Business News Top award for The Sheffield College
The Sheffield College has achieved national recognition for demonstrating its commitment to equality and diversity. The National Centre for Diversity
has conditionally accredited the college with the Investors in Diversity Award. The award is recognised as the
national standard to ensure that the FREDIE values of fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement are at the centre of decision-making in the workplace. The college is currently working
to achieve the full award after completing a range of actions involving staff, students and external stakeholder. Actions undertaken so far
include a survey with staff, students and external stakeholders, the development of an action plan for equality, diversity and inclusion and
the launch of a college equality scheme from 2020 to 2023. In recognition of the work
already underway, and the commitment and plans in place to gain the full award, the College has received a conditional award. James Smythe, Assistant Principal for Student Experience, and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, The Sheffield College, said: “All of our efforts are focussed on putting the values of
fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement at the heart of everything we do at the college. We are delighted with the recognition of that.” Solat Chaudhry, Chief Executive
Officer of the National Centre for Diversity, said: “It is great to see that The Sheffield College have committed so wholeheartedly to work towards making the college truly inclusive of all people whatever their background.”
About The Sheffield College
‘The college is currently working to
achieve the full award’
• The Sheffield College is a further education college that provides academic, vocational and professional qualifications to approximately 16,000 young people and adults. Its mission is to transform your life through learning. The college offers a broad curriculum that includes apprenticeships, vocational diplomas, A- Levels, access courses, and foundation and honours degrees, and has four main campuses: City, Hillsborough, Olive Grove and Peaks as well as two centres at Fir Vale and Eyre Street.
• More than 16,000 students and apprentices studied with the college during the last academic year 2018/19. Of those learners, 2,800 were apprentices. The college works with approximately 2,150 employers and its economic impact on Sheffield City Region annually is approximately £282.5 million. Source: EMSI Economic Impact Study 2019. Visit
www.sheffcol.ac.uk. Call 0114 2602600. Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Linkedin.
Hospice appeals to business community
Treetops Hospice Care is asking the business community for help to ensure it can continue to nurse those at the very end of life in their own homes. Treetops wants to do all it can to continue offering its vital Hospice at Home service during the coronavirus pandemic but the charity’s income is already being seriously affected. Julie Heath (pictured), Treetops Chief Executive, said: “The
coming months will be very hard for Treetops and we urgently need help. We’ve had to temporarily close all our charity shops and postpone or cancel several significant fundraising events which means we are facing £1.4m loss in income in the next six months. “Unfortunately we are not part of the NHS. We’re an independent charity
and so we have to raise funding ourselves to offer our services free of charge to the local community. Our 47 nurses are continuing to go into patients’ homes and provide palliative care despite the challenging circumstances – but we need businesses across the East Midlands to please consider ways in which to support us so we can continue this service in the coming months.”
The charity has put together a wish list: • Donations of new laptops for nurses to assist communications and ensure full access to vital medical information (exact specifications can be provided but will require camera and sound for video calls)
• Donations to the Emergency Appeal –
www.treetopshospice.org.uk/emergencyappeal
• Asking remote-working employees to donate equivalent petrol or commute costs
• Asking employee teams to organise online fundraising initiatives and activities
The Hospice at Home service was vital for Mike’s dad, Tony. Mike said:
“There came a time when my father required care throughout the night - someone to give him pain relief and to be a companion for him during those dark hours. We were truly amazed that Treetops could give us so much love and care. “My Mum and sister would usually be up in the night so it was
wonderfully helpful when the nurse arrived and we could have a few hours of valuable rest. “The nurses became very special to us. They very quickly became family
which was lovely in our time of utter need, knowing the inevitable outcome in the near future. We opened our arms to their support. “The most memorable moment was the night dad died. The nurse who
was with us at that time was full of compassion, warmth and understanding. We couldn't have wished for a lovelier person to be with us as he passed away.”
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