We improve the knowledge, understanding and skills of people who provide support. We work to influence policy that impacts the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Our work is shaped by people with lived experience, and we collaborate with organisations and advocacy groups to increase our impact.
Our work
Bild provides workforce development; qualifications; training for family carers; organisational development and consultancy; membership for individuals and organisations; communities of practice; resources and events; grant-funded projects to support government initiatives.
Our Priorities
Bild works to improve support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. Our work is currently focused in four priority areas.
Bild works to prevent health inequalities – unjust and avoidable differences in health outcomes. We want people to live long, happy, healthy lives. Find out about our health inequalities work
Bild’s Homes Not Hospitals work focuses on improving community support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people, helping support discharge and preventing unnecessary hospital admission. Find out about our homes not hospitals work
Bild works with our partner charity, the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN), to reduce the use of harmful restrictive practices in health, social care and education.Find out about the RRN’s work
Practice Leadership is an approach that focuses on how support is delivered in everyday practice. Bild promotes this approach and helps organisations to implement practice leadership.