Bild will close on Monday 22 December and reopen on Monday 5 January 2026. If you contact us over the holidays, please bear with us and we'll get back to you in the new year. We wish you a safe and happy festive season.

Bild's next free webinar will focus on our new BTEC Diploma in Practice Leadership for Supporting Good Health and Wellbeing Register to join us on 21 January at 12:30pm, as we explore how social care staff can support good health and wellbeing: bild.org.uk/SCDWeb #HealthInequalities

We're delighted to announce that the next International Positive Behaviour Support Conference will take place in Bristol and online on 19-20 May 2026! Look out for further information coming soon, including how to book your place.

The keynote speaker programme for the GOLD Conference 2026 is now live! Join us online on 25 February 2026 to advance a shared vision of better health for people with learning disabilities. See the full programme and book your online place today: www.bild.org.uk/GOLDConf26Pr

Our next Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner programme takes place on 10-11 February 2026 in Liverpool. This two day programme introduces the key components of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and the values and science that underpin it. Find out more: www.bild.org.uk/PBSPractitio...

This #HumanRightsDay Bild has co-signed a letter to the Prime Minister that challenges recent rhetoric from the Government around rights and calls for leadership that strengthens and protects people’s rights. Watch BIHR's Easy Read video version of the letter: www.youtube.com/watch #HRD25

@mencap.org.uk has launched ‘I’m In’, a campaign to tackle health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability. The campaign aims to increase the numbers of people on the GP Learning Disability Register. Find our more at www.mencap.org.uk/get-involved...

We are delighted to announce Dr Mark Spencer as the first keynote speaker for this year's Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference! Join us online on 25 February 2026 to hear from Mark and many more fantastic speakers: bild.org.uk/GOLDConf26

Bild membership gets you 100% FREE access to some journals as well as half price subscriptions to the International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support! Find out more about becoming a Bild member today: bild.org.uk/membership/

The Down Syndrome Act 2022 draft guidance has been published for consultation, running until 28 January 2026. You can respond to the consultation here: www.gov.uk/government/c... There is also an Easy Read option available.

Registrations are open for Bild’s GOLD Conference 2026, ‘Connected Care: Good health and growing older across health and social care’. Register today and if you’re a Bild member, take advantage of your exclusive early bird discount, available until 12 December! bild.org.uk/GOLDConf26 #GOLDConf26

Our next FREE #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities webinar is happening next week! Join us at 12:30pm on 26 Nov as we look at an award winning workbook to improve support for people with Down's syndrome who have dementia: bild.org.uk/DWB

Applications are open for the new BTEC Bild Diploma in Practice Leadership for Supporting Good Health and Wellbeing, starting April 2026. The qualification equips practitioners to make a real difference to those they support. Find out more: bild.org.uk/qualificatio...

We are at the @restraintreductionnetwork.org Conference, 'The art of the possible: Paving the way towards a restraint-free future', today and tomorrow! If you're here, come and say hello during the breaks and find out more about our qualifications and training. #RRNConf25

We recently held our first Working Together HR subgroup meeting, to progress work on creating a suite of accessible and usable employment documentation, creating an Easy Read employment contract. Find out more about how we work together at Bild: www.bild.org.uk/working-toge...

The next FREE #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities webinar is at 12:30pm on 26 Nov We will be joined by Karen Dodd, talking about her ward winning work book which aims to support people with Down's sydrome who have dementia Register to join us: bild.org.uk/DWB

Bild’s Steve Brown and Andrew Guy have been delivering Active Support training to Agenzija Sapport, Malta’s National Agency. We're encouraged by the organisation's desire to implement Active Support effectively and look forward to seeing the positive results in their work across Malta.

We are thrilled to announce that registrations are open for Bild’s GOLD Conference 2026, ‘Connected Care: Good health and growing older across health and social care’! Register today and if you’re a Bild member take advantage of your exclusive early bird discount! www.bild.org.uk/GOLDConf26

We offer individual and organisational membership with a wide range of benefits that can help you in your practice and your work to ensure a society where everyone can enjoy the same rights and opportunities. Find out more about our membership offers: www.bild.org.uk/membership/

There’s still time to book your place on our next Active Support Coaches Programme! Running on 2-4 December 2025 and 4 June 2026 in Liverpool, Bild’s Active Support Coaches Programme is designed to make you an effective coach in ‘Active Support’. Book your place today: bild.org.uk/ASCoaches25

Interested in discounts on sector leading CPD opportunities? Bild members can access discounts on all our events and training. Find out more about how you can become a member today: bild.org.uk/membership

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new BTEC Bild Diploma in Practice Leadership for Supporting Good Health and Wellbeing, starting April 2026. The qualification equips practitioners to make a real difference to those they support. Find out more: bild.org.uk/qualificatio...

Bild and our partner charity @restraintreductionnetwork.org are at the National Social Care Conference in Llandudno today and tomorrow. Here too? Come and talk to us about our qualifications and training designed to build competencies that improve lives, and develop and maintain positive cultures.

Bild aims to work together with people with learning disabilities and autistic people to make sure that we are focussed on the things that matter most. Find out more about how we work together with people on our 'Working Together' page: www.bild.org.uk/working-toge...

We are pleased to announce that the next FREE #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities webinar will be looking at an award winning workbook that helps people with Down's sydrome who have dementia to get the support they need Register to join us on 26 Nov at 12:30pm: bild.org.uk/DWB

Stay up to date with Bild and get key updates from across the sector with our fortnightly members’ newsletter. Find out more about Bild membership and join today: www.bild.org.uk/membership/

Recent news stories have again exposed the reality that too many people with learning disabilities die from avoidable causes. We're pleased then that Bild's GOLD group could speak to @learningdisability.bsky.social about supporting health across the lifespan of people with learning disabilities.

The new issue of In Focus - the ageing issue is available to download at learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/digital-issue/ Sign in/register to the LDT website for gratis access! Thank you to @dimensionsuk.bsky.social @bild.org.uk et al for contributing articles to the latest issue.

We are pleased to announce that the next Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference will take place online on 25 February 2026. Save the date and look out for further information coming soon, including how to book your place.

This week the US Government made claims that linked taking Tylenol (paracetamol) during pregnancy, and the MMR vaccine, to autism. These claims are highly irresponsible and not backed by robust evidence. We stand with autistic people, families and charities in condemning harmful misinformation.

Bild membership helps you keep up with the latest sector wide news. Our regular newsletters include updates from Bild's partner charities as well as key information about other organisations' activities. Find out more and become a member today: bild.org.uk/membership/

There's still time to book your place on the next Bild CAPBS Coaches programme starting 18 November in Birmingham. Find out more about how the programme helps practitioners to support the implementation of a positive behaviour support approach in their organisation: bild.org.uk/Coaches25

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This week, @bbcwales.bsky.social shared an 'Easy English' and 'Easy Welsh' story highlighting the need to address early deaths in people with learning disabilities. 🌟 Bild's Kate Brackley says it's a great step forward! More accessible news means everyone can stay informed.

It's Scottish Learning Disability Week! At Bild, our vision is a society where everyone can enjoy the same rights and opportunities. We work in partnership with others to help support people to live long, happy, healthy lives. www.scotldweek.com/ #ScotLDWeek25

Our next #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities webinar is tomorrow. Beyond Words will be explaining how Book Clubs can be an experience that fosters deep, meaningful conversations about challenging real-life topics for people with learning disabilities Register here: www.bild.org.uk/BCweb

Our next Attachment Difficulties and Complex Trauma programme, for practitioners supporting people with learning disabilities who have experienced disrupted attachments and/or complex trauma, takes place 23-24 October in Liverpool. Find out more: www.bild.org.uk/Attachment25

Bild members get many fantastic benefits, from our webinar library to free journal access Take a look at our membership offer to see how it can enhance your work towards a society where everyone can enjoy the same rights and opportunities: www.bild.org.uk/membership/

Bild welcomes the release of the delayed ‘Learning from lives and deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people’ (LeDeR) report, which has now been published by King's College London. Read our response to the report in full here: www.bild.org.uk/LeDeRreport

We will be hosting a FREE webinar on the Beyond Words Book Clubs on 10 Sep at 12:30pm Register to join us and learn more about how Book Clubs work as a creative and inclusive approach to communication: bild.org.uk/BCWeb #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities

There's still time to apply to be in the next cohort of our BTEC Certificate and Diploma qualifications in Positive Behaviour Support, starting 20 October 2025. Find out more: BTEC Level 4 Certificate: bild.org.uk/bild-btec-ce. BTEC Level 5 Diploma Practice Leadership: bild.org.uk/btecdiploma/

Never miss a webinar! Can't make it to our next #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities webinar? With Bild membership, you can access our library of past webinars, including recordings of recent webinars sent right to your inbox Find out more here: bild.org.uk/membership/

Two weeks until our next FREE #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities webinar! Join us at 12.30 on 10 Sept to find out how Beyond Words Book Clubs can provide people with an experience that fosters deep, meaningful conversations about challenging real-life topics: www.bild.org.uk/BCWeb

Practice Leaders guide, coach, and support staff to ensure that support is consistent, person centred, rights-based, and grounded in evidence-informed practices. Find out more about Bild's routes to practice leadership here: www.bild.org.uk/practice-lea...

Interested in discounts on sector leading CPD opportunities? Bild members can access discounts on all our events and training. Find out more about how you can become a member today: bild.org.uk/membership

We support the call from our partner charity @restraintreductionnetwork.org for statutory guidance on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. Along with charities and organisations across Scotland, we've asked Scottish political parties to commit to passing statutory guidance.

Good news for those looking to develop their skills in #PBS! Several of our #PBS workforce development programmes are eligible for DHSC funding through the LDSS 2025-2026. Find out more about eligibility and apply: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Bild’s Active Support Coaches Programme is designed to make effective coaches in ‘Active Support’. The next programme will run on 2-4 December 2025 and 4 June 2026 in Liverpool. Take the next step on your Active Support development and book your place: bild.org.uk/ASCoaches25

Bild membership gets you 100% FREE access to some journals as well as half price subscriptions to the International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support! Find out more about becoming a Bild member today: bild.org.uk/membership/

Our next FREE #GrowingOlderWithLearningDisabilities webinar is taking place on 10 Sep at 12:30pm We will be joined by Beyond Words, who will be talking about their Book Club programme and how it can open new pathways for connection and understanding Register to attend: www.bild.org.uk/BCWeb