Assisting staff who run after school sporting activities with younger pupils.  The relevant member of staff should be approached to find out if volunteering positions are available.  The rugby and hockey coaches in particular have appreciated the help provided by volunteer pupils in the past.

Assisting adults who run sporting activities outside the school. Consult with local organisers of sports clubs in your area.

After school club for Prep school pupils   Older pupil volunteers have regularly helped with this after school provision for our Prep school pupils.  Enquiries should be directed to Mrs Bunyan or Mrs Adamson in the Prep School. Places are open to pupils in Forms IV, V and VI only.

School Library assistant Contact the school librarian to find out if there are vacancies available.

Promoted rank within the School CCF   Pupils who have a promoted rank within the CCF and regularly contribute to the running of the CCF may use this to satisfy the requirements of the volunteering section. 

Helper in local Old People’s Care Centre   Volunteers are usually welcome – ask about helping out at your local Old People`s Care Centre.

Helping old people or a person with a disability in your local neighbourhood  You can volunteer help by regularly visiting an elderly or disabled person to provide company, conversation or to do odd jobs, etc.

Helper for local Cub Scouts or Brownies Consult with the leader of your local Cub or Scout group. Reliable volunteer helpers are appreciated.

Volunteer worker for a Charity Shop Many of our pupils in the past have helped out in their local charity shops who appreciate the help of reliable volunteers. Call in at your local charity shop and consult with the shop manager.

`Study buddy’ project with children from the Woodside Unit in Clackmannan. Placements for Gold candidates only.  This is an opportunity to help children from the Woodside Residential Unit with their academic studies.  It requires a long term commitment of 12 months and is managed by the Clackmannashire Social Services department. Those interested should see Mr Fraser in D10.

Peer tutoring in the Support for Learning department.  Opportunities exist to help fellow pupils with their learning by acting as a pupil tutor in the Support for Learning department.  This requires a long term commitment and is open to Form VI pupils only.  Interested pupils should see Mrs  Birrell in the Support for Learning department in P21.

Forth Valley Riding for the Disabled group often require volunteers to help with maintenance tasks such as fence fixing, weed eradication and clearing their field. More information about the group's work can be found on ClacksWeb at www.clacksweb/culture/fvrda/. If you would like more information call Lesley Furnell on 781234.

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