The Latest from Look

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Sussex Mentor Recruitment & Training event, 12th November 2022

Calling all Visually Impaired 18-35 year olds – LOOK are recruiting Sussex based volunteer mentors and we need you!

3rd November 2022 No Comments

16+ transition to further education, Education Support, image of students sat at tables with a lecturer talking at the front of the class room.

Getting the right support when you transition to further education or sixth form.

Mentor Al shares with us his education journey and how the support he recieved evolved as his education needs changed between primary to college education.

20th October 2022 No Comments

A photo of 3 people sat at a desk in a line; 2 are working behind laptops, one is holding a book.

On your marks, get set….go apply for our intern placement!

With funding from Thomas Pocklington Trust and RNIB, LOOK is delivering the Get Set Progress internship programme in the Herefordshire area.

17th October 2022 No Comments

16+ transition to further education, Advocating for your needs, Image of the back to two young people walking towards a school building

Advocating for your needs when you transition to Further Education.

Advocating for your access needs can be challenging but ensuring you have support in place before you start Sixth Form or College can be a real game changer. LOOK Mentor Aliza shares her advice for getting the right support.

14th October 2022 No Comments

Mentor of the Month: Daniel!

Meet our October Mentor of the Month, Daniel. Thank you Daniel for your thoughtful, kind and considered approach to mentoring. This month LOOK will take time to share and celebrate your ever growing contribution to LOOK!

12th October 2022 No Comments

A group of young vi people, LOOK mentors and LOOK staff at the boulder barn in Hereford. All stand in front of the climbing wall, cheering and smiling.

LOOK launch Herefordshire Family Outreach programme!

If you live in Herefordshire, are a visually impaired young person, parent to a vi child or you’re a vi young adult looking for volunteering and upskilling opportunities, we want to hear from you!

11th October 2022 No Comments

Photo of two LOOK runners holding hands high in the air as they run in their blue and yellow LOOK vests. Text on graphic says: Join our team. Run the 2023 London marathon for LOOK.

Hot off the Press: You can run the London 2023 Marathon for LOOK!

Are you ready for the challenge of a lifetime? Then join Team LOOK at the London Marathon.

10th October 2022 No Comments

LOOK National Mentor Recruitment!

The LOOK team are hitting the road in search of incredible individuals to join the LOOK mentoring team.

5th October 2022 No Comments

Mentor of the Month: Ussud!

Meet our September Mentor of the Month, Ussud. Thank you Ussud for being a driving force for LOOK, we are hugely grateful to Ussud for his communication, his time and the creative energy he brings to all he does with LOOK.

29th September 2022 No Comments

Confidence and Student life with a Visual Impairment.

In this blog, LOOK mentor Emilia reflects on her time at Uni and shares how her confidence has given her the opportunity to help others in a similar situation.

29th September 2022 No Comments

Images of the LOOK 2022 London marathon runners wearing their LOOK running vests

Support team LOOK at the 2022 London Marathon.

Lets get behind our incredible London Marathon runners and sponsor them today. It’s only with your generous support we can continue our important work empowering visually impaired young people and their families.

21st September 2022 No Comments