What does Yell S.O.S. do?
Yell S.O.S. offers free and independent information advice and access to guidance to enable you to access learning and support. We provide for learners with or without additional requirements (disabilities) and constantly work towards inclusive societies which include everyone by design.Independent, practical help and support to access funding and support for applications to educational trusts, learning grants, loans and many other ways to access appropriate learning that suits you, as an individual!
We manage this through our own LifeSpan Planning© 2003.
We aim to provide a Volunteer Educational Advocate who can visit you, to provide information, advice and guidance, or you can visit them if you prefer, and to create a plan which best enables you to achieve the goals and aspirations you have – and sometimes suggest some new ones for you to consider!
Your volunteer partnership can also assist you to access:
Independent assessment support (access and support to volunteers who can assist you organize and attend required assessments in order that your training and support can be funded for you)
Independent access to new benefits you didn’t know about and to reassess the benefits you now receive, to ensure you are receiving enough support for your circumstances.
Access to be provided your own your individual requirements.
Provide a supporter to engage with statutory and non-statutory organizations such as social services, job centre +, health, education and other statutory and non-statutory organisations to enable them to best provide their services for you, by ensuring the provision of independent information, advice and guidance enabling your access to their services and assistance
Signposting to other suitable organizations which may be able to further assist your plans A supportive person to listen to your issues and assist you create a plan and assist organise ways of moving forwards
If there are any other issues standing in your way, either in your personal or professional life, we might be able to help.
At the very least we can put you in touch with someone who can. Just log in and create a user account to access a self-referral to our services.
We do not want you to feel isolated, excluded, alone or for you to feel unable to learning. We want you to realise how special you are.
What does Learning Societies Ltd do?
We supply and support you alongside our in-house trained specialist study skills tutors, additional needs trainers (disability specialist tutors and non-medical helpers (support assistants) who can provide all your individual educational support requirements, including:We can arrange a supporter to accompanying you to work based training, work trails, work placements, college and/or university courses; including both undergraduate and post-graduate support at all levels of accreditation.
The provision of tutors to assist with basic skills development and strategies from your own home, if appropriate, to increase your ability to manage in a literate and numerate world.
English as a second language development tutors who can liaise with you individually and accommodate an individual training programs that best suit your needs.
Help and practical support to familiarise you with your learning environment/s and ensure you have developed coping mechanisms to ‘stay the course’.
Note takers ( this is the provision of a supporter - in class or at home to write up or type up your notes with you)
Exam support (assistance with ensuring you have exam conditions which suit your own individual requirements i.e. alone with one invigilator, even examinations within your own home, using your own equipment where appropriate)
Many forms of teaching and training to enable successful Lifespan Planning©2003.Including hands-on, at home, practical childcare training and parenting support for parents and carers and those individuals with caring responsibilities.
Access to courses of accreditation in Information Computer Technology from beginners, to expert computer users. Also access to accreditations and courses in all levels of key skills in literacy, numeracy, emotional intelligence and language training. This is achieved through online learning, face-to-face learning, distance learning and other bespoke methods which may lead to accreditations and support to access courses, training and learning which best suits YOU!
We care about how learning feels to you. We are concerned that your experience of becoming a learner is a fun, inspiring, exciting and motivating experience which you enjoy and which assists your confidence, qualifications and aims and ambitions.
We care about you as a person, you as an individual.
We do not want you to feel isolated, excluded, alone or for you to feel unable to learning. We want you to realise how special you are.