Alex attends a number of work related learning experiences. These include:

 1. Follifoot riding school, Follifoot, Harrogate one afternoon per week with myself supporting him. His roles whilst at the stables included

• to groom the horses
• to sweep the yard
• to muck out stables
• and to generally help out around the yard

2. Belmont House Nursing Home, Starbeck one afternoon per week with myself supporting him. His roles whilst at the nursing home included:

•  clearing the dining room tables after lunch  
• cleaning place mats and changing the table cloths
• vacuuming the dining hall
• resetting the dining tables in readiness for the evening meal

 3. Retail experience, Oxfam Shop, Harrogate:

• sorting the donated goods and garments into different product types
• displaying the goods attractively within the shop  
• assisting customers coming in to the shop

 4. The Coin Exchange (Recycling Shop), Starbeck

• Helping sort and recycle materials (card, sacking, plastic bottles and other packaging) provided from a local catering business