Post 16 Students have recently been celebrating an award presented to them to recognise their work within the local community.

The Ted Wragg Award Ceremony celebrated Students and Staff’s Ambition, Collaboration and Selflessness living a life of opportunity, inspiring others and making the world a better place. The students were presented the Student Community Leadership Award in recognition of their outstanding commitment to the community both in highlighting the aim and cause for the various charities whilst also raising valuable funds needed for them to operate.

Over the last eight years, more than £10,000 has been raised for Honiton charities including the Admiral Nurse Campaign, Honiton Memory Café, Exeter Samaritans, The Wave Project, Dartmoor Mountain Rescue, Young Minds, FORCE and Honiton Food Bank.

To add to the total amount raised the students recently supported the local branch of Hospiscare with their ‘Bake off’ competition and cake sale. Over 25 entries were made and the judges had a difficult job choosing the top 3 Star Bakers taking into the account the taste and overall look of the bake with many hours having gone into producing the goods.

Winners were Rebecca Pepperell, Hannah Empson and Tom Burroughs. Students from the rest of the college were then able to donate money and take away the tasty bakes. A total of £205.01 was raised and presented to the Team at the Kings House Centre including Toni who kindly gave up her time to come and eat cake as a judge. Hard job but someone had to do it!

Selena Burroughs, assistant principal and director said: !Its great that Post 16 proudly recognises all of the work and commitment each of the Post 16 students gives to the local community.

"Many of the students have grown up in Honiton and whilst they may leave the town for university or employment in the future, they very much believe in supporting our local community in the many ways they innovatively do!. To combine all of this with their academic work is commendable and its great to see them gain lots of skills and knowledge when they engage with all of these charities and to make that difference. ”