{"id":10727,"date":"2016-06-06T16:48:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=10727"},"modified":"2016-06-06T16:48:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:48:15","slug":"how-the-oaks-garden-nursery-in-cardiff-is-helping-people-with-learning-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/06\/06\/how-the-oaks-garden-nursery-in-cardiff-is-helping-people-with-learning-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Oaks Garden Nursery in Cardiff is helping people with learning needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">THE Oaks Garden Nursery on Allensbank Road, Heath, Cardiff, offers essential skills to people with learning needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Pupils learn a wide variety of horticultural skills at the social enterprise. They gain work experience and are also encouraged to socialise with customers, as the nursery is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Oaks is one of the many projects that operate as a part of the Vision 21 programme.\u00a0The scheme offers various types of \u00a0vocational training to people in Cardiff with learning needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Reporter, <strong>Katie Gupwell<\/strong>, visited The Oaks to see the\u00a0work carried out there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In an exclusive interview, project co-ordinator Roy Bailey,\u00a0tells The Cardiffian\u00a0how The Oaks has developed and what the students learn on the job. 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