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Students can now take on the challenge of encouraging more young people to start donating blood, platelets or bone marrow in Wales, as part of the Welsh Baccalaureate qualification.
Rules around donating Learn more about giving blood Finding your local blood donationYour challenge will be to design and develop digital promotional material/tools that will assist the Welsh Blood Service to attract more young people to donate blood, platelets, and/or bone marrow.
You will need to be innovative and creative in order to engage with the target audience. This will provide you with the opportunity to develop and demonstrate a wide range of skills, qualities and attributes.
We host blood donation sessions at a selection of schools across Wales.
With a range of resources to help schools promote the importance of donating, it’s a great place to get started.
We’ve put together a class presentation and student quiz for you to download, test yourself or present to others as part of your Welsh Baccalaureate.
The Young Blood campaign aims to encourage sixth-form students and young people to become blood donors as well as encouraging schools and colleges to play a pivotal role in engaging younger generations.
The Welsh Blood Service has been working with schools across Wales for several years, with many hosting their own blood donation sessions for students and staff, promoting local community sessions, or hosting stem cell swab drives. The Young Blood campaign aims to build on these strong relationships and call on other schools and colleges to get involved.
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