Gillingham Campus Map
Work at the Gillingham campus has been moving along swiftly, and we’re happy to share our new site map which shows some of the adjustments we’ve made. Students and service users have already been benefiting from the use of dedicated outdoor space for education and adult social care, along with utilising the café space for […]
Life after EMA – an update from Curtis!
We are thrilled to share an inspiring update on Curtis, a former EMA student who has continued to do so well since graduating. Curtis has now been working at the Shire Hall Museum in Dorchester for over 18 months, where he’s a valued team member. Working two days a week, Curtis has continued to build […]
Changes to our Gillingham Campus
Important update from Employ My Ability Today we are sharing an important update about changes to the EMA Gillingham Campus. The on-site garden centre and café are now closed to the public. The closure of the garden centre and café allows us to make positive improvements and focus on developing the Gillingham Campus by repurposing […]
Video: New Year, New Students!
EMA Marketing Assistant (and former student) George continues to add exciting and insightful content to our Youtube channel offering a look at EMA student experiences. His latest video is available to watch now, and George had a few words to go with it. “I am pleased to announce that the first EMA YouTube video this […]
EMA Student becomes finalist for Pride of Britain Award
We are delighted and proud to share some wonderful news this morning. One of our students, Joshua, has been nominated for The Pride of Britain Awards and has made the final four nominees in his category for dedication to fundraising. Over the years, Josh has dedicated so much of his time to fundraising for charities […]
Student Vegetables WIN at Dorset County Show
This past weekend saw the return of Dorset County Show, the county’s biggest celebration of rural life, and were on site at the show with our own stand representing EMA and our campus sites The Walled Garden and Thorngrove Garden Centre. We made sure to get involved with competitions and entered a few vegetables grown […]
From college, to the community…
We wanted to send out a huge THANK YOU to all of our employment partners who helped our students this past year, collaborating with us to offer work experience placements, and the opportunity for EMA students to take what they’ve learned here at college in our classrooms, shops, cafés, and gardens, out into the local […]
2024 Leavers Days
Another year has drawn to a close, and last week both Moreton and Gillingham campuses had their leaver’s day celebrations which included the graduations of students, certificates awarded, plus many congratulations and a few farewells. These are special days in the EMA calendar, where student achievements are recognised in front of their peers, and […]
From work experience, to employment…
We are proud to share that EMA student Eleanor, who will be graduating this week, is moving from work experience to paid employment. We recently spotlighted in our newsletter that Eleanor began work experience at the Allendale Centre Café in Wimborne, and she quickly settled in as part of their team. Eleanor showed her […]
Video from George: End of the academic year at Moreton
Marketing Assistant and former EMA student George Brind has produced another video at our Moreton campus. In his own words, George had the following to say: “It is with great delight that I have released my latest Employ My Ability YouTube video. This one is about things that happen during the Lead-Up to the End […]