What we do works
The impact of our programmes is best seen through the eyes of our candidates, their families and our fantastic employer partners…
I was in a really bad place at college, and made to feel like a complete and utter failure. But Team Domenica have now helped me find a job – I’m really proud of myself and what I’ve achieved. The Grand staff have really accepted me and they really see me as a hard worker.Charles, Team Domenica candidate
Please head to our Success Stories, or watch the below videos, to listen to our young people’s stories and see the impact of our work.
Video Gallery
Kieren’s Story
Shows a young man’s journey to employment as well as the support offered to our candidates and employer partners alike.
Domenica’s Story
Shows the impact of getting a job for both the candidate themselves, as well as their family as a whole.
Jack’s Story
Shows Team Domenica’s expertise in pairing the right candidate to the right employer and the impact on candidates and their families.
Zac’s Story
Shows the impact of getting a job for candidates, families and employers, plus Team Domenica’s continued support for partnered employers.
Want to hear more from our candidates, parents/carers and employers? Read their success stories.
Our Published Reports
Each year, we ask our candidates, their parents and carers, and our employer partners to complete a survey to tell us how they feel things are going. Their feedback shows that Team Domenica is making a tremendous difference, showcased in our Impact Report below.
We also produce an Annual Report (shown below), reviewing our progress as a charity over the previous year. The report displays our achievements, looks at our plans for the future and details our finances. The intention is to reflect the amount of time, effort and care that everyone puts into their work Team Domenica, the importance of our efforts, and the difference we are making for young people with learning disabilities.
Impact Report
Learn about the impact we’re having on our candidates; their parents/carers, our employers and wider community.
Annual Report
Our Annual Report reviews and celebrates our progress over the previous year, as well as looking forward to future goals and aspirations.
External Reports and Evaluations
The Tizard Centre
The Tizard Centre, at the University of Kent, are a leading research centre in autism and learning disability studies. In 2024, they completed an independent review of Team Domenica, focusing on our impact. To do this, they spoke with our staff, candidates, parents, employer and the wider community. When collating and evaluating the input from these parties, the researchers found that:
“Team Domenica is making a meaningful difference to lives of many young adults with learning disabilities and/or autism, with reported positive knock-on effects for parent carers, staff, employers and the wider local community.”
You can learn more about their findings in this newspiece, or by reading one of the following reports…
Ofsted
As part of our transition to an independent Specialist Further Education Provider, our programmes are now inspected by Ofsted.
In their ‘New Provider Monitoring Visit’, which took place in July 2024, they made judgements against our progress in three key areas, including safeguarding where they saw “Significant Progress”. Click the button below to read a full report on their inspection.
Local Skills Improvement Plan
Another notable achievement was our feature in The Local Skills Improvement Plan by Future Skills Sussex and Sussex Chamber of Commerce. In this review, Team Domenica were highlighted as a case study and leader in creating a more inclusive employment landscape. They said:
“Initiatives such as […] the holistic and person-centred support offered by Team Domenica demonstrate effective pathways into employment.”
You can also visit our Success Stories page to read more about the impact of our work...
