Over 100 Health & Social Care students from five schools across County Durham & Darlington attended a ‘Life Stages’ workshop today for an interactive experience of how professionals offer health and social care provision throughout our lifetimes.
The event, organised by the Learning Development Team at The Work Place offered a variety of hands-on carousel based workshops delivered by health professionals covering active lifestyles, breastfeeding, podiatry, occupational therapy and telehealthcare.
Organisations that supported this event included County Durham & Darlington Primary Care Trust, Durham County Council,
County Durham & Darlington Community Health Services and Durham Education Business Partnership.
The aim of the event for the students from The Education Village, Branksome Comprehensive School,
Staindrop School Business & Enterprise College, St Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School, Peterlee and
Darlington College of Technology
was to investigate changing care needs at different stages of life, and gain practical experience for their Health & Social Care course.
Students took part in hands on activities with the health professionals, including experiencing what it feels like to be elderly and a physical activity workshop to promote healthy lifestyles.
Feedback from both students and teachers was very positive and included the following from a practitioner from Darlington College of Technology ‘A really enjoyable experience for our students and we’ve made future links for work experience placements which is fantastic’!
For more information about the activities provided at
The Work Place please contact Kirsty Coates on 01325 3759983.
Posted in Conferencing & Events on Thursday, April 1st, 2010
28 January 2010
Over 80 Key Stage Four Health & Social Care students from schools across the region attended an ‘Investigating Healthcare’ workshop event at The Work Place, a purpose built vocational learning centre in Newton Aycliffe, on 28 January.
Health professionals from a range of areas delivered a carousel of interactive workshops to students covering mental health, podiatry, occupational therapy, emergency care and tele-healthcare.
Students took part in hands on activities with the health professionals, including experiencing what it feels like to be disabled, responding to an emergency and performing CPR.
Feedback from both students and teachers was very positive; comments from some of the attendees included:
“An excellent day…really inspiring and a change from the classroom” (Teesdale School teacher)
“It was realistic and hands on!” (Seaham School of Technology student)
Organisations who kindly supported the event were: MIND, Durham County Council, Medical Services (North East), Co. Durham & Darlington Primary Care Trust, Teesside University, Co. Durham & Darlington Community Health Services and Durham Education Business Partnership.
Schools in attendance were: The Education Village, Seaham School of Technology, Teesdale School, Durham Johnston Comprehensive and Sacred Heart High School.
For more information on learning opportunities at The Work Place please contact Sarah Worsnop or Angela Wilkinson on 01325 375983.
Posted in Conferencing & Events on Monday, February 1st, 2010
Are you a member of the North East Chamber of Commerce?
If so, The Work Place is hosting a networking lunch on Wednesday 27 May 2009. Come along for a spot of lunch and make the most of the opportunity to meet new customers, share business knowledge and enjoy the facilities The Work Place has to offer!
Posted in Conferencing & Events, The Work Place on Saturday, May 9th, 2009