In the first of this two-part blog, we talk about the importance of short breaks in developing people’s skills so they can move into a home of their own.

Group Lead Directors for Quality and Involvement, Andrew Bright and Sara Danby were invited to Paris to celebrate the 2024 Paralympic Games. In today’s blog Andrew talks about what it was like to travel around as a person with a learning disability, and the importance of representation.

In June 2024, Gig Buddies with Thera Trust welcomed Joseph Cox to the team as their new Accessibility Coach. We caught up with Joseph to learn more about his role.

During a recent interview with Clair we spoke about her role as a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) coach, how she's seen PBS impact the lives of the people she supports and her career. Read Clair's story to see the power PBS can have.

At Thera, we have Service Quality Directors who form the equal Executive team of a care and support Company alongside the Managing Director.

Thera’s Learning Together team, alongside local managers, work hard to ensure staff are trained with the skills, knowledge, confidence and resources they need to do the very best job they can.

Dosh supports people with a learning disability to plan and manage their own money. Find out more about the impact Dosh has had since it was set up in 2007.

Strathmartine Hospital was believed to be one of Scotland’s oldest institutions for people with a learning disability. It closed in 2003 and in 2014, we launched the Strathmartine Stories project. Read more about the Strathmartine Stories project here.

The Know Your Body resources were created in 2022 by Ansar Projects, Coppafeel!, and Orchid. Read more about the impact the Know Your Body resources continue to have.

At Thera, we use Positive Behaviour Support to make sure a person is at the centre of their support. Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is used throughout the Thera Group to support people to have a better quality of life.