1. Association for Real Change ARC England
Back to the 80’s, forward to the future
LOGO’s
Lisa Lenton, ARC England Director

2. ARC’s purpose and vision
Our purpose is to improve the quality of life for people who have a learning disability by supporting anyone who is involved in the planning or delivery of support and services.
To aim to enable/empower and influence real change that puts people with learning disabilities:
at the centre of decision-making
and in the heart of their communities

3. The ARC Timeline
1976 – ARC was formed - Association of Residential Communities for the Retarded
1982 – ARC was incorporated as a charity
1995 – Lisa White, our longest serving employee, joined us
1998 – ARC started to have a presence in Scotland and Northern Ireland
2001- UK Regionalisation Project started – opening ARC branches across the land
Between 1982 and 1995 ARC was growing – gaining members and growing in reputation
WDF – previous TSI (Training Strategy Implementation) fund.

4. The ARC timeline cont’d
2002 – CRB checks were provided by ARC
2002/3 – ARC started to administer WDF
2008 – our Qualifications Centre was
re-located from Evesham to Chesterfield
2009/10 – ‘Safety Net’ was launched – pioneering work on ‘mate crime’
2011 – Winterborne View – co-signatories to the concordat
2012 – 2015 – ‘Creating an Ordinary Life’ Active Support project

5. Did you know?
Since 1996 we have been awarded £24m in project funding across ARC UK. Topics over the years include:
National Induction Project
Active Support
BME Communities – Charter for Inclusion
Money
PA Net – Personal Assistants and PA Employers
Safety Net – mate crime awareness
WDIF – Training Peer Trainers
Sexual Exploitation Awareness

6. Did you know? (2)
Between 2002 and 2017 we have dispersed nearly £9m in funding from DH/Skills for Care to Adult social care employers in England
2015 ARC England got its very own Director for the first time
ARC England has 6.5 FTE staff in England
Our E-newsletter, Real People reaches over 2500 contacts and stakeholders
We have 116 members across England

7. How we do it… People who access support
Communities – working to make them more inclusive
Staff – CEO’s, Registered Managers, Support staff
Organisations –impact of Government policies on Social Care