Students at Barrow Sixth Form have been kept up-to-date with events in Ukraine thanks to a series of sessions from a college specialist.
A-level politics tutor Steve Buckley, who has studied the Ukraine for many years, has visited each class at the Rating Lane campus to do a question-and-answer session.
Steve has 30 years’ experience of teaching politics at the campus.
In a document available to all Furness College students – across Channelside and Rating Lane – on the virtual learning site he has shared his views to help develop the students understanding of events.
Steve said: “It is important that our young people understand the facts and the history of this situation in order to try to make sense of what is currently happening.
Steve said Ukraine had always been an area of interest for larger neighbouring powers. Its agricultural sector is so important that Ukraine is regularly referred to throughout history as the breadbasket of Europe.
“These are unprecedented global events,” he added. “The more factual information our students have, the more they can develop their own views on the conflict and contribute to well-founded discourse across our communities.”
The college has developed a designated page on its Moodle site so students can keep up to speed with developments using reliable sources.
As well as this, sixth formers are selling blue and yellow ribbons over the next two weeks in a project called Change for Ukraine in aid of the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal supported by the Disaster Emergency Committee and Unicef.
Staff in the college’s Learning Resources Centre at Channelside are also hosting a bake sale next Monday to raise funds to support the people of Ukraine. The proceeds will be shared between the Red Cross DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and Outright Action International Ukraine Fund.
