Regional Schools' Competition Final Held
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 each received £50 in recognition of their efforts. Click here to see the photo gallery of the grand final.
Castle View pupils focussed on governance and its importance in creating sustainable communities while Jarrow pupils selected the environment as their central theme. You can see their sub regional presentations by clicking the links below. Congratulations also go to other schools who took part in the Tyne and Wear sub regional final but weren't lucky enough to reach the final. We're so impressed with their efforts we've included them on our website too. Just click on the links below to see their work.
Click here to visit our photo gallery and see the pupils' efforts.
Anyone in Tyne and Wear involved in sustainable communities has made this page their first port of call. It's packed with information and has been regularly updated with new advice, guidance, resources, etc. There's also a special email - ourplace2020@googlemail.com "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)
Along the way young people discovered the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for themselves and their communities and they were given a chance to work with committed professionals who helped them develop their vision and their ideas for regeneration. Click here to read the special Way 2 Go article on Our Place 2020. Information for Schools On this page are key documents designed to help you bring sustainable communities to life for your pupils - whether or not you've been involved in Our Place 2020. The documents are grouped into sections. Just click on the documents listed to find out more. You will also find a section called Additional information - All Schools. Click on the links there to find more useful information. Finally there is a separate section called Background Information - Additional Resources and also a Document Bank. Click on the links in those sections to find a wide range of reports, reources, news snippets, funding opportunities, etc. To help you bring sustainable communities to life in the classroom we've added a page to our website - full of resources, teaching tips and activity ideas linked to the sustainable communities theme. Just click here to see what we've got to offer you.
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Teams from Castle View School in Sunderland (left) and Jarrow School, South Tyneside, (right) won their place in the final after impressing judges at the sub regional event last month. 
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