Volunteers play a valuable role in supporting the academy by offering their time, skills and experience.
To be a volunteer at the academy, you do not need any formal qualifications. The qualifications we are looking for are:
- An interest in the education and wellbeing of our students
- A willingness to support and enhance the experiences of our students
- Time on a regular basis
- A commitment to making a real difference to our students
The volunteer roles we currently have at the academy are:
- Art and displays – are you creative and have time to work with KS4 students in developing their skills and resources, or to create displays in classrooms and around the academy?
- Careers and business – do you have time to work with students on a variety of business and enterprise projects and challenges? Could you deliver a presentation to students on your career/business experience?
- Gardening – do you have the time to attend our Friday morning enrichment and after school club to support a group of students with their gardening tasks, preparation for planting and maintenance of plants and crops?
- Library – can you read with students and support the Librarian in delivering reading strategies?
- Parent Support Group – we are looking for a committed group of parents to promote the academy in the local and wider community and to develop into a PTFA to organise events and raise funds
- Spanish – can you speak Spanish and have time to help students improve theis Spanish speaking skills?
- Sports – can you referee a football match, coach in our fitness suite, attend football fixtures?
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at the academy, please complete a volunteer application form and return it to Julie Rickerby at the academy. Applications forms are available here or from the main office.
If you have any questions about our Volunteer Programme before applying, please get in touch with Julie Rickerby by email to jrickerby@wgacademy.org.uk or on 01476 405200.