Volunteering - Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate

You are encouraged to participate in volunteering, both on-site and in the local community, whilst at Queen Ethelburga’s.

Volunteering provides fantastic opportunities to write about in your Personal Statement, showing commitment to good causes and adding valuable experience to your CV.

Examples of previous volunteering opportunities
Animal care Assisting with school events – including, outreach events with local schools and community groups Beach cleans Buddy and peer mentor schemes Community projects, e.g. painting and maintenance work locally, elsewhere in the UK and overseas. Creating Christmas cards and writing letters to care home residents Food bank collections Hosting on-site inclusive sports events, such as the Panathlon Challenge in collaboration with North Yorkshire Inclusive Sports Shipment container loading trips to a local charity which recycles mobility equipment before sending it overseas to countries in need Supporting village events and local organisations, such as helping Ripon Cathedral prepare for their annual Candlemas Event Helping in the school’s libraries Chat to residents in local care homes and host games/quizzes for the residents

Examples of previous volunteering opportunities

Animal care
Assisting with school events – including, outreach events with local schools and community groups
Beach cleans
Buddy and peer mentor schemes
Community projects, e.g. painting and maintenance work locally, elsewhere in the UK and overseas.
Creating Christmas cards and writing letters to care home residents
Food bank collections
Hosting on-site inclusive sports events, such as the Panathlon Challenge in collaboration with North Yorkshire Inclusive Sports
Shipment container loading trips to a local charity which recycles mobility equipment before sending it overseas to countries in need
Supporting village events and local organisations, such as helping Ripon Cathedral prepare for their annual Candlemas Event
Helping in the school’s libraries
Chat to residents in local care homes and host games/quizzes for the residents

Queen Ethelburga's pupils volunteering in the community

Students from Years 7 to 13 can take part in volunteering opportunities.

Expand Your Reach

Volunteering opportunities allow for experience to be gained outside the classroom by working within the wider community.

Become A Volunteer Leader

If you are in Key Stage Four, you can become a Volunteer Leader. Leaders meet weekly to promote, plan and manage upcoming volunteering opportunities. They are also encouraged to promote volunteering with their peers.

Read what previous Volunteer Leaders have said about their volunteering:

“I enjoyed being able to reach further than the classroom and visit the local community to help with an event. I not only felt proud, but it was also a nice break away from school. So, thank you for planning such a trip, and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.”

Some of our Volunteer Leaders have used their experience to apply for placements at local hospitals as Ward Liaison Volunteers. One of them said:

“It’s been great so far; I’ve met some amazing people in the hospital, including patients and staff. I have worked in the stroke ward, the Acute Medical Unit (AMU), and the maternity ward, which all contrast each other and it’s been an amazing experience so far.”

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