Former EMA student Alice graduated in 2023 and continues to stay busy in the local community.
Since June of 2024, Alice has been working at ODEON Cinemas! In this role she is applying many of the hospitality skills developed during her time at EMA, interacting with customers, scanning cinema tickets, and cleaning. She is working towards more responsibilities too.
Alice’s manager Louisa says “The team really enjoy having Alice working with them, she is always happy and a great member of staff”, and Alice’s mentor Teylor says she is always willing to learn! Alice herself says “I enjoy being a part of the team, and getting to see the films!”. She also expresses that she missed staff and students from college, but looks forward to stopping by for a visit soon.
Alice is able to travel independently – she currently takes a lift to work with her mum (only as there is no bus from her home at that time), but travels home on the bus by herself. Working on independence and confidence skills such as this are a huge part of what we do with our students at EMA and it’s brilliant to hear of Alice doing so well.
Alice is also volunteering at Mid Dorset Mencap once and week, and accessing Dorset Abilities Group twice a week. We look forward to hearing more about how you continue to thrive beyond EMA. Amazing work Alice
