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Mill Chase Academy

Mill Chase Academy is a community based co-
educational secondary school with some 600
pupils in Bordon, Hampshire. The Worshipful
Company of Constructors has taken a great
interest in this school and is supporting its
endeavours to become a leading example of a
school which prepares its pupils for a wide range
of careers including apprenticeships and other
opportunities in the construction sector. The support that the Company has given Mill Chase
Academy through the Company’s Charitable Trust is detailed elsewhere in this issue and is evidenced
by the signs that are now in place on the Construction Department at the Academy. Any members
wishing particularly to support the Mill Chase initiative should contact the Chairman of the Charitable
Trust, Ken Kent.
Livery Schools Link
We have recently begun working closely with Livery Schools Link. Livery Schools Link is a voluntary
organisation that aims to promote support for schools in the Greater London area by Livery
Companies of the City of London and their members, helping to prepare young people for the world
of work. They seek to act as the link between schools in need of help and members of the Livery
who wish to offer assistance in any form. They also act as a forum for the exchange of ideas and
best practice in the field and maintain links with the educational community. Livery Schools Link’s
mission is to assist children from less advantaged backgrounds to receive an enhanced educational
experience at school and to have their personal aspirations raised, thereby increasing their
employability and career options. The Company’s commitment to mentoring is thus very closely
aligned with the aspirations of Livery Schools Link and we are looking forward to supporting their
activities, one of which is support for the new Design and Engineering University Technical College
(UTC) under construction in London’s East Ham.
The Design and Engineering University Technical College
This new college is a student focused, high tech school where academic excellence and employer
partners create the next generation of confident, independent, work-ready individuals. They will
have first class facilities and specialist equipment, combined with outstanding staff and will provide
experiences that will equip students with the skills needed to secure employment or routes into
higher education. The college will have rooms dedicated to BIM, CAD/CAM, Welding and Fabrication,
Carpentry, Environmental Science and Electronics. The Principal Designate of the college is hoping
to find people in the Livery who would be willing to give some time and possibly arrange work
experience placements when the UTC opens in September 2015 and we in the Constructors would
like to be able to contribute to that objective. They are also requiring school governors especially
those with financial, legal or marketing experience

Mentoring is a new venture for the Company and it will only be successful if members of the
company support it by giving freely of their experience, time and talent. Any reader who feels that
they have something to give here would be a most welcome addition to the team and they should, in
the first instance, make contact with HCA John Sayers, whose details are in the Company Year Book.

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