Continuing to make a difference in our community
Across our group, learners and staff are making a meaningful impact through social action projects that build skills, confidence, and a strong sense of civic responsibility.
At North Street, beginner English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students transformed an unused outdoor space into the Garden of Sanctuary, working with local professionals to create planters, benches, murals, and bird boxes. The project strengthened science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills along with language, and teamwork skills.
Environmental action has also been a major focus. Through Planet Earth Games, around 280 students took part in sustainability projects, helping the group place 5th nationally. Highlights included upcycling waste into wildlife homes at Quarry Hill campus, pollution awareness campaigns by Creative Media students, and a winning recycling initiative by turning crisp packets into blankets for the homeless.
Creative Arts students contributed to community safety by producing the Ask for Angela training video in partnership with Women Friendly Leeds – now being shared with more than 600 venues across the city. At Leeds Sixth Form College, learners supported Friends of the Earth campaigns, raised funds for the Junior Sports Hub, and petitioned for improved prayer spaces, strengthening leadership and advocacy skills.
Social responsibility was also championed at Printworks campus, where students upcycled tents from Leeds Festival with TOM-O, who transforms pre-loved materials into unique, handmade fashion for all sizes and genders. Students also delivered Kindness Week, raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital, supporting food banks, and creating kindness walls across campus.
And through our Shape Up 4 Surgery project – delivered with the NHS – Nutrition students designed digital recipe cards to help patients prepare for surgery, contributing to better wellbeing across Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Together, these projects highlight how our learners are not only developing their own potential, but also making a positive and lasting difference in the communities we serve.
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