Clarendon Sixth Form College

07 February 2025

Students at Clarendon Sixth Form College help local community with ‘digital literacy’ sessions for patients.

BTEC science students at the college have been volunteering with The Bureau, a local community wellbeing charity, to support their digital healthcare support service.

The initiative aims to provide assistance to those who may struggle to access online GP and NHS services, to enable them to order prescriptions, book appointments and manage long term health conditions.

Students have taken part in several walk in clinics, helping visitors to sign up for the NHS app and providing instructions on how best to access services.

The final event took place in the college’s Restaurant at Tameside One and saw over 60 people attending, to work with the volunteers.

Students took part in the volunteering opportunity as part of their work experience placements and will now be able to add experience to their CVs.

Adelola Adepoju, science student at Clarendon Sixth Form College, said: “The experience was good for me because helping people to improve their digital literacy and to do something different was a nice feeling. Not only can I add this to my experience but it brightens my day helping people in the local community.”

Thanks to their hard work, several of the students have been offered further volunteering opportunities with The Bureau.

To find out more about courses at Clarendon Sixth Form College, visit the college website or call 0161 908 6600.