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Project SEARCH internationally
Project SEARCH provides an internship programme that provides real-word job experience, support to find full-time paid work and then subsequent support for both ex-students and employers once they are in work.
The program was founded in the US, at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital and has spread internationally, each country may have many separate Project SEARCH operations, each serving a particular region. In the UK, Project SEARCH In the UK is now being coordinated by the DFN Charitable Foundation. You can find the DFN Project SEARCH website here.
The program was founded in the US, at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital and has spread internationally, each country may have many separate Project SEARCH operations, each serving a particular region. In the UK, Project SEARCH In the UK is now being coordinated by the DFN Charitable Foundation. You can find the DFN Project SEARCH website here.
Project SEARCH in Waltham Forest, LondonIn 2013 Whitefield Academy Trust founded a North East London branch North which is run in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust and supported employment service Kaleidoscope Sabre Associates. SEARCH's training and job placement offers an unparalleled success rate, with over 70% of students who complete placements moving into full-time work.
The programme has proven so successful that it now takes special needs students from many other schools. It is a partnership between a host employer (Barts Health NHS Trust), education establishments (Whitefield Academy Trust and local schools/colleges) and supported employment services (Kaleidoscope Sabre Associates) and offers total workplace immersion, that offers a combination of employability skills introduction, career exploration and hands-on training through a series of job placements within the host business. |
Watch a video about Project SEARCH at Whipps Cross hospital
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Getting involved
If you a parent, student, employer or school, there are pages on this site tailored to you, which hopefully give you all the information you need. If you would like to apply for an internship, download the application form here:
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Getting in touch
The easiest way to contact Project SEARCH East London is via e-mail: enquiries@projectsearch.org.uk
If you would prefer to phone, call Whitefield Academy Trust on 020 8531 3426 and they will put you in touch.
You can write to us at:
Project SEARCH,
Whitefield Academy Trust,
Macdonald Road,
Walthamstow,
London,
E17 4AZ
If you would prefer to phone, call Whitefield Academy Trust on 020 8531 3426 and they will put you in touch.
You can write to us at:
Project SEARCH,
Whitefield Academy Trust,
Macdonald Road,
Walthamstow,
London,
E17 4AZ
