Education
Local schools and colleges in Barnsley fundraise for the Hospice and every contribution we receive makes a real difference. This helps us to continue providing the highest standard of care to the local community. We value the relationships we have with pupils, as it gives us the opportunity to inform young people of all ages about the important work we do.
We are immensely proud of the support we receive and we are constantly looking to build relationships with those we haven't worked with before.
We work with schools and colleges in two ways:
We are keen to visit schools and colleges to talk about the work we do and we are also happy to arrange for children and students to visit the Hospice. We can tailor our presentations to any age group, from infants, sixth formers to mature students. We can use any format including class seminars, study groups and assemblies.
Hospice Education Resource Pack and CD Rom
The hospice movement has produced an education pack for schools teaching the Citizenship Curriculum for 11 to 14 year olds. This pack is available to schools free of charge by telephoning Help the Hospices on 020 7520 8220. If you request a pack, please contact us to discuss how we can support its delivery.
Fundraising
The money raised from schools and colleges through fundraising events and initiatives provides an important and substantial source of our annual income. There are lots of exciting ways to support the Hospice and these are as follows:
1 Mile in May – walk, run, skip anything over 1 mile
Go Yellow Day – wear yellow for the day
Bad Hair Day – mess your hair up and pay £1
Dress Down Day – dress in your own clothes and pay £1
Concert – music, dance, drama, magic, what can you do?
Sports Event – choose your favourite sport and organise a tournament - why not challenge the teachers!!!
Sponsored Silence or Spell – anything you can think of!
Recent examples of school & college fundraising for Barnsley Hospice include:
Go Yellow Days with everyone paying £1 to take part - Summer Lane Primary School, St Dominic’s Catholic Primary School, St Mary’s C.E. (A) Primary School, Wood View Infant & Nursery School, Holy Rood Catholic Primary School, Milefield Primary School, Mapplewell Primary School, Highview Primary Centre, Sandhill Primary School, Silkstone Primary School, Ladywood Primary School and Holgate Secondary School
Mile in May – Keresforth Primary School, Highfields Junior School, Wellgate Primary School, Darfield Valley Primary School, Oakhill Primary School and Sandhill Primary School
Disco & Evening of Entertainment – Darton High School staff, friends & ex-colleagues
An Evening of Contemporary Dance – Barnsley College Performing Arts Department
We can support your efforts in a number of ways:
Providing lots of fun ideas and advice for events
Designing and supplying posters and flyers to help publicise your event
Providing official Hospice sponsorship forms for your use
Sending a representative to talk to students about our work
Attending any event including cheque presentations
The benefits of working with the Hospice
Schools and hospices are both part of the local community
Talks can meet a specific curriculum need
Increased self-esteem
A sense of achievement
It can provide an item for student’s personal portfolio or CV
An opportunity for publicity for the school/college in the local media
It can be fun!!!
If you have any questions about our work or would like to discuss ways you can help, please contact Vicky Stead on 01226 323627, email: vickystead@barnsleyhospice.org.