Shipley College Full-time Prospectus 2021-22

Students contribute 2704
volunteer hours to the
local community
We are delighted to have received a Social Impact Certificate
from the Duke of Edinburgh Award Charity in recognition of
the contributions that our students have made within our local
community.
Over the last year, over 200 of our students have been involved in
volunteering as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver
Awards. This has included Youth Work, supporting students and
adults with Learning Difficulties, working in nursing homes and
charities, helping to promote, fundraise and support local food
banks, providing support for after school clubs, scouts and
brownies, coaching local junior sports teams, running charity
fundraising and awareness events and running enrichment
activities for the students at the college. All of this
work amounted to an amazing 2704 hours with
a social value of £11,762 for our local
community.
College
staff support local NHS
& Care Workers
Staff from College have been working hard to support
our local NHS and care workers by creating urgently
needed face masks and scrubs for medical and care staff
during the pandemic. Steve Mullarkey, our Computing tutor, has
been 3D printing face shields for frontline staff. They have faced
challenges along the way but have been running the printer all day
to make as many as possible.
Steve says: “Our NHS staff work so hard and are so dedicated every
day, but it has taken this crisis to highlight what heroes each and every
one of them are, many of whom are essential to the functioning of the
NHS. If we can help in such a small way, by producing equipment
to protect them, there is no question as to whether this is
something worth doing.’”
In
addition, we have
also partnered with
Scrubs 4 BRI, an amazing
group of volunteers working to
sew scrubs for medical and care
staff in the Bradford District. We
have provided them with much
needed large format patterns so
that they can begin cutting
fabric for their sewing
bundles.
15