Y Deryn Family of Schools
Sacyr UK, the contractor building the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC), introduced its new Community Platform to staff from Y Deryn family of schools to show them how it could help their students.
More than 50 teachers and staff from the Y Deryn family of schools, which is based in Leckwith, Mynachdy and University Hospital of Wales, Heath caters for students of all ages from Reception to Year 12. Staff were shown a presentation at Nyth Y Deryn, Mynachdy on March 6th showcasing Sacyr UK’s commitment to community engagement, education and collaboration.
Sacyr UK staff provided support and shared knowledge on how the platform works, what is on offer, and how it can be used as an educational enrichment tool for the students at, where tutorials and sections of the platform can be cherry-picked to suit the needs of each student. Isabel who works at Coed y Deryn based within Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital of Wales of is one of the first teachers piloting the platform supporting young patients with their learning journey away from a traditional education setting.
The platform was created to offer services, collaborations and tools to help the local community who are based around the new Velindre Cancer Centre, as well as the wider south Wales region. It is available to anyone aged 14 and over to provides a space where people can do everything from build their CV and access job boards, to offering tutorials across a range of subjects including science, engineering, mathematics and technology.
Katie Hathaway, Sacyr’s UK stakeholder engagement and community benefits manager at nVCC, said: “It’s always great to share what our new platform can achieve and demonstrate how it provides so many opportunities and benefits to the local community. The resources available on our platform are easily accessible and it was great to see how eager the teachers and staff at Y Deryn were to learn more about how it can be used at their school. Special thanks to Isabel who has been shaping the modules to support patients and its lovely to hear parents are getting involved too!
“Going forward, one of Sacyr’s main aims is that all schools in the region will have access to our platform which can provide pupils with significant educational resources.”
Katie added: “We’re really looking forward to seeing how many success stories will be created by the new platform, which will allow pupils to develop their skills, widen their network, as well as offer them access to new career and volunteering opportunities.”
Rachel Mann, Deputy Headteacher for Y Deryn Family of schools added, ‘Working with Katie and the Sacyr team is always a rewarding experience. The chance to create meaningful opportunities for our learners is incredibly exciting. We look forward to
exploring even more opportunities for our local cohort and witnessing the developments first hand. It's inspiring to see learners engaging with real-world, contextual learning through the new platform. We're excited to continue collaborating with our local partners, Sacyr on this journey.’
