Students go back to school

Students go back to school

Keywords: Work experience, Schools

An innovative project takes young people into schools to work alongside pupils and staff. The scheme, administered by Wolverhampton College, involves candidates aged between 17 and 20 undergoing training in subjects such as first aid, security, drug awareness, personal safety, handling aggression and basic counselling. They are then allocated to a school where they help to provide a safe and caring environment for pupils.

The pilot programme, which has been running for two years, is the first of its kind in Europe. It was set up with the backing of the European Social Fund. Jane Williams, Wolverhampton College principal, said: "This is one of many examples of close collaboration between the college and local schools, to the mutual benefit of college students, school pupils and the entire community".