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Me and my arthritis, by Liz Sabin.

In June 2006 at the age of 16, I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. At the time I was in the middle of my GCSE exams,which I completed and gained 6 Cs and a D. For over a year I had a swollen big toe on my left foot. I saw a lot of medical professionals (eg doctors, physiotherapists), but none of them knew what was wrong. It was only when my right foot became swollen that I found out that I had Arthritis, and then a few weeks later my right knee became swollen and I was told that had Arthritis in it as well.After being diagnosed I felt shocked and scared, but also relieved to finally know what was wrong with me. Now 18, I have also completed a home learning course. I was a Millennium Volunteer and through my involvement engaged with the Edge Learner Forum.

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Tuesday 8th December, 2009

More Work Experience Training for Employers

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Members of the Sussex Learner Forum were invited to help deliver another East Sussex County Council (ESCC) training session, where employees expecting a work placement student can learn from other young people's experiences.

During the session forum members had the opportunity to make a presentation about EDGE, lead discussions around positive and negative experiences of work placements and explore solutions to different scenarios devised by the forum members.  All participants were then given two copies each of the Sussex Forum's two sided poster, which aims to share both young people's and employers' expectations of each other on a work placement.

It was the second time that the Sussex Forum had been part of the training, and they hope to contribute to further sessions held by the ESCC next year. 

One participant said of the session; "It's very useful, it gives us a chance to meet other people that have been on it and done work experience recently, so it's a good chance for us to reflect and to think about the new placement and to consolidate what you already know"

Thursday 3rd December, 2009

Doncaster Edge film

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New Doncaster Film available Now.....

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