Two children in the average primary school class have suffered abuse or neglect.
That’s why we aim to reach every primary school in the UK.
But we need your help.
Join the NSPCC Schools Service as a volunteer and play a vital role in protecting a generation of children, by helping them understand abuse and giving them the confidence to speak out if they need help.
Volunteers visit local schools twice a month and give our age-appropriate “Speak Out. Stay Safe.” workshops to primary school pupils.
You’ll work alongside other volunteers to make sure, by the end of each session, the children feel empowered and know who they can speak out to if they are worried.
As a Speak Out Stay Safe volunteer you’ll get the opportunity to: learn valuable new skills, be part of a friendly team of like-minded people and most importantly, make a huge difference to children within your local area.
When you volunteer with us we’ll be here to support you throughout. You’ll get lots of initial training which includes practice sessions, home study and multiple visits to schools to help you learn workshop materials.
When you start delivering the sessions, support will be on offer from both your supervisor and other experienced volunteers.
Commitment: Minimum of two school visits a month (plus initial training) Minimum commitment 12 months.
Initial training includes practice sessions, home study and multiple visits to schools to help volunteers learn workshop materials.
Thereafter, support will be on offer from both the local supervisor and other experienced volunteers.
My Journey Wokingham is a borough-wide sustainable travel campaign that aims to help and inspire Wokingham residents, employees and students to travel by alternative modes. If you enjoy cycling and would like to work with children aged 2 – 4 years, you may be interested in helping us at our weekly Balance Bike Club.
We are looking for a committed volunteer who enjoys cycling and would like to be involved in a rewarding activity.
The sessions run on Wednesday afternoons in term time (2 – 3pm) – Outdoors on the track in the fine weather, or in the sports hall when the weather is wet or cold.
Established in 2019, The Cowshed is a crisis charity whose primary purpose is providing excellent quality cleaned and ironed clothes, bedding, curtains and other essential items free to anyone in need in Berkshire.
The charity also runs a number of other significant activities throughout the year related to this. We currently run two referral centres that support our communities, a donation centre in Reading processing over 150 tonnes per year, two craft centres with over 100 volunteers producing our referral bags and many other items, a Little Black Dress shop retailing evening wear unsuitable for referrals and also a Prom Hire facility.
We are a rapidly growing and dynamic charity and have provided support to over 7000 people in the last year.
There is currently no other national charity providing this holistic service to all ages in the UK and we hope to expand to other counties as funds become available. Key to our ethos is providing practical support lovingly and without judgment.
We are seeking to expand our board of Trustees to help support and drive our ongoing growth.
At present we are looking for a number of new Trustees with particular skills in Marketing, HR, or Fundraising.
We would also welcome a Trustee to take on the role of Secretary.
These are just a few roles on our books. Please visit our website www.volunteerwokinghamborough.org.ukto find out more about volunteering and have a look at all the roles we have to offer. If you would like to get in touch with us, please call 0118 977 0749 or email volunteer@wok-vol.org.uk.
