Active Prospects Impact Report 2024. - Flipbook - Page 18
Governance
Good governance reinforces our
organisational values and is critical to
achieving our mission. This year we
have demonstrated our commitment
to strong, values-based governance:
Aspiring
2024 saw Active Prospects receive several external
awards or accreditation which underline our value
of being aspiring for the people we support and our
organisation: in June we won the prestigious Employer
of the Year (Not for Profit) Award at the National
Learning Disability & Autism Awards.
“
Active Prospects is an inspirational business that
aims high to deliver excellence in all areas and
supports people to lead aspiring lives. A strong
family feel where staff are rewarded, valued and
supported to maximise their potential. Staff see
opportunity which is harnessed to incredible effect.
Their passion and ambition shone through making
them worthy winners.”
Judging panel
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In July we were named as one of the SE100 Index of
the Top 100 social enterprises in the UK for the fifth
consecutive year. The SE100 criteria includes evidence of
sustainable growth and ethical governance.
In September we successfully renewed our Disability
Confident Leader status. Disability Confident is a
government-led scheme which encourages employers
to think differently about disability and take action to
improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled
people. To become a Disability Confident Leader, an
employer must be externally validated as demonstrating
leadership and inclusive employment practices across
a number of categories such as recruitment, retention,
training and development, data and governance.
Monisha joined Active Prospects in 2024 as an Oliver
McGowan co-trainer with lived experience. Monisha is
autistic and has had difficult experiences with previous
jobs due to employers’ lack of understanding of her
needs in the workplace. These experiences had a severe
impact on her mental health and left her wary of
returning to paid employment.
Since becoming a co-trainer, Monisha has thrived. She
has enjoyed using her lived experience to improve
understanding of learning disabilities and autism among
health and social care staff.
