{"id":243,"date":"2019-02-12T14:26:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juliabaird.eu\/?p=243"},"modified":"2020-09-08T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:02:12","slug":"off-to-work-we-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/?p=243","title":{"rendered":"Off to Work we go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133839-e1549981170692.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-248\" src=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133839-e1549981170692-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133839-e1549981170692-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133839-e1549981170692-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133839-e1549981170692-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133839-e1549981170692-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>In early January, I went to have lunch with the first group of students, at their temporary home base in Liverpool. They were 8 in number and this was their final day in the Steps to Work programme. The next day, they were about to start on their new work placements, which varied from gallery and cafe work to child care in nurseries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-249 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133638-e1549981205311-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133638-e1549981205311-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133638-e1549981205311-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133638-e1549981205311-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133638-e1549981205311-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had sandwiches and fruit and some of the students had a KFC!&#8230;it was a very jovial atmosphere, full of excited chatter about the new challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-254 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133555-e1549981246711-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133555-e1549981246711-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133555-e1549981246711-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133555-e1549981246711-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_133555-e1549981246711-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We shared some group photographs, then the group went back into the education room, for last-minute pep talks with their tutors. We hope to get some feedback from their placements soon&#8230;.and of course, from the group members themselves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-250 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124316-e1549981531972-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124316-e1549981531972-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124316-e1549981531972-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124316-e1549981531972-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-251 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124332-e1549981546335-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124332-e1549981546335-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124332-e1549981546335-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124332-e1549981546335-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-252 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124319-e1549981557816-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124319-e1549981557816-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124319-e1549981557816-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124319-e1549981557816-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124305.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-253 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124305-e1549981567331-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124305-e1549981567331-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124305-e1549981567331-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/juliabaird.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190109_124305-e1549981567331-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a> The next group is nearly ready to start!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In early January, I went to have lunch with the first group of students, at their temporary home base in Liverpool. They were 8 in number and this was their final day in the Steps to Work programme. 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