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Another hugely successful WESC charity pub quiz took place last week at Matthew’s Hall in Topsham where over 100 participants battled it out for first place! Congratulations goes to team, University Challenged, from the University of Exeter who managed to repeat their success from the previous year and steal the title back! The team from … Continued

Hard work, determination and charisma are just a few of the qualities that have helped secure an internship placement for WESC ex-student Ben, 19, from Exmouth, within WESC’s very own Social Enterprise department for this academic year. WESC’s Social Enterprise consists of a registered online eBay shop, six retail charity outlets, West Hill garden centre … Continued

WESC Foundation has recently published a report in the British Journal of Visual Impairment. This report takes information from over one hundred scientific studies to summarise what we know about Visual Field Loss (VFL) caused by problems with how the brain processes vision. The report focuses on the evidence supporting the use of simple interventions … Continued

“The school rightly places the highest emphasis on preparing pupils for independent living in all its aspects. As a result, over time, pupils’ self-confidence and self-belief increase. Older pupils relish the increased independence they develop,” according to WESC Foundation’s Ofsted report released earlier this week. WESC Foundation students and staff are thrilled to announce that … Continued

We are excited to welcome back next week all WESC students after their summer break and also we are delighted to announce that the WESC Family Group will be starting back on Friday 15th September at 10.30am. WESC’s Family Group is open to parents/carers with a child aged between 0-4 years who has a visual impairment. … Continued

WESC Enabler, Antony (Ant) Clark, is celebrating finishing his incredible challenge walking the entire Pennine Way, a massive 268 miles, and raising over £560 for WESC Foundation. Ant tells us about the highs and lows of his trek including his victory dance as he made it to the finish! “If you’d ask me to do … Continued

WESC Foundation’s amazing supporter, David Sherwood, has set himself the challenge of completing 1,206 miles of hiking, the equivalent of walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats and back, to raise money for WESC Foundation! His route has included the Shropshire Six Summits (37 miles), Ben Nevis (4,411 ft), Scafell Pike (3,209 ft), Snowdon (3,560 … Continued

One WESC Foundation learner, Susan, has caught the eye of Natspec who has printed her success story, regarding gaining employment at KFC, in their latest newsletter. Please click on the link below to read their newsletter. Natspec newsletter

WESC Foundation learner, Will, aged 19 has been taking part in a weekly work placement at Tesco’s in Exmouth for the last month. Will, accompanied by his enabler Suzanne Bushell, goes into the store every Thursday, working in the grocery section from 11am to 2.30pm. During that time he helps re-stock and tidy shelves and … Continued