Bright sparks rise to the Challenge!
Engineering: The future for many Northeast children, and a fascinating, well-paid one! Jo Oliver of Jowheretogo has been checking out prospects for engineering-minded pupils of South Durham Schools: Monday 11th November was the launch of an exciting project involving 4 schools: Staindrop, Parkside Academy in Willington, St John’s in Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor School. Around a hundred children and local engineering and manufacturing employers gathered at the new CORE facility at SW Durham Training in Newton Aycliffe to hear about the project. The challenge is funded by four Area Action Partnerships (AAPs) from Teesdale, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland and Shildon Area and the 3 Towns (Crook, Willington and Tow Law) area. A priority in the Durham area is getting our young people into training for real careers they can be proud of. At the launch John Bignall of the Bignall Group in Shildon debunked the two great myths about British manufacturing. The Post Industrial Soc