SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
TRAINING CAFES
OXFORD - WITNEY
Our cafes are our classrooms, and our trainees are at the heart of everything we do. Trainees learn every aspect of cafe work, from serving on the till to stacking the dishwasher and emptying the bins!
70,000 customers each year visit our cafés because of the quality of the coffee & food. It just ‘so happens’ that they may leave with a different perception of ‘disability’ too.
Life Changing Bakes provides a non-customer facing training environment for our trainees and celebrates their creativity, precision and accuracy. Our trainee bakers help to provide all of the cakes we sell in our cafes, as well as all of the stock for our online shop.
How does a Traineeship work?
The Yellow Submarine traineeship is perfect for those who are ready to think about transitioning from education to employment.
Our training programme offers real life work experience within our social enterprise cafes and Life Changing Bakes project. Trainees receive supportive, individualised training with a focus on increasing life skills, confidence and independence, and our educational provision enables the young person’s EHCP to remain active.
Phase 1
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12 Months
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Prior to enrolment, full suitability assessment takes place
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'New starters' entry programme
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Gradual introduction to the world of work
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Work experience shifts in 1 cafe
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One-to-one training offered on all aspects of cafe work
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September intake
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Phase 2
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6 Months
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Places exclusively granted to those who successfully complete Phase 1​​
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Opportunities for involvement with Life Changing Bakes
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Work experience shifts in both cafes
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External work experience placements arranged
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Individualised support moving onto 'next steps' beyond Yellow Submarine
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SCHEDULE
Trainees attend for around 20 hours per week. This time is split between group learning and shifts in the cafe, usually over 4 days.
FUNDING
Places can be funded when a trainee has an EHCP and meets the required criteria.
In such cases where this is not possible, alternative arrangements can be explored, including
private funding options
Find out more about
our supporters
WORK EXPERIENCE
We believe in learning through doing. All trainees work as members of the cafe team, and gain valuable, real-life work experience over an extended period of time.
QUALIFICATION
Trainees work towards an ASDAN qualification in employability ranging from Entry level 2 to Level 2
LIFE SKILLS
Travel training, advice and guidance on managing money and online safety are just a few of the essential life skills we cover. We place an emphasis on developing social skills and building confidence as we recognise that these are difficult for some, but essential for living life to the full.
SUPPORTERS
Our Traineeship and cafes are supported by grants and opportunities from a variety of charitable trusts and companies, for which we are very grateful
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Where are they now?
Find out where our trainees went after graduating...
Employed @
McDonalds
Paid employment
Macdonald's
Darren
Graduated 2016
Employed
@
Marks & Spencer
Lucy
Graduated 2018
Paid employment
Marks + Spencers
Employed
@
Yellow Submarine,
IT department
Kieran
Graduated 2020
Paid employment
Yellow Submarine - IT dept.
"We have seen such a change in B since he started at Yellow Submarine. He used to really struggle to get out of bed in the morning and took very poor care of himself. He now takes such pride in getting up and ready for work each day. He is much more confident and can now communicate with people that he doesn't know."
Parent of 'B'
