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Jan 72 min read
Closure of Alexandra House
It is with a heavy heart that we announce that the Trustees of SJMT have had to make an extremely difficult decision regarding the future...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read
Exciting news for young care leavers as accommodation gets the go-ahead
SJMT is thrilled to announce that we have been granted planning permission to build our first Almshouses for young people since our...
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Dec 6, 20243 min read
Autumn Round-up
As we say goodbye to the beautiful colours of autumn and welcome the colourful lights and vibrant decorations as of the festive season,...
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Nov 5, 20242 min read
Latest SHINE news
Shine is privileged to be a part of the told stories of a growing number of Care Leavers who are choosing to work with Shine. Our...
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Oct 10, 20242 min read
Supporting World Mental Health Day
October 10th is World Mental Health Day and this year, the theme set out by the World Federation for Mental Health is ' It is time to...
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Sep 20, 20241 min read
Welcome to Alexandra House's new Registered Manager
We're delighted to introduce you to Elisabeth Sheppard, our new Registered Manager at Alexandra House. Elisabeth brings a wealth of...
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Sep 19, 20242 min read
Shine - One Year On
Thousands of children in the UK leave care on their 18th birthday and cannot rely on their former carers in the same way other young...
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Sep 12, 20241 min read
Helping with the new Care Workforce pathway
The Sir Josiah Mason Trust (SJMT) and Yardley Great Trust Group (YGTG) are proud to be helping the Department of Health and Social Care...
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Sep 5, 20241 min read
Summer round-up
Autumn is now upon us and we reflect on yet another busy but fun summer. Here is a snapshot of just some of what our residents got up to...
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Jul 29, 20242 min read
Founder's Day - 29th July
Today, we mark Founder’s Day to celebrate the founding of the Sir Josiah Mason Trust on 29 July 1868. The original Trust logo featured a...
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Jul 15, 20241 min read
Celebrating our National Lottery funding
We are thrilled to announce that we recently received the news that Shine, our service for young people, has received a grant from the...
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
Residents' Round-up - June
Our residents had a busy month in June with plenty of fun activities, holidays and trips. Read on to hear what they have been up to. Some...
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Jun 24, 20242 min read
Almshouse Resilient Communities (ARC) for the Future project
Recognised as one of the leading almshouse providers, SJMT is proud to have been a lead partner with UCL on a 30 month research project...
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Jun 11, 20241 min read
What do you think of us? Latest Service Experience Survey Results
The latest Service Experience Survey results for Alexandra House are now published and we are delighted that the feedback has once again...
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May 21, 20241 min read
Welcome to our new Maintenance Apprentice thanks to Shine
We are thrilled to be able to welcome Louii, our new maintenance apprentice. to the SJMT team. A key aim of SHINE, our programme to...
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Jan 30, 20242 min read
Announcement: Closure of Alexandra Court
It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that towards the end of last year, the Trustees of SJMT had to make one of their most...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read
National Care Leavers' Week
Explaining our input – working in a different way This week is the first National Care Leavers' week since the Shine service launched in...
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Oct 19, 20232 min read
Impact Report Summary - Compliments, Concerns and Complaints
In the final two sections of our Annual Impact Report, we look back on compliments, concerns and complaints received during the 2022 -...
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Oct 11, 20232 min read
Children & Young People's Services - Annual Impact Report 2022 - 2023
Shine Service SJMT was thrilled to be working with young people again after over 60 years by appointing a Young People's Service Manager...
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Oct 5, 20232 min read
Care Services - Residents Survey Results 2022 -2023
Our Residents Survey offers a snapshot into how residents experience the care and support given and includes feedback from residents at...
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