June marks LGBT Pride month, the chance for anyone who self-identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender to celebrate inclusivity as part of the community, inspired by the Stonewall Riots in Manhattan, 1969; 49 years since the rioters fought for the fair treatment of the LGBT Community. Everyone around the world is doing their […]
Click here for Part 1 Before we dive deep into the fruitful collaboration between Access Generation and Talent Match Leicestershire, let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way first. Who is Access Generation? Access Generation is a CIC (Community Interest Company), founded in September 2016 by Chris Tarry. This up-and-coming enterprise set out to […]
Let’s be honest. We’ve all had a moment where we’re trying to fill out a job advert and it frustrates you to the point you want to chuck it out the window. OK, maybe not THAT dramatic, but we’ve all felt that anguish. Looking at a job that feels right for you until you […]
When a teacher is stood before a class of students, they will adapt a fairly mainstream method that can be taken on board by at least 90% of the class. Everyone’s happy, right? Well, except for the remaining 10% who feel like their missing out for whatever reason. Possibly because they have a hidden […]
Poor mental health can be a huge pitfall for people that runs the risk of constantly tripping people up throughout their adult life. And with Talent Match, we come across a wide number of young people who have had their day-to-day life shaped by PME (Poor Mental Health) in many ways. But what about […]
Halloween is upon us. That haunting American tradition we have readily embraced as our own. A time of scares, haunts, thrills… and a colossal sugar rush if you’re using the night to indulge your sweet tooth (as will I). Halloween is also a time to look at the things that scare us. Things that gets […]
Hidden Talent is officially 2 years old. God, it feels good to be able to write that. It has been two years since Talent Match Leicestershire Manager Emma Southern picked up on the struggles of young people with hidden conditions and decided to create a project specifically focused around those issues. And two years later, […]
October 10th marks World Mental Health Day. Everywhere around the world, mental health will be brought into the public eye, bringing with it all of the difficulties people with mental health experience. 2017 will mark the 26th event since its inception in 1992. The Mental Health Foundation estimates that 1 in 6 people are likely to […]
I have said time and time again that we need to look at a person with a hidden condition and see the positives they have to offer, not getting tied down by the word ‘disability’. And while I stand by that statement now more than ever, there is no denying that a hidden condition presents […]
What if we were brought into the autistic mindset? Obviously, such a feat is not going to be feasible until a few more leaps in technology down the line (get working on it, Apple), but until then, we shall make do with the theatrical production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the […]
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