SIXTH FORM pupils at the Penarth special education needs school, Ysgol Y Deri, have raised £26,393 in collaboration with Careers Wales.
The initiative was spearheaded by the school’s post-16 transition lead, Stacey Long, and Careers Wales’ business engagement adviser, Geraldine Doyle, who recognised that students would benefit from site visits to employers but were restricted by transportation barriers.
The ‘Bus to Our Future’ campaign was led by the pupils themselves to fundraise for a new minibus. Local employers supported the campaign by helping the students with the skills they needed to achieve this.
After an initial email campaign to local and national businesses asking for support, students made presentations to companies, asking for funds and receiving feedback. They practiced their pitch with Viridor, the resource and waste management company, and were advised on how to apply for funding. Following the practice session, students successfully applied for a £3,000 grant.
After contacting Admiral by email, the pupils next presented to the insurance company who responded by generously donating £10,000.
Geraldine Doyle said: “I was delighted with the enthusiasm of pupils. I could see it was making a real difference to their confidence. They really threw themselves into this campaign and learned some important work skills along the way.”
Stacey Long said: “We set a fundraising target of £20,000, we were astonished by how quickly this was reached and surpassed – with a total of £26,393.97.
“The success was down to the hard work of the pupils, Careers Wales, and a fantastic promotional video that they produced in conjunction with Slam Media.
“Our new ‘Bus to Our Future’ van is now on the road and branded with logos of the companies that sponsored it.”
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