Schools are being encouraged to set up alumni schemes Schools are being encouraged to set up alumni schemes to link students with local role models in their area. The programme, which will be available to all school in Wales, will be intensively trialled in 10 schools across the Valleys Taskforce area. The idea of the scheme is to inspire comprehensive school students by linking them with former pupils who have gone to develop interesting, varied and successful careers; and to help them access advice and practical support. Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport and chair of the Valleys Taskforce, Lee Waters said: “Children attending private schools often have a whole network of people outside of their school and immediate family who can help them to develop and progress their career ambitions.
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Tees Valley has the largest integrated chemical complex in the UK | Credit: Tees Valley Mayor
Residents of Tees Valley and County Durham back improved climate and nature education, ring-fenced carbon taxes, ‘green bonds’ and higher spending to hit net zero in first of four citizens climate panels convened by IPPR
It is widely acknowledged the next stage of decarbonisation of the UK s economy is going to require much greater participation by citizens. Unlike the decarbonisation of power, the greening of heat, transport,.
A HEREFORD business owner has slammed Herefordshire Council for a filthy and disgusting city centre which he says will kill trade when lockdown eases. Financial advisor Paul Davies, of Kingfurness and Associates, said a bag of overflowing rubbish had been outside his office in Eign Street for almost a month before Herefordshire Council removed it. He said that was only after emailing and calling Herefordshire Council to try and get it cleaned up, even though the council says it empties bins and litter picks in the city centre every day. Mr Davies, who lives is Stretton Sugwas but is originally from the South Wales Valleys, thinks if litter louts continue to blight the city centre, it will deter visitors and potential tenants of empty shops.
There s a lot of problem with drug addicts down there [Eign Gate], but that bin has been there for maybe three or four weeks, he said. We re supposed to tie another seagull sack up the next window down every Thursday, they clear the sack on Friday morning and we bring the sack back in. But this is filthy and disgusting. Somebody came to pick the bag up and walked off. All the spillage out of the bag was on the floor, never picked it up. I had to send another email to complain about that, but it s all been picked up.