Wigan Supporting Skills and Futures Team

Wigan Supporting Skills and Futures Team Working to empower people with a disability and promote inclusion across the Wigan Borough Please keep comments on post positive.

Our Vision is a future where all disabled people within the Wigan Borough can achieve their goals, with the right support at the right time. We aim to improve opportunities for people to develop skills and build confidence, whilst empowering people to challenge themselves and try something new. This involves working with disabled people and local partners to create a culture of equity and inclusio

n, and a broader movement for change. As a follower of this page, we want you to respect the following rules:

Be Kind
Be aware that what you say and react could impact others. Bullying and Hate is not Permitted
We want this to be a positive safe environment for us to share and people to see the great work young people do. We do not tolerate bullying in any form. Privacy and Safety
Please be respectful of others privacy and dignity. We want users to feel safe, so please be considerate of this

02/06/2026

A group of our Supported Internship and Pre-Supported Internship students have completed their 'Community Project' assignment in which they were tasked with researching charities in Wigan.

After deciding on The Brick, the students created posters to promote a collection initiative for the food bank, which were displayed around college.

And today, the group took the donations to the charity where they were greatly received. Well done everyone ๐Ÿ‘

15/05/2026

We loved attending this today, great to meet new people and network with local businesses

โฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐— ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ โฐAre you a family member of, young person, or someone who may recei...
28/04/2026

โฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐— ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐— ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ โฐ

Are you a family member of, young person, or someone who may receive Adult Social Care support?

Weโ€™d really value hearing from you.

Please spare a few minutes to share your experiences, views and ideas to help shape future models of support. The surveys aim to capture what a good day looks like, opportunities to learn and grow, and how people would like to be supported. Your feedback will help ensure support works better for everyone.

๐Ÿ“ The survey closes this weekend โ€“ donโ€™t miss your chance to have your say.
Scan the QR code below or click the link https://participate.wigan.gov.uk

Thank you for taking the time to be involved ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Wigan Council are holding a ๐‘ญ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ฌ Local Offer Live event giving you the opportunity to explore the range of SEND services...
26/04/2026

Wigan Council are holding a ๐‘ญ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘ฌ Local Offer Live event giving you the opportunity to explore the range of SEND services available for children and young people aged 0โ€“25 across Wigan Borough. Wigan Supporting Skills and Futures Team will be attending so come and say hi ๐Ÿ‘‹

Come along to:
๐ŸŸฃ Meet professionals
๐ŸŸ  Speak to service providers
๐Ÿ”ตTake part in workshops and information sessions throughout the day

The event is open to children, young people, parents/carers, families, and professionals:
๐Ÿ“† Monday 27 April
๐Ÿ“Œ Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, WN7 4JY
โฐ 10am-2:30pm and 3:30pm โ€“ 6:30pm

No need to book! Just drop in at a time convenient for you.
A quiet space will be available all day if required.

Find out more ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://direc.to/o7jU

19/04/2026

Supporting Skills and Futures Awards Recap

๐Ÿ† Our final award of the night was the Outstanding Service Award, which is for an individual or organisation that has shown dedication and passion towards inclusion, equity and accessibility, the award recognises their ongoing commitment to supporting others.

The 2025 winner was Lynne Hamnett from Embrace Wigan and Leigh

Lynne hasnโ€™t just shown commitment over months or even a few years, she has given over 25 years of her life to this work. Throughout this time, she has stood beside people, championed their voices, and opened doors that were once firmly closed.

Lynne has inspired, challenged, and never stopped pushing for a world where disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else. But what truly sets her apart, is not just what she's done, but how she's done it โ€“ with warmth, relentless determination and an unwavering belief in people and their hidden potential.

Lynne has created something truly special in Wigan, by challenging assumptions, breaking down barriers and inspiring people to think differently about disability.
And even after all these years she is still going strong, still innovating, believing and making a difference.

Huge Congratulations to Lynne.

19/04/2026

Supporting Skills and Futures Awards Recap

๐Ÿ† Cheerleader Award, an award for a parent, carer or family member who has supported their loved one to achieve their goals.

This year's winner was Vee Brookes.

From the initial home visit, it was clear that Vee would be advocates of the Preparing for Adulthood Life Coach Service. She was eager for her son to access the service and is extremely passionate about ensuring young people have the support required to reach their potential. Since then, Vee has promoted the service to numerous other families, engaged with everything offered to her and son, and created trusted relationships with the team.

Vee isn't afraid to highlight when things aren't working but equally recognises and challenges her own fears to enable her sons to try new things and develop their independence. Vee has empowered her son to develop skills in independent travel, both on public transport and most recently with utilising taxis. She has supported him to move to a new college and worked with his Life Coach to ensure the right level of support has been put in place.

Vee is most definitely a 'Cheerleader' but more than that she's a passionate advocate and enabler and with her ongoing support we know both her sons will go far!

19/04/2026

Supporting Skills and Futures Awards Recap

๐Ÿ† Inclusive Employer Award. This award is for an employer who has shown dedication to inclusion and diversity throughout 2025.

The winner was Lansafe Ltd

Lansafe have been working with SSFT for jus 12 months and in that time they have hosted workplace tours, enabling young people to find out about different roles and, importantly, have a go at various tasks. They currently have a Supported Internship student on placement and have engaged in various awareness sessions delivered by the team.

Lansafe also provided links to numerous other businesses locally and advocate for diversity and inclusion throughout their networks across the Wigan Borough and beyond.

This year they have further developed their 'Helping Wigan Thrive Board' which brings together like-minded businesses to provide support to local charities, whether this is through financial support, providing equipment, or providing services.

Well done to Lansafe.

19/04/2026

Supporting Skills and Futures Awards Recap

๐Ÿ† Supported Employment Client of the Year. This Award was for any of our Supported Employment clients who have shown dedication to their employment goals throughout 2025.

This year's winner was Aaron Bridge.

Aaron has gone from strength to strength in the last 12 months. From having limited confidence and self belief to throwing himself into a variety of work experience placements.

Aaron has shown great resilience and commitment and successfully gained paid employment. Aaron now has newfound independence travelling to work and socialising, and itโ€™s been a pleasure to see the progression.

He built a great relationship with his Employment Coach and weโ€™re all proud of his achievements. Aaron continues to grow in his role and we wish him all the success in the future, as we continue to support with reviews and monitoring.

Well Done Aaron!

19/04/2026

Supporting Skills and Futures Awards Recap

๐Ÿ† Supported Intern of the Year. This award is for any of the young people supported by our team as part of their pre-internship or Supported Internship.

This year's winner was Dylan Forshaw.

Dylan blossomed throughout his Supported Internship and it has been great to see him grow in confidence throughout the year.

Dylan got involved in all aspects of his placement, he attended training sessions, supported wider teams across Wigan Council and provided valuable admin support. Dylan was motivated to become more independent and completed independent travel training, he then took this one step further to learn new routes and incorporate more active travel to support his health and wellbeing.

Since completing his Supported Internship, Dylan continued to show dedication and has now gained paid employment within Wigan Council. Dylan is a shining example of how hard work, dedication and motivation can make a huge difference.

Supporting Skills and Futures AwardsAs well as recapping and celebrating our award winners this weekend, we also wanted ...
19/04/2026

Supporting Skills and Futures Awards

As well as recapping and celebrating our award winners this weekend, we also wanted to say a great big thank you!

Thank you to everyone for continuing to support our team and services, our awards evening couldn't have happened without that support.

Stubshaw Cross Club hosted the evening and all the staff were super helpful throughout the day!

Jemmaโ€™s Catering provided food for all our guests - with great feedback received!

The Trophy Room provided the awards that our winners took home, which really made the night special.

Three of our young people (Alfie, Jess and Destiny) provided musical entertainment as part of the evening.

Photography was provided by Paul, one of our clients.

And our friends, family and team all mucked in to ensure the event ran smoothly.

We welcome any feedback to ensure we can make the future Supporting Skills and Futures Awards even bigger and better.

Address

Wigan

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Wigan Supporting Skills and Futures Team posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organisation

Send a message to Wigan Supporting Skills and Futures Team:

Shortcuts

Share

Category