Worksop College raises further £5,000 for PPE project

Worksop College student Grace Galbraith has been making visors at home

The college has been working daily to make personal protective equipment for NHS staff battling coronavirus, a project initiated by Gary Duckering, head of design technology.

It comes amid concerns of an ongoing national shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff on the front line in hospitals.The school had been funding the initiative from existing materials to produce 10 to 12 protective face visors a day, using an existing 3D printer.

College staff invested in an additional two printers to increase production levels but put a request out for support in order to increase production levels even further. And the school’s alumni community responded with an additional £5,000 of equipment, including 13 3-D printers.

And it's not just the Old Worksopian community who are doing their bit.

Year six pupil Grace Galbraith made visors using her own 3-D printer at home, after getting in contact with the school to ask for the pattern. Dr John Price, head master, said; “ We are incredibly grateful for the support our Old Worksopians have shown us.

“It is testament to the strong community that exists both inside and outside the school.”Local NHS providers who are seeking support for PPE are asked to send requests to Lucy Smithson at [email protected]