Inspiringthenext generationof builders

For primary age children, we deliver social value via our Eddie & Ellie Wild Adventures programme. Eddie & Ellie’s Wild Adventures is our industry leading, holistic ecology programme aimed at supporting key stage two pupils.

The programme follows the lifecycle of a development to deliver a series of workshops, in school activities and site visits, using a children’s book as a springboard into a number of National Curriculum topics.

For secondary age children, we focus on bright futures and create social value through our work as a Cornerstone Employer with the Careers Enterprise Company. We collaborate closely with the West Sussex, Brighton & Hove Careers Hub, as well as other education providers and influencers.

We address the skills gaps our sector faces through a programme of in-depth work experience, virtual careers insight days, face-to-face and online school careers talks, fairs and outreach programmes. This complements our work with further education and apprenticeship providers to support young people joining our industry.

In addition to our schools engagement programmes, we deliver state of the art education facilities. Research found that students in poor buildings scored between 5 and 10% lower than students in functional buildings on academic tests after controlling for socioeconomic status. (source: Glenn Earthman).

This means we can have a huge impact on student wellbeing and attainment levels. At Woodgate, Pease Pottage, we delivered a new £4.1m primary school early on in the development.

Supporters of the Tomorrows engineers code, we work with other organisations to increase the diversity and number of young people in Engineering.

As industry champions in the East Sussex LEP area, we support young people’s careers education and inspire future generations into a career in construction.

We partner with charites like SATRO to provide construction BTEC programs to secondary schools, and Chapter One to provide 1:1 reading support to primary schools.