Scope

About

We're Scope, the disability equality charity in England and Wales. We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need them most. We do this through our helpline, our online community, a range of employment and child sleep services, community engagement programmes, and more.

What we do

Support to Work

This is an online and telephone support programme for disabled people in England and Wales who are applying for jobs.

Contact: 0300 222 5742
Monday to Friday: 9am to 7pm
Website: www.scope.org.uk/support-to-work

Navigate: emotional support for parents

This service provides support at the start of your journey as a parent of a disabled child aged 0 to18. It's a six-week programme that aims to put you in touch with a personal advisor, helping you to talk about your feelings and concerns.

Contact: 0808 801 0510
Monday to Friday: 9am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 12pm
Website: www.scope.org.uk/navigate

Starting Line Programme

Starting Line is a pre-employment training programme for disabled people at the start of their journey into work in the Manchester area.

Training

Group training sessions will be:

  • 3 hours per session.
  • 2 mornings a week for 7 weeks.
  • Around 12 to 14 people per group.

The sessions will help you:

  • Grow in confidence, assertiveness and independence.
  • Develop your interview skills.
  • Find volunteering, training or employment opportunities.
  • Talk about disability in the workplace.

You will also get one-to-one support from a specialist employment adviser.

To contact please email: startingline@scope.org.uk.

For further information see our website starting line 

Who to contact

Telephone
0808 800 3333 0808 800 3333
E-mail
helpline@scope.org.uk
Website(s)

Where to go

Address
Peter House
Oxford Street
Manchester
Postcode

M1 5AN

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