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Garden Partners provides a gardening service  to its customers and supports people with learning disabilities, (including people with physical impairments and/or sensory impairments, people with long term health conditions and people on the autistic spectrum). Garden Partners is suitable  for people who may have health / social care needs who want supported work experience and who enjoy outdoor activity. Also informal literacy teaching can occasionally be offered.

Garden Partners is based in Stocksbridge but also works in other parts of the city. Offers free taster days. Garden Partners are happy to meet with families, carers and other professionals who may be interested in using the service.

Benefits of regular attendance at Garden Partners can include:

• growth of self-confidence & self esteem
  improvement with practical issues eg travel
  contributing to your community

• Life skills and friendships formed
• Work Experience and Volunteering Opportunities

Prices:

There is a charge for the work experience package of £55 per day, which enables users to work in a small supervised group. The cost can be met through entitlement to Individual Budgets/Direct Payments. People who are able to work independently as volunteers are not charged (all prices are provided by Garden Partners, please check them yourself for accuracy).

Garden Partners also offers a gardening service for local people to help manage their own gardens, this is charged at a nominal but flexible £15 per hour. Other arrangements can be negotiated, for example use of part of a customers land to grow produce and train people etc would lead to reduced or no rates. 

Qualifications & Quality Standards:

Staff are PGCE qualified with QTS specialism in learning difficulties, counselling skills and 20+ years teaching experience. 

Garden Partners is a social enterprise.