Sixth Form students successful in bid for funding

A group of our talented Sixth Form Students have been successful in their bid for funding towards their very own sustainable project.

The bid was part of the Leading Change programme, which is delivered by the Centre for Leadership Performance Cumbria (CforLP) and funded through Sellafield Ltd’s SIX (Social Impact multiplied), bringing schools, employers and communities together to turn global sustainability goals into local action.

The group of Year 12 Biology students have been working with the Centre for Leadership Programme and their mentors from Sellafield Ltd.  

The students had to design a project based on the sustainable development goals. They chose to design a living wall, made from pollinating plants. This will not only look attractive in the school but will also be good for the environment.

Mrs Reed, Biology teacher at St Benedicts said:

“The group worked so well as a team and got valuable insight into how projects are implemented in the workplace.”

“I was genuinely so impressed with all involved in the event. They were enthusiastic throughout the project, supported each other in their individual roles and they learned lots of useful project management skills.”

Their project idea was presented to a panel of local industry experts recently, who were very impressed and gave great feedback on areas to develop.   

They were successful and got £1000 funding, which we can use towards the project costs and other worthy environmental projects in school.

The students are now going to work as a team to implement the project in school and start the build. The plan is for the wall to be kept in the Chapel at school and will be movable so it can be used in different areas of the school during key events.

We look forward to seeing the finished product! Well done Year 12!