Fayre and Square
Description
A creative learning environment, preparing young adults with disabilities for employment. All products are handmade by independent artisans. Fayre and Square is a community shop that provides training placements and group sessions to young people with learning disabilities, mental health issues or other significant barriers to employment. Fayre and Square is run by MVSC staff and volunteers and is supported by local small business and traders, who provide their amazing hand made products for learners to sell to the public as well as giving their time to running Fayre and Square.
As well as providing supported placements for individual learners, Fayre and Square are now able to offer classroom/workspace to schools and colleges as well as other organisation’s for up to a maximum of six pupils a session. Students can enjoy the hundreds of products we have to sell, as well as full access to all of the aspects of a fully functioning retail environment. You will have the opportunity to utilise a functional shop/retail setting to hold and create bespoke lessons or learning packages to suit pupils/ schools needs during opening hours.
Students take part in valuable work experience while learning. This in turn supports schools and colleges with work experience targets.
Alternatively, Fayre and square can offer its own learning packages, all relating to the following skills:
Customer service
Money handling
Till work
Stock rotation
Team work
Literacy and Numeracy
Time keeping
Communication
Body language
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RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS
facebook.comWe had a visitor bearing good news...Chris, star of the @Retail_IT_ & @SW19Lawyers business breakfast event last year, has got a job at Homebase! Absolutely thrilled that all his hard work is paying off - go Chris! 🌟 We are so proud of you.
Wilton Tennis Club in Wimbledon have chosen us as their charity for their fundraiser quiz night! You can support us by going along to this brain teasing evening. Teams can be up to a maximum of 6 people & tickets are £10 including food and soft drinks (there is a bar too, if you want to treat yourself to an alcoholic one 😉 ). Would be great to see some of our supporters there!
Happy birthday to Ijeoma. She has been (very patiently) teaching us BSL during her placement; we are so lucky to work alongside her. Here's to the next year ahead, may it be filled with happiness - we already know it will be a successful one with your awesome attitude to life.
Welcome to Dawid. It's his second session with us and he has mastered the till operations already. One to watch; this guy is going to do great things!
A brilliant mind & powerful advocate for people with disabilities has left us today but his lessons will not. He taught us that disability means you have a unique perspective, an inherent ability to overcome adversity; that we should never underestimate our potential to achieve.
Huge congratulations to JonJon! He has secured part time employment with KFC & his first 2 weeks there have been great. All this whilst studying his last year at college & finishing his placement with us. Such a superstar 🌟
We held our first Arts & Crafts Workshop yesterday and it was great! We will be running these workshops for people with disabilities every Monday 11am-1pm. For a limited time only entry is £5 per person with materials and light refreshments provided. If you are interested in joining us please e-mail kirstin@mvsc.co.uk or call 0300 302 3530.
Sadly, Fayre & Square will be closed today as our head office has been advised of an amber weather warning in Merton from 2pm. We hope everyone is keeping safe & warm - hopefully we will back to business as usual tomorrow.
It's World Book Day tomorrow & we were delighted to make one little girl's dream come true by recreating the dress her favourite character wears in The Paper Dolls. Have fun, little one!
NEW STOCK ALERT! Make sure you pop in and pick up some of our lovely new stock, before they sell out!
We are Mothers Day ready! Thanks Doodlepip Crafts & Kumiko for our window & table displays <3
We are helping to spread the love today . Come and check out Centre Court Shopping Centre's display, on lower mall next to Tesco. For every message of love tied to the display, they are donating £1 to British Heart Foundation.
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