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“Cheerleader” for disadvantaged Sunderland students awarded OBE
For Sunderland students with no family home to go to and no parents to rely on, talk to or ask for emotional or financial support – there is one person they can always turn to. For more than 20 years,
Wendy Price, Head of Widening Access and Participation at the University of Sunderland, has worked tirelessly in encouraging and supporting disadvantaged students through university. Wendy’s extraordinary efforts
have now been acknowledged with an Order of the British Empire (OBE) award in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List ‘for services to Higher Education’. Wendy was born in Gateshead and attended Biddick Comprehensive
School (now Biddick Academy) in Washington and studied for her A-levels at Sunderland College. Despite not knowing a great deal about how to access university – and with no one in her family ever having gone to university – Wendy decided
to take the plunge and study a business degree and a post-graduate diploma in management at Northumbria. In 2016, Wendy, with the help of colleagues, spearheaded the
University’s award-winning We Care programme, which nurtures, develops and supports care experienced and estranged students through their university life. “As a university, we have a really important role to not only ensure a
culture where all students are accepted but where they are celebrated,” Wendy said. “The We Care programme is not just about providing support, but
providing that community as well. We know our students individually, we send them birthday cards, have regular check-in meetings with them and we had a coffee catch-up on Christmas Day because we knew some of them would be on their own. “Graduations are such an important part of the student journey but
some of our students might not have family members or guests to invite, so we attend every single graduation ceremony if they want us to. When you see a student graduate, it’s the end of one journey but the start of an exciting new chapter and just to know I’ve played a part in that is such a privilege. “For me, it’s that personal connection that makes what we’re doing as
a university unique and different.”
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Local pupils bring sustainability and recycling projects to Goodwoof
Students from West Sussex Alternative Provision College (WSAPC) recently brought a sustainability and recycling stall to Goodwoof, a new event dedicated to canine companions taking place on the iconic Goodwood sporting estate. As part of WSAPC’s enterprise initiative, in
partnership with Goodwood, students teamed up to make a range of products from recycled materials, including dog toys, bandanas and waste bag pouches as well as ‘pupnic’ refreshments, such as vegan biscuits and treats. Working alongside Goodwood CEO, Chris
Woodgate, and the wider Goodwood team, the students, ranging from primary to Year 11, were tasked with brainstorming product ideas, ‘manufacturing’ processes and marketing strategies. They then had to work together to create the products which involved teaching peers how to use sewing machines, quality checking every item for sale and creating stall decorations. Selling these products at the event, the budding entrepreneurs raised a
total of £2,012 for WSAPC’s College Enterprise Fund, with students set to determine how to use the funds for the benefit of the College and its students. While supporting the enterprise curriculum, which promotes business skills,
the project, which commenced in October 2021, has also introduced students to new skills such as cooking, needlework and general crafting, while also further developing their organisational skills and providing an opportunity to experience the power of teamwork. In keeping with their sustainable theme, students also gained an understanding of responsible citizenship learning more about environmental issues and how to adopt more eco-friendly habits. Mandy Gamon, Subject Lead for Personal Development and Careers at West Sussex Alternative Provision College, said: “The learning opportunities
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that Goodwood have given to WSAPC, not only for the students but for the staff too, are amazing! This will further enhance our Career Education Programme allowing us to teach our students about the world of work and the skills they need to succeed through a practical experience rather than just in a classroom; this what they need to engage and learn. The whole experience with Chris Woodgate, CEO of Goodwood from start to finish has been so positive and an invaluable one which has well and truly kick-started Enterprise in our school, I can’t thank him and his team enough for their involvement with WSAPC.” While delivering this project with Goodwood, which also generously
donated the Goodwoof stand, the College also received fabric donations from Varndean College in Brighton, Worthing Lions and members of the Shoreham and Southwick communities, whilst Gardner and Scardifield in Lancing kindly supported with the loan of trelliswork for the displays.
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