Regional Schools' Competition Massive Success - thanks to Masterclass Mentors' support Competition final held Teams from eight schools from across the region impressed judges with their knowledge of the growing sustainable communities agenda when they competed in the grand final of the Our Place 2020 competition, held at Durham County Cricket Club in Chester-le-Street. The winner of the competition was County Durham's Wellfield School with pupils receiving £1,000 for their school as well as a trophy. Runner up was Tees Valley's Thornaby Comomunity School, which received £500, and the third place prize of £250 went to Sacred Hearth RC School, also from Tees Valley. Throughout the competition pupils were supported by Masterclass Mentors working in the sustainable communities sector. Other schools which took part in the grand final all received £50 in recognition of their efforts. They were: Tyne and Wear
Northumberland
Durham
Click here to view the judges at work at the regional final. Click here to view the students' exhibition stands. Earlier Competition Activities Click here to view some of the pupils' presentations as the sub regional finals. Click here to visit our photo gallery of pupils at the sub regional event. Click here to read your introductory Our Place 2020 letter. Our Masterclass Mentors were out and about in schools, supporting pupils as they prepared their entries in the competition. You can get a taste of some of the Mentors' work by clicking the links below.
Carolyn Dougherty of Scott Wilson is working with pupils of Houghton Kepier School who have chosen the Social and Cultural spoke of the Egan Wheel as the focus for their project
Steve Joyce of Shepherd Engineering Services Limited (SES) is working with pupils of St Thomas More High School who have chosen the Environmental spoke of the Egan Wheel as the focus for their project
This page was designed to give business supporters ALL the information they needed to support schools in bringing sustainable communities to life, whether or not they've been involved in the Our Place 2020 competition. The competition was open to Year 7 and 8 pupils and around 30 schools got involved. All schools taking part had the chance of winning £1,000 at the grand final in July 2008. Business supporters were recruited because of their knowledge and expertise in the area of creating sustainable communities. We're delighted they agreed to support our work with young people - the decision makers of the future. Any business supporter involved in supporting schools to gain an insight into the issues surrounding sustainable communities across the region made this page their first port of call. It's packed with information and has been reguarly updated with new advice, guidance, resources, etc. There's also a special email - ourplace2020@googlemail.com If you're invited into a school to work with pupils and are struggling for ideas on what to do with the pupils that will bring the subject of sustainable communities to life - don't panic. We've developed a special page on our website which is packed with teaching tips, resources and activity ideas. Just click here and you can see for yourself. To find out the latest news on sustainable communities, including key research documents and a range of information from government departments click here. Masterclass Mentors Information Pack - Section 1 Masterclass Mentors Qualification - Section 2 Thirteen business supporters signed up for the Masterclass Mentoring qualification:
This section gave them the key information relating to the Masterclass Mentoring Level 2 qualification delivered by EBC through the Open College Network North East Region (OCNNER), and a number of useful documents to help them collate the required evidence, through the links below.
Other Useful Information - Section 3 This section has a range of background documents to help you understand the current thinking in terms of sustainable communities and also the skills which need developing in young people in the future.
"We think that the business of planning, delivering and maintaining sustainable communities ought to be an attractive career option for young people and also for experienced people seeking a career change."But to persuade them of this we need to help them make the link between a vibrant community and the occupations that help to create and sustain it."(Extract from the Egan Review - Skills for Sustainable Communities) Businesses and IGNITE
IGNITE is easy to use; once you have registered, you will have access to a number of features.
To learn more about what IGNITE can do, take a virtual tour of IGNITE. IGNITE is one of nine regional centres set up in response to the need to improve the quality of places and regeneration skills as outlined in reports such as the Urban Task Force Report in 1999, and more recently in the Egan Skills Review. Launched in February 2006, IGNITE is a collaboration between English Partnerships, Government Office for the North East, and ONE NorthEast. Units 75T & 78T, North East BIC, Wearfield, Sunderland Enterprise Park (East), Sunderland, SR5 2TH, Tyne and Wear. Phone: (0191) 516 6411 Fax: (0191) 516 6412. Email: info@ebcltd.org.uk Alternative email: educationbusiness@hotmail.com |
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