Supported Loving
@supportedloving.bsky.social
A national network promoting best practice surrounding sex and relationships- passionate about love, sex and relationships (and education)
It’s #SafeguardingAdultsWeek led by @AnnCraftTrust
Today’s focus is on celebrating safer cultures and good practice. Safer cultures support prevention and action before abuse can happen.
Read: what is a safer culture? www.anncrafttrust.org/resources/wh...
Today’s focus is on celebrating safer cultures and good practice. Safer cultures support prevention and action before abuse can happen.
Read: what is a safer culture? www.anncrafttrust.org/resources/wh...
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s #SafeguardingAdultsWeek led by @AnnCraftTrust
Today’s focus is on celebrating safer cultures and good practice. Safer cultures support prevention and action before abuse can happen.
Read: what is a safer culture? www.anncrafttrust.org/resources/wh...
Today’s focus is on celebrating safer cultures and good practice. Safer cultures support prevention and action before abuse can happen.
Read: what is a safer culture? www.anncrafttrust.org/resources/wh...
Search for us under Supported Loving Network :)
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Search for us under Supported Loving Network :)
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📣 Post-doc position
Are you passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability? Come and work with us!
Details 👇
Feel free to dm to discuss.
Please share!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Are you passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability? Come and work with us!
Details 👇
Feel free to dm to discuss.
Please share!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study:Manchester
The post requires experience of conducting recruitment and data collection in large studies and previous experience of working with or supporting people with learning disabilities and/or people that care for them and support them.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
September 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
📣 Post-doc position
Are you passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability? Come and work with us!
Details 👇
Feel free to dm to discuss.
Please share!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Are you passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability? Come and work with us!
Details 👇
Feel free to dm to discuss.
Please share!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Low sign-ups for our London workshop with Learning Disability England. It’s for people with learning disabilities (and staff) to set up social groups like film clubs, football or bowling. Please share: buytickets.at/learningdisa...
Book Tickets – In person - The Friendship Workshop: LONDON – Choice Support
What is it?
A practical, in-person workshop all about setting up friendship groups and social events.
You’ll hear from people...
buytickets.at
August 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Low sign-ups for our London workshop with Learning Disability England. It’s for people with learning disabilities (and staff) to set up social groups like film clubs, football or bowling. Please share: buytickets.at/learningdisa...
New webinar: OCAGs & Learning Disabilities
Men with learning disabilities are being targeted by online “paedo-hunters.” Learn how these stings work, what the law says, and how to respond.
⚠️ Warning: Includes distressing real-life footage.
Men with learning disabilities are being targeted by online “paedo-hunters.” Learn how these stings work, what the law says, and how to respond.
⚠️ Warning: Includes distressing real-life footage.
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New webinar: OCAGs & Learning Disabilities
Men with learning disabilities are being targeted by online “paedo-hunters.” Learn how these stings work, what the law says, and how to respond.
⚠️ Warning: Includes distressing real-life footage.
Men with learning disabilities are being targeted by online “paedo-hunters.” Learn how these stings work, what the law says, and how to respond.
⚠️ Warning: Includes distressing real-life footage.
💖 Summer of Love is here! 💖
Share a photo of something that represents love, friendship or connection to you along with a short caption or voice note explaining why it matters.
Your stories will help us celebrate relationships in all their forms.
Share a photo of something that represents love, friendship or connection to you along with a short caption or voice note explaining why it matters.
Your stories will help us celebrate relationships in all their forms.
June 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
💖 Summer of Love is here! 💖
Share a photo of something that represents love, friendship or connection to you along with a short caption or voice note explaining why it matters.
Your stories will help us celebrate relationships in all their forms.
Share a photo of something that represents love, friendship or connection to you along with a short caption or voice note explaining why it matters.
Your stories will help us celebrate relationships in all their forms.
#LearningDisabilityWeek asks: Do You See Me? Seeing people means recognising their right to relationships — offline & online. Staff can help make this happen. Join @SupportedLoving’s training: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781...
Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know
Support people with learning disabilities to stay safe online. Covers sexting, catfishing, porn & relationships and illegal activity
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#LearningDisabilityWeek asks: Do You See Me? Seeing people means recognising their right to relationships — offline & online. Staff can help make this happen. Join @SupportedLoving’s training: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781...
Excited to announce Choice Support partnership with Spring Into Action CIC- sharing our new social night for people in the #Crewe area for adults with #LearningDisabilities. This is a way to meet new people, make friends and, who knows, maybe find love as many relationships start as friendships.
June 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Excited to announce Choice Support partnership with Spring Into Action CIC- sharing our new social night for people in the #Crewe area for adults with #LearningDisabilities. This is a way to meet new people, make friends and, who knows, maybe find love as many relationships start as friendships.
📅 Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know
Free training for social care staff supporting people with learning disabilities.
🖥️ Online | 📍 Eventbrite
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781...
Free training for social care staff supporting people with learning disabilities.
🖥️ Online | 📍 Eventbrite
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781...
Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know
Support people with learning disabilities to stay safe online. Covers sexting, catfishing, porn & relationships and illegal activity
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📅 Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know
Free training for social care staff supporting people with learning disabilities.
🖥️ Online | 📍 Eventbrite
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781...
Free training for social care staff supporting people with learning disabilities.
🖥️ Online | 📍 Eventbrite
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781...
Come to the Friendship Workshop in London!
📅 Tues 24 June, 11am–1pm
📍 100 Westminster Bridge Rd
💬 For people with learning disabilities & supporters to build friendship groups
🎂 There will be cake!
🎟️ buytickets.at/learningdisa...
📅 Tues 24 June, 11am–1pm
📍 100 Westminster Bridge Rd
💬 For people with learning disabilities & supporters to build friendship groups
🎂 There will be cake!
🎟️ buytickets.at/learningdisa...
Book Tickets – In person - The Friendship Workshop: LONDON – Choice Support
What is it?
A practical, in-person workshop all about setting up friendship groups and social events.
You’ll hear from people...
buytickets.at
May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Come to the Friendship Workshop in London!
📅 Tues 24 June, 11am–1pm
📍 100 Westminster Bridge Rd
💬 For people with learning disabilities & supporters to build friendship groups
🎂 There will be cake!
🎟️ buytickets.at/learningdisa...
📅 Tues 24 June, 11am–1pm
📍 100 Westminster Bridge Rd
💬 For people with learning disabilities & supporters to build friendship groups
🎂 There will be cake!
🎟️ buytickets.at/learningdisa...
Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know
Join this online session to explore the dynamics of online relationships and their implications for staff. Gain insights into best practices and responsibilities in digital interactions.
🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781129
Join this online session to explore the dynamics of online relationships and their implications for staff. Gain insights into best practices and responsibilities in digital interactions.
🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781129
Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know
Support people with learning disabilities to stay safe online. Covers sexting, catfishing, porn & relationships and illegal activity
eventbrite.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know
Join this online session to explore the dynamics of online relationships and their implications for staff. Gain insights into best practices and responsibilities in digital interactions.
🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781129
Join this online session to explore the dynamics of online relationships and their implications for staff. Gain insights into best practices and responsibilities in digital interactions.
🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/1374356781129
Supported Loving's online network meeting is tomorrow- would be lovely to see as many of you as possible! Not to late to sign up here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-style-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-style-...
New Style of Supported Loving Network Meeting
A New Style of Supported Loving Network Meeting – More Time to Connect, Share, and Learn
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Supported Loving's online network meeting is tomorrow- would be lovely to see as many of you as possible! Not to late to sign up here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-style-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-style-...
Every year Dimensions UK runs the Learning Disability & Autism Leaders’ Awards. This year, Supported Loving is the honorary partner! Big congrats to finalist Bradley George Wilson—we know him from Meet N Match & Spring Into Action. Well done to all! See you at the awards!
May 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Every year Dimensions UK runs the Learning Disability & Autism Leaders’ Awards. This year, Supported Loving is the honorary partner! Big congrats to finalist Bradley George Wilson—we know him from Meet N Match & Spring Into Action. Well done to all! See you at the awards!
We’re excited to welcome Jim Thomas for a webinar on sex, relationships & human connection in social care. With decades of experience, Jim will explore how support has changed – and what still needs to shift.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1356219130...
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1356219130...
May 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We’re excited to welcome Jim Thomas for a webinar on sex, relationships & human connection in social care. With decades of experience, Jim will explore how support has changed – and what still needs to shift.
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1356219130...
Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1356219130...
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📌 #NewBook Available to buy everywhere now! - order your copy of #EverydayCitizenship 👉 buff.ly/KpZC3Oz
🌱 Being a citizen means making your own choices about how to live life to the fullest. This book helps you ask the right questions so you can find the answers that are right for your life
🌱 Being a citizen means making your own choices about how to live life to the fullest. This book helps you ask the right questions so you can find the answers that are right for your life
Citizen Network: Everyday Citizenship
Available to buy everywhere now!
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May 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
📌 #NewBook Available to buy everywhere now! - order your copy of #EverydayCitizenship 👉 buff.ly/KpZC3Oz
🌱 Being a citizen means making your own choices about how to live life to the fullest. This book helps you ask the right questions so you can find the answers that are right for your life
🌱 Being a citizen means making your own choices about how to live life to the fullest. This book helps you ask the right questions so you can find the answers that are right for your life
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Today, alongside DPAC, Scope and Rethink Mental Illness, we gave evidence at a Work and Pensions Select Committee on the impact of the proposed Green Paper cuts.
We were unequivocal: these cuts will lead to more deaths.
Watch clips of our evidence below 👇
youtu.be/wVW3Oud3zm0
We were unequivocal: these cuts will lead to more deaths.
Watch clips of our evidence below 👇
youtu.be/wVW3Oud3zm0
DR UK Give Evidence to Work & Pensions Select Committee
YouTube video by DisabilityRightsUK1
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Today, alongside DPAC, Scope and Rethink Mental Illness, we gave evidence at a Work and Pensions Select Committee on the impact of the proposed Green Paper cuts.
We were unequivocal: these cuts will lead to more deaths.
Watch clips of our evidence below 👇
youtu.be/wVW3Oud3zm0
We were unequivocal: these cuts will lead to more deaths.
Watch clips of our evidence below 👇
youtu.be/wVW3Oud3zm0
Really excited for Supported Loving to be the campaign partner for Dimensions UK leaders list www.leaderaward.co.uk/about-the-aw...
May 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Really excited for Supported Loving to be the campaign partner for Dimensions UK leaders list www.leaderaward.co.uk/about-the-aw...
At Supported Loving, we believe that people with learning disabilities and autistic people should be leading change, shaping support, and having their voices heard. The LEADER Awards Dimensions UK celebrate this and we are proud to be their partner in 2025. www.leaderaward.co.uk/about-the-aw...
About the Awards - Dimensions - Leaders List
Entries for 2025 have closed! Thank you to all who entered. Together, we spotlight your stories, triumphs and extraordinary impact on our society. It's your turn to shine.
www.leaderaward.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
At Supported Loving, we believe that people with learning disabilities and autistic people should be leading change, shaping support, and having their voices heard. The LEADER Awards Dimensions UK celebrate this and we are proud to be their partner in 2025. www.leaderaward.co.uk/about-the-aw...
Excited for our next webinar with Kate Reynolds—author, adviser, speaker, autism parent. She focuses on relationships & sexuality in autism & intellectual disability. Kate will share insights from her new book on sexualised acts & neurodivergence, out this June. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-res...
How to respond to sexualized acts
Kate Reynolds is going to discuss her latest book about sexualised acts and neurodivergence, which will be published in June this year.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Excited for our next webinar with Kate Reynolds—author, adviser, speaker, autism parent. She focuses on relationships & sexuality in autism & intellectual disability. Kate will share insights from her new book on sexualised acts & neurodivergence, out this June. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-res...
Mental Capacity and Sexuality BiteSize- Supported Loving will be running a short course covering as much about MCA and sexual activity as we can in 2 hours!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...
Mental Capacity and Sexuality BiteSize
Join for an MCA mini masterclass! Looking at how the MCA applies to sexual relations and how what to assess surrounding sex!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Mental Capacity and Sexuality BiteSize- Supported Loving will be running a short course covering as much about MCA and sexual activity as we can in 2 hours!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...
Join the next Supported Loving network meeting – now with a new style.
Book your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1301108563...
Talking love, rights and relationships in social care.
Book your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1301108563...
Talking love, rights and relationships in social care.
New Style of Supported Loving Network Meeting
A New Style of Supported Loving Network Meeting – More Time to Connect, Share, and Learn
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Join the next Supported Loving network meeting – now with a new style.
Book your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1301108563...
Talking love, rights and relationships in social care.
Book your free place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1301108563...
Talking love, rights and relationships in social care.
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April 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Supported Loving Leader Dr Claire Bates will be running a short course covering as much about MCA and sexual activity as we can in 2 hours! This course will provide you with the essentials to feel more confident in this area.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...
Mental Capacity and Sexuality BiteSize
Join for an MCA mini masterclass! Looking at how the MCA applies to sexual relations and how what to assess surrounding sex!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Supported Loving Leader Dr Claire Bates will be running a short course covering as much about MCA and sexual activity as we can in 2 hours! This course will provide you with the essentials to feel more confident in this area.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-cap...