Christ College Carers of Tomorrow Enjoy Stroud College Careers ‘Taster’ Day

 

Future carers enjoyed an informative day at Stroud College, where representatives of different aspects of caring professions spoke about their work and demonstrated some of the skills involved.

 

Stroud area midwife Janet Hellewell gave a fascinating insight into her vocation as she gave a talk on what to do if you should encounter an emergency childbirth, and what a lifeline a passer-by is to a distressed mother- to-be giving birth unexpectedly. She spoke movingly of her chosen profession, saying what a privilege it is to bring new life into the world

 

Sarah Payne is the Great Britain Paralympics coach in Boccia, a refinement of an ancient Greek game which made its Paralympics debut at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Students where given the chance to participate, both from the point of view of someone with a disability, and also someone assisting a disabled player.

 

Police Community Support Officers Linda Dey and Colin Drewitt showed a short film to illustrate the scope of their interaction with the community at large, and then involved the students in an exercise of team building and co-operation, valuable skills in any walk of life.
 

 

Aspects of First Aid where covered by Chris Lodge, and Sally Campion and Claudia Herman from Tree Tops Children Centre gave the students the chance to make musical instruments out of odds and ends: Shakers, bongos and stringed instruments fashioned from rubber bands all saw the light of day. They also learned how musical activities can be a great medium for involving people of all abilities.

 
 

Business Consultant Jeanie Money for Stroud College said: “It’s rewarding to organise a day that provides learning and, hopefully, fun for the students. Their reaction to the day has been very positive, with everyone having a raised interest in at least one of the sectors represented.”