{"id":88,"date":"2015-02-12T00:50:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T00:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:01:45","slug":"pioneer-approaches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"pa-hero\" aria-label=\"Welcome\">\n  <div class=\"pa-hero__bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n    <span class=\"pa-blob pa-blob--1\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"pa-blob pa-blob--2\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"pa-blob pa-blob--3\"><\/span>\n    <span class=\"pa-grain\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pa-hero__inner\">\n    <p class=\"pa-hero__eyebrow pa-reveal\" style=\"--d:0s\">Pioneer Approaches<\/p>\n    <h1 class=\"pa-hero__title pa-reveal\" style=\"--d:.12s\">Creative support that <span class=\"pa-hl\">changes lives<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"pa-hero__lede pa-reveal\" style=\"--d:.28s\">Training, 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https:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #1fa0ff;\"><strong>Working inclusively to deliver<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative Training<\/li>\n<li>Consultancy<\/li>\n<li>Workshops<\/li>\n<li>Projects and Activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>for<\/strong> and <strong>with<\/strong> People with Learning Disabilities and Differences<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #1fa0ff;\"><strong>We offer specialist and innovative creative support with an emphasis on&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>music and drama in leisure<\/li>\n<li>personal development<\/li>\n<li>life skills<\/li>\n<li>employment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rumbles-MH-day1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64\" src=\"http:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rumbles-MH-day1.jpg\" alt=\"rumbles MH day\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rumbles-MH-day1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rumbles-MH-day1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We also deliver creative training sessions, together with <strong>\u2018experts by experience\u2019<\/strong>, that are based on the ideas and input of the people involved.<\/p>\n<p>This means we don\u2019t ask people to try to be as \u2018like us\u2019 as possible; rather, we adapt, and keep adapting, until we get it right and can tell a story or deliver a message in a way that has meaning to the individuals involved, whatever their ability<\/p>\n<p>We work with people across the spectrum of disabilities and differences, drawing on a wealth of experience in supporting people with a range of conditions such as Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and those who may have additional needs, such as mental health issues, dementia, complex and profound disabilities and behaviour that may be considered challenging<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cvb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cvb.jpg\" alt=\"cvb\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pioneerapproaches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/cvb.jpg 568w, 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