Welcome to The Place
Welcome to The Place
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What is The Place?
What is The Place?
Based in Sanderson Community House, The Place provides activities for children, young people and adults who live locally.
The Place is open Monday to Friday, and each week we have an exciting programme of free activities on offer for the whole community to get involved with. Find out what's on at The Place.
Membership now LIVE!
Membership now LIVE!
The Place is now able to welcome members!
Become a member to access regular sessions and sign up to holiday activities!
Membership is free and open to all young people in the Westfield area.
Celebrating Year 6 Engage Weeks 2025
Celebrating Year 6 Engage Weeks 2025
"Engage week has been brilliant for the children.
"Engage week has been brilliant for the children.
Even the children who sometimes find things tricky, got involved yesterday and were engaged in all of the activities."
Feedback from the teachers at Westfield Primary Community School
Over the last academic year, The Place has led three 'Engage' weeks with the whole of Year 6 at Westfield Primary Community School.
Over the last academic year, The Place has led three 'Engage' weeks with the whole of Year 6 at Westfield Primary Community School.
The team at The Place and The University of York plan a fantastic week of activities each term, supported by York Cares. In these weeks bring the core subjects of Maths, English and Science to life in for over 70 children. Engage Weeks offer academic and cultural enrichment, expose pupils to a broad range of careers and support their class learning in those subjects.
English Engage saw workshops with York Theatre Royal, trips to our local library and on to campus to learn about radio production, story telling and script writing. Aviva volunteers came along to explore the language skills needed in digital design.
Math Engage week kicked off with an brilliant session with the students of the Griff Investment fund. We visited the National STEM Learning Centre, learned from Maths academics, and experienced how our maths skills help us in the world of work from volunteers at Nestle and Aviva!
"It was lovely seeing the smiles on their faces and also having the chance do more Science with them. The children have been asking more questions about Science and they have been interested to find about the different careers they could have in Science as well."
"It was lovely seeing the smiles on their faces and also having the chance do more Science with them. The children have been asking more questions about Science and they have been interested to find about the different careers they could have in Science as well."
Feedback from the teachers at Westfield Primary Community School
Science Engage is the last of the year and in 2025, the week started with the Physics, Engineering and Technology students, completing workshops on robotics, astrophysics and vitural reality!
On Wednesday the activities were at The Place, and pupils worked with the University of York Chemistry department to detect acids and alkalis in red cabbage.
Thursday brought The Place team and a team of volunteers from Fera to Westfield Primary, where they extracted DNA from strawberries and diagnosed plant diseases under the microscope.
Friday was a trip to Askham Bryan Wildlife Park to learn about the animals, zoology, agriculture and all the outdoor careers that are available.
We even found time to celebrate the whole of Year 6 being SATs Superstars!
Partner with us
Partner with us
Whilst The Place programme has a main focus on children and young people, we know the impact that supporting a whole community can have. We are committed to partnering with local residents, organisations, charities and employers who can provide their services and expertise in Sanderson Community House to local residents of all ages.
Contact us for more information and to discuss how we can work together.
Our vision
Our vision
Our vision is to provide a safe space for children and young people to learn and grow, and for adults to connect and access support.
At The Place we are focused on improving the lives of children and young people by working directly with them in partnership with the adults who live alongside them.
With belief in the power of education and opportunity to transform lives, The Place empowers young people to realise their aspirations.
Does your young person attend York High School? Do you need support with school uniform?
Does your young person attend York High School? Do you need support with school uniform?
Get in contact with us or York High School directly - all you need to do is let us know your young persons school year, the item(s) required and size and we'll liaise with the school for you.
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