Business, Industry and Community Volunteers Working with Schools
Innovative education services collaborating with the charity The Bristol Initiative Charitable Trust and the MV Balmoral Trust to address the need for all young people to meet diverse role models from business, industry and community. Compelling experiences where young people are supported by employees who engage them with the skills and attitudes needed for success and happiness.
- Building and designing functioning machines - boats, cranes, aeroplanes and life-size puppets.
- Heritage, engineering, science, art
- Card games and workbooks for use in school and at home
- Trained people from all sectors of business, industry and comunity for assemblies and talks in schools or on-line
- Events delivered in exciting cultural venues, business sites and on boats, as well as in schools, colleges, universities, museums and science centres
- One-to-one coaching
"Whether its the port coach trips, the horse display on the field, the Tides project, the boat building, Ferry trips, aviation workshops and the Y6 transitional resources that we've used (and still do) to help children imagine themselves in the future and explore jobs / careers....your linking students, volunteers, and business with schools and kids, provides great opportunities...." James Barlow, Deputy Head, Avon Primary School
Latest Projects
1. Celebrating Pioneers of the Windrush Generation through science and engineering
With funding for Schools to take part until March 2022 from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE)
Engineering Education providing a fundamental tool for creating anti-racist thinkers
Helping Bristol celebrate pioneers of migration by sharing their stories and engaging young people through drama poetry and science
De-colonising the curriculum and creating anti-racist citizens
Workshops in school, on ships and heritage engineering using the Bristol Cargo Cranes
Find out how your school can use this free offer
2. Catch the Train to My Future
With funding for schools to take part from Great Western Railway (GWR)
A travel initiative and training programme for schools running througout 2022, making rail and ferry boat travel part of the learning for school excursions. Curriculum development is provided through collaboration with Historic England Education.
Find out about becoming a 'Catch the Train to My Future School'
Animation - Celebrating Pioneers of the Windrush
Programmes
My Future My Choice introduces children and young people to the vast range of exciting opportunities available for their future.