Superstar students serve up a treat

Yorkshire Photography

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News: Latest - distributed around Yorkshire April 10, 2017 11:16:30 AM

Students are thriving on their work placement in Crumbs Café at Barnsley College as they learn new skills and grow in confidence in a real life work environment.

The learners from the college’s department of Learning for Living and Work, all who have additional needs due to varying learning difficulties and/or disabilities, spend time each week in a supported training environment as part of their course.

Open to the public, Crumbs Café is just one of the outlets within college that provides placement opportunities for students to learn valuable practical, communication and teamwork skills that will help prepare them for independent living and employment.

Students are given suitable tasks tailored to their individual abilities which can range from taking food orders over the phone, serving at the till and administration work, to serving drinks and helping prepare sandwiches and hot food orders. The emphasis is on allowing each student to get involved in a range of duties that will enable them to grow in confidence and develop their skills whilst being fully supported by trained staff.

One student currently working in Crumbs is particularly enjoying her placement. Lily Sunderland, 19, said: “I enjoy working with my friends in Crumbs. Working on the till has made me more confident handling money and I feel happy when I’m there.”

Crumbs Café Team Leader Shirley Chappell works closely with all the learners and explains why she finds her job so rewarding: “It’s an absolute pleasure to come to work and see how the students progress over time. The change I have seen in this group of learners since they first started has been absolutely amazing. They also work so well together as a team, supporting each other with tasks and always showing a positive attitude towards their work. I feel very proud of each and every one of them.”

For more information about Learning for Living and Work courses at Barnsley College, please contact the Information Team on Tel: 01226 216 123, email: info@barnsley.ac.uk or visit www.barnsley.ac.uk/our-departments/learning-for-living-and-work

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