About Workbridge
Who are we?
Our Programmes
Who are we?
Jenny leads Workbridge with a deep commitment to empowering people to RISE to their potential. Her career spans mainstream education, specialist provision and community‑based skills development, giving her a rare blend of experience that shapes the heart of Workbridge today.
She began her professional journey as an English teacher, where
Jenny leads Workbridge with a deep commitment to empowering people to RISE to their potential. Her career spans mainstream education, specialist provision and community‑based skills development, giving her a rare blend of experience that shapes the heart of Workbridge today.
She began her professional journey as an English teacher, where she developed a passion for communication, creativity and helping young people find their voice. Her classroom experience taught her the power of relationships, high expectations and personalised support — principles that continue to guide her leadership.
Driven by a desire to make education more inclusive, Jenny moved into specialist education, taking on the role of Post‑16 Lead in a special school. There, she oversaw programmes for young people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and complex profiles. She championed pathways that built independence, confidence and real‑world readiness, working closely with families, therapists and employers to create opportunities that felt meaningful and achievable.
This combination of mainstream teaching expertise and specialist leadership shaped Jenny’s belief that every person deserves dignity, choice and the chance to build a life that feels good to them.
When Workbridge sadly closed its doors earlier this year, Jenny stepped forward to protect its ethos and ensure its future. She is now working towards opening the new Workbridge and is excited to lead the organisation with warmth, clarity and purpose, overseeing the development of core modules — Independent Living & Community Skills, Pre‑Employment Skills and Transition to Work — ensuring each one reflects the organisation’s values of Respect, Inclusion, Skills and Empowerment.
Under her leadership, Workbridge continues its long‑standing mission while evolving into a modern, community‑driven organisation that collaborates with local partners, employers, the local community and charities to open sustainable pathways into work and/or independent living.
For Jenny, Workbridge is more than a service — it’s a community where people are seen, valued and supported to grow at their own pace. Her vision is simple: to create a place where difference is celebrated, barriers are removed and every person has the tools to RISE to their potential
Our Mission
Our Programmes
Who are we?
The heart of Workbridge has always been about empowering people with mental health needs, autism, brain injury and learning disabilities through meaningful activity, skills development, community connection and vocational opportunities.
Workbridge continues this mission, ensuring that the ethos and values remain intact even though the lo
The heart of Workbridge has always been about empowering people with mental health needs, autism, brain injury and learning disabilities through meaningful activity, skills development, community connection and vocational opportunities.
Workbridge continues this mission, ensuring that the ethos and values remain intact even though the location and structure have changed and are no longer part of St Andrew’s Healthcare.
Our mission is to create inclusive opportunities that nurture life skills, community participation, and employment readiness, enabling every person to work towards their own vision of a good life.
We believe that everyone has potential and deserves the chance to thrive. Through tailored support, practical training, and meaningful engagement, we aim to break down barriers, promote equality, and foster a sense of belonging within the wider community.
By collaborating with local partners and employers, we will open pathways to sustainable work and social inclusion, ensuring that those we support are not just participants but valued contributors to society.
Our commitment is to deliver services that are person-centred, strengths-based, and rooted in dignity and respect, helping individuals build confidence, independence, purpose and can RISE to their potential.
Together, we will create a community where difference is celebrated, and every person has the tools to achieve a life that feels good to them.
Workbridge now relies on community support, through donations, volunteering, and local partnerships, to thrive, so we call on the people of Northampton and beyond to donate generously so Jenny can continue with the Workbridge legacy.
Our Programmes
Our Programmes
Our Programmes
Our commitment is to deliver services that are person-centred, strengths-based, and rooted in dignity and respect, helping individuals build confidence, independence, purpose and can RISE to their potential.
Together, we will create a community where difference is celebrated and every person has the tools to achieve a life that feels good
Our commitment is to deliver services that are person-centred, strengths-based, and rooted in dignity and respect, helping individuals build confidence, independence, purpose and can RISE to their potential.
Together, we will create a community where difference is celebrated and every person has the tools to achieve a life that feels good to them.
Workbridge will deliver three core modules:
- Independent Living and Community Skills – home, online and community life skills.
- Pre‑Employment Skills – work experience, CV support, digital skills and employability.
- Transition to Work & Living Independently – volunteering, supported work and confidence‑building.
Within these sessions, service users will be able to build on their core employability skills through a range of workshops such as horticulture, cooking, sports, arts, drama, digital learning, design technology or construction.
On offer, there will also be sessions targeting future independent living: learning how to budget, travel training, caring for your home, shopping and getting out in the local community.
Finally, we will be working with local charities, businesses and services to engage service users in supported work experience and placements.
Previously, Workbridge secured government funding through UKSPF to offer wellbeing and employability sessions. This group was referred through SPRING social prescription, Job Centre Plus and self-referrals. We would like to offer more of these services in the future to the local community.
How we operate
By collaborating with local partners and employers, we will open pathways to sustainable work and social inclusion, ensuring that those we support are not just participants but valued contributors to society.
Our initial offering will be daily workshops including:
- Digital Skills for independent living
- Health living in the outdoors (gardening and walking groups)
- Healthy Living in the community (access to swimming, cooking groups, the gym and other recreational activities)
- Creative arts and expression for wellbeing and confidence (arts, crafts and dance)