Jennie McCabe is an Independent Social Worker and Principle Practice Tutor who lectures on a number of degree programs. The Long Game conducted an interview with Jennie in 2022, in which she discussed her childhood, being autistic, and her career pathway. In her interview, Jennie gave some useful insights about what she looks for when […]
Deb Soloman (an Adult Care Social Worker who has ADHD), Lamar Francois (a Photographer and Visual Storyteller who is autistic) and Laura Cook (the Director of The Learning Support Centre who is dyslexic) participated in a Q&A session at The Long Game’s All About Careers event in March. Deb, Lamar and Laura each gave individual […]
Laura Cook, Director of The Learning Support Centre, gave a talk at The Long Game’s All About Careers event in March about how she ensures that she works at her best. Laura, who is dyslexic, spoke about her career journey, the work tasks that she has struggled with and excelled at, and the strategies that […]
Lamar Francois, a photographer and visual storyteller, gave a talk at The Long Game’s All About Careers event in March about how he ensures that he works at his best. Lamar, who is autistic, spoke about completing his MSc in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at the University of Nottingham, the path he took from taking […]
Deb Soloman, a social worker who supports adults in Derbyshire, gave a talk at The Long Game’s All About Careers event in March about how she ensures that she works at her best. Deb spoke about her experiences of being a social worker, her ADHD diagnosis, and the strategies she utilises to succeed in the […]
Paul Long, Director of Technical Services and Rail Operations at Loram UK, gave a talk at The Long Game’s All About Careers event in March about what employers are looking for. Paul is autistic and has a great deal of experience of hiring and managing staff; he gave some in-depth insights into what employers like […]
All About Careers Event Videos The Long Game hosted our first careers event, All About Careers, in March 2022 with assistance from the National Lottery Community Fund. At the event, autistic graduates were given a platform to share their experiences, knowledge and advice with autistic HE students. Our attendees found the speakers’ presentations to be […]
The Long Game held our ‘All About Careers’ employability event at Sheffield Hallam University on the 23rd March 2022. The event was sponsored by the National Lottery’s Community Fund and by the Learning Support Centre. Autistic graduates are less likely to be employed, particularly in supervisory roles, than any other graduate group. Our peer-led autism […]
The Long Game has 3 paid opportunities to develop an employability conference for autistic HE students. 1️⃣ £14ph for up to 35 hours work (hours below)2️⃣ Must be able to travel to Sheffield for f2f meetings and the event3️⃣ Must be able to attend remote meetings e.g Teams4️⃣ Needs to have an interest in events […]
A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to The Long Game’s initial research into the employability needs of autistic higher education students and graduates, including the Paul Hamlyn Foundation who funded the research and everyone who shared this opportunity. Although we only launched in October this year we’ve already spoken to a whopping 120 autistic […]