Stepwell Consultancy Ltd.

Stepwell Consultancy Ltd were awarded £119,939 in July 2024 to run their project for 36 months

A 3-year project to develop & deliver a 12 week programme of workshops supporting young people aged 16-24 with long term conditions to develop an understanding of self management principles & build associated skills, complimented by 1:1 coaching & peer support activities which would grow over the grant term. The project is new as while Stepwell has delivered similar training in the past this had an employability focus & lacked peer elements. It is hoped that learning will come from understanding the topics young people identify in the codesign period. The effectiveness of the programme in supporting young people to develop their self management capacity, the range of conditions people come with, how we might need to adapt to people’s different support needs and what aspects of the three pronged approach to support are impactful. As this represents a slight shift for Stepwell it is felt that there could be important learning gained from the experience of the project itself from how the shift is managed by staff and any potential challenges faced.