.ndti.org.uk/programme/ca...

#12DaysOfImpact #CETR #AutismSupport #LearningDisability
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December 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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We supported 5 young people with additional support needs to codesign and codeliver 9 national online training sessions: “Preparation for Adulthood – The Voices that Matter”.
Delivered as part of the RISE partnership.

www.ndti.org.uk/programme/pr...

#12DaysOfImpact
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December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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In 2025, 30 people with a range of lived experience attended our bespoke, inclusive research and evaluation Learning Together training aimed at people who do not have a traditional research background.

Find out more: www.ndti.org.uk/learn-with-u...

This is day two of #12DaysOfImpact
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December 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Based on a service in Plymouth, nine people’s well-being improved from average scores of 2/10 to 8/10 and saved the local system £1.5million per year.

Find out more about #SmallSupports: www.ndti.org.uk/programme/sm...

#12DaysOfImpact #PersonCentredSupport #BetterLives
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December 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Interested in how #learningdisability support is delivered across the Scottish Borders? If so, make sure you have your say on the needs assessment. To find out more, visit: www.ndti.org.uk/project/have-your-say-about-learning-disability-support-in-the-scottish-borders
Have your say about learning disability support in the Scottish Borders | NDTi
The Learning Disability Health and Social Care Board (HSCP) in the Scottish Borders wants to understand what is working well now and what support is needed for the future.
www.ndti.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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We’re proud to have supported the House of Lords Committee on the Autism Act 2009 in listening directly to autistic people, families and professionals for its final report, starting the journey to a new autism strategy.

www.ndti.org.uk/resource/the...

#Autism #AutismAct #CoProduction #Inclusion
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November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Advocacy is core element of safeguarding best practice, building trusting relationships, enabling people to speak up and upholding rights.

It's the final day of #SafeguardingAdultsWeek.

www.ndti.org.uk/resource/adv...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Trust your instincts is the theme for day four of #SafeguardingAdultsWeek

Learning to respond when something doesn’t feel quite right is a core advocacy skill. Find out more about advocacy and safeguarding:

www.ndti.org.uk/resource/adv...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Interested in how #learningdisability support is delivered across the Scottish Borders? We want to hear from you! Make sure you have your say on the needs assessment.
To find out more, visit: www.ndti.org.uk/project/have-your-say-about-learning-disability-support-in-the-scottish-borders
Have your say about learning disability support in the Scottish Borders | NDTi
The Learning Disability Health and Social Care Board (HSCP) in the Scottish Borders wants to understand what is working well now and what support is needed for the future.
www.ndti.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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For day 3 of #SafeguardingAdultsWeek we look at empowering environments. Advocacy providers play a vital role and by training their advocates in all aspects of adult safeguarding, they ensure advocates can identify and respond confidently to concerns when they arise.
www.ndti.org.uk/resource/adv...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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For #SafeguardingAdultsWeek we look at prevention in practice and the importance of independent advocacy.

Advocates provide additional safeguards in the prevention and identification of abuse and/or neglect.
www.ndti.org.uk/resource/adv...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM