News: Stories

Tom finds a paid job he loves working with cats in a cat café.

Since sharing her story as a supported intern earlier in the year, Anna has continued to build her skills, confidence, and career interests through a range of new rotations and experiences at Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Supporting people to find the right opportunity can take time—but when it clicks, the results can be life-changing. Mary’s journey is a powerful example of growth and unlocking potential.

From training to become a primary school teacher to now being a Support Manager at Thera, Allen shares his career story and why “coming to Thera is easily the best thing” he ever did for his career.

Amie works as a Practice Leader in Lincolnshire and in today’s blog we talk about her journey from working in a care home to her current role as a Practice Leader for Thera.

Over the past year, Andre has been working with our Unity Futures team to secure a volunteering placement and continue learning.

Anna recently joined the Supported Internship programme run at Royal Borough of Greenwich. We look back at her first rotation in one of the Council’s busy Commissioning teams.

Jeremy has been supported by Thera East Midlands for the past three years and has recently completed an exciting project to redecorate his bedroom with a dinosaur theme.

Patsy is an Operational Manager at Aspire, but she began her career journey as a lifeguard and fitness instructor.

In today's blog, Ben talks about his experience since being supported by Aspire and the progress he has made with the support of his staff team and Matt, Head of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) team.