About Vale Life & Work Skills
Vale Life & Work Skills was created from a desire to develop an education provision that reflects the same level of quality, consistency and personalised support seen within our sister company Belvoir Home Care.
Working within a service that delivers high standards of care to the wider community highlighted the importance of creating environments where individuals feel supported, valued and able to develop with confidence.
With the availability of a new setting, it felt like the right time to extend this approach into education — creating a learning centre that is accessible, well-positioned within the local area, and designed to offer a calm and structured environment for learners.
Zoe Chawner
Education Director
Vale Life & Work Skills is led by our Education Director & Safe Guarding Lead, with over 20 years’ experience supporting individuals with additional needs across education, adult learning and workplace learning.
This includes various roles within The National Autistic Society for over a decade, as well as working as an Adult Tutor delivering courses within the ‘Learning for Independence’ curriculum with Leicestershire County Council, supporting adults with learning disabilities and delivering accredited AIM units.
Further experience includes identifying learning needs across Leicestershire and supporting individuals to access appropriate education and development opportunities. And now currently Director & Operations Manager at Belvoir Home Care.
This breadth of experience ensures that the provision is informed by a strong understanding of learner needs, progression pathways and effective support strategies.