July saw the end of the academic year, and for us the chance to reflect on our Schools Partnership Programme which we launched in October 2017. It’s been a really exciting year, with the Trust focusing its full attentions on developing the strategy. For those of you who are yet to get involved, the Schools Partnership Programme sees us bring together a consortium of construction employers and other stakeholders to promote the built environment to young people a consistent way, on behalf of the industry as a whole.

With the support of a wide range of industry partners, we have...

Through our Schools Partnership programme, we have been connecting students at Northfleet Technology College with industry employers to highlight construction careers whilst refurbishing a disused school pavilion.

Our Schools Partnership programme builds long-term relationships between schools and local construction employers to ensure young people don’t miss out on the opportunities available to them in our industry. By creating close links with schools, we are able to identify students most at risk of falling out of education, employment and training and connect them to...

As part of British Science Week and Big Bang Fair , we participated in an event organised by St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls to excite pupils about STEM subjects and inspire them to consider science or engineering careers.

We arrived at school early to introduce an acoustic engineering activity to a group of girls, so that they would be able to present it to visitors during the event. Starting with an introduction to the subject, we used different recycling materials, such as bubble wrap and carpet to check which is the most absorbent. Students engaged very quickly, started...

Launching our new Schools Partnership strategy with cross industry partners

With many major infrastructure projects and house-building programmes underway across the UK, most partners in the construction industry are well aware of the skills shortage challenge. However, low awareness and out-dated perception of our industry among young people, teachers and parents means encouraging young people into the built environment sector is not happening as effectively as industry might hope. This also means many young people are missing out on the tremendous careers, progression opportunities and...