Shaw Trust - The Growing Place
Shaw Trust is a charity helping to transform the lives of young people and adults across the UK and internationally.
Our specialist services help people gain an education, enter work, develop their career, improve their wellbeing or rebuild their lives. As a charity we add value to every service we deliver by investing back into the people and communities we support.
Shaw Trust is one of the largest 25 charities in the UK. Comprising Shaw Trust, Prospects, Ixion and Shaw Education Trust, we use our 75 years’ combined experience to support people to develop their potential. By joining together we are working to reach one goal: to help transform the lives of one million young people and adults each year.
The Growing Place model centres on plants and people - growing both and delivering benefits for individuals, and local communities.
The model is founded on the principle of providing engaging, meaningful and ambitious programmes to deliver progression and transformation to individuals through a journey which develops their skills and wellbeing.
Activities include:
Grounds Maintenance:-
Turf Care
Weeding & Composting
Mowing, Strimming, & Raking
Soft Landscaping
Maintaining Decked areas (Jet wash)
Painting and preservation
Horticulture:-
Poly Tunnel Maintenance
Maintaining / Caring for plants
Identifying disease and pest control
Applying fertilisers
Healing Plants
Hand /Power Tool identification
Wood Work:-
Build, Assemble, Repair Raised Beds
Assemble/Repair Fence
Assemble/Repair Compost bins
Building and Repairing Planters
Building bird boxes/bug hotels
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Denise Daniel
- Contact Position
- Manager
- Telephone
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07813 114 893
020 8300 9744 (leave a message) - scadburypark@shaw-trust.org.uk
- Website
- https://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/
- Notes
Our bespoke programmes are structured and focus on people with physical, sensory, learning disabilities, autism and mental ill health.
Improve their physical and mental wellbeing
- Being more active
- Taking notice of the environment
- Connecting with others
- Learning new skills
- Giving back
Become more independent
- Our staff are trained Job Coaches, using techniques such as TSI (Training in Systematic Instruction, proven to increase learning outcomes)
- Coaching and mentoring in a variety of skills
- Assessing and recognising improvement and progression
- Owning tasks and activities
Develop stronger social network and connectedness
- Being part of a team
Enhance their employment prospects
- Improved skills, knowledge, and attitude
Where to go
- Name
- Tree Centre
- Address
-
Scadbury Park Nature Reserve
Chislehurst
Bromley
- Postcode
- BR7 6LS
- Notes
The Growing Place is located on a small area of Scadbury Park, which contains:
- Two indoor training facilities and Poly Tunnels (for growing plants)
- Small lawn area
- Outdoor classroom & Decked area
- Staff facilities including Kitchenette, Healthy Tuck Shop (Not inclusive of the day fee), Lockers & Accessible restrooms
- Immediate access to 300 acre nature reserve
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £45.00 per day - Details
- We provide all attendees with suitable personal protective equipment and tools All attendees are invoiced 4 weekly
Availability
- Referral required
- Yes
- Referral Details
Please contact Scadburypark@shaw-trust.org.uk for a referral form
We have spaces available on site and can support up to 15 people per day
Individuals with 1:1 support are also welcomed