{"id":1602,"date":"2026-05-12T11:58:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/?p=1602"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:58:43","slug":"my-share-with-schools-experience-volunteer-blog-post-bella-leather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/my-share-with-schools-experience-volunteer-blog-post-bella-leather\/","title":{"rendered":"My SHARE with Schools Experience &#8211; Volunteer Blog Post: Bella Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">I have completed two placements with the Share with Schools scheme, and I have found both experiences incredibly useful for expanding my confidence in the classroom and deepening my understanding of how a classroom works.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">My most recent experience, at Cathays High School, involved helping to deliver a workshop on Welsh history. We were responsible for guiding students in analysing census data, certificates, and artefacts to help them gain a fuller understanding of the past. Despite feeling nervous beforehand, the volunteers instantly made me feel reassured and excited for the day ahead.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">My favourite aspect of guiding a workshop is seeing the inquisitive minds of the pupils. Their creativity and enthusiasm for learning is inspiring and has helped cement my passion for pursuing a career in primary education. I have found these school experiences vital in expanding my overall experience within schools. Not only have I been able to build experience for my CV, but this opportunity has also provided me with the confidence to guide and support students effectively. I have learnt valuable skills in keeping pupils engaged and encouraging participation within the classroom.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Working with Share with Schools has been a genuine joy, and I am very grateful to be leaving university with experience that will tremendously support my future career prospects.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I have completed two placements with the Share with Schools scheme, and I have found both experiences incredibly useful for expanding my confidence in the classroom and deepening my understanding [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":8591,"featured_media":1603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,174,175,6,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-schools","category-student-blog","category-volunteer-blog","category-volunteers","category-workshop"],"meta_box":{"featured_image":"","lead_text":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8591"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1604,"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1602\/revisions\/1604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/share-with-schools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}