We help people with learning disabilities and autistic people learn new things, develop skills and confidence, become ready for employment, increase their independence and their wellbeing.
Founded within the Self Advocacy movement, our Academy celebrates the things that people can achieve when they are given the chance to do things they may have not otherwise had the opportunity to.
In person at our sites in Carlisle and Workington, and delivered online for those who can’t join us in person, our offer is organised into five flexible programmes:
People who take part in The People First Academy can choose to focus on one of these programmes or their own combination based on the things they are interested in and the goals they want to achieve.
Explore each of our courses below.
