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5,000 books donated to London primary schools to encourage diversity in the construction industry


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rimary school pupils across London are among the first to


receive a unique new children’s book designed to inspire them to work in the construction industry. . National contractor and developer,


Wates Residential has commissioned and donated the first 5,000 copies of What Do…Construction Workers Do? by Emma Juhasz which is aimed at increasing diversity in the sector by supporting learning and providing a more accurate illustration of the wide-ranging jobs available in construction. The donation was announced


today at Peareswood Primary School in Erith where author, Emma Juhasz hosted a special socially distanced read-along and question and answer session with schoolchildren. In total, the national developer will present 5,000 books to Key Stage 2


pupils at 11 schools across London and the south over the next seven days. What Do… Construction Workers Do? was developed in response to


the idea that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’. Children can use the book to learn how construction workers build structures, as well as the different kinds of jobs available. The book includes characters such as architect Ella, quantity surveyor Yasmin and civil engineer Mo who show children what their jobs involve


and the skills required. It comes after research found that by the


age of seven, children already demonstrate limitations on their aspirations for future careers, while many only consider jobs that they are familiar with through friends and family members. The construction industry is currently


facing a skills shortage, and figures from The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) highlight that the industry will need to find 160,000 new recruits by 2023 to keep up with demand. While these children may need to wait a few more years before they join the career ladder, it is hoped that this initiative, alongside the Prime Minister’s


recent pledge to “build, build, build” by injecting billions of pounds into public projects to ease the UK through the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, will attract a more diverse group of young people to consider their future in construction. The book has been endorsed by construction trade body, Build UK and


Wates Residential has also become the first construction company to work with the Children’s University, which encourages, tracks and celebrates learning that takes place beyond the classroom. This unique partnership means children will receive a ‘Passport to Learning’ where they can collect two stamps by completing the four interactive activities inside the book.


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Offering choice in a strange, new world O


n a recent family holiday to South East Asia, we noticed the amount of people wearing face coverings was very high and our son had even started wearing


one, which we found a bit weird as we, as nurses had only seen masks being used in Hospital settings. At the very start of the coronavirus pandemic it seemed obvious to us that wearing


a mask would protect ourselves, and others from catching the virus but we didn’t like the idea of buying the disposable ones as the NHS was clearly struggling to get hold of them, so I bought a box of fashion face masks off the internet and used these instead. It was obvious that the disposable masks people were using would become the


next environmental issue and so we thought it would be a good idea to invest in a vending machine and fill it with the fashion face coverings we were buying for ourselves and family. We now supply contactless vending machines that dispense around 25 different


colours and styles of coverings, as well as small, easy to use moisturising anti- bacterial hand gels to shopping centres, colleges and universities, Basically anywhere there are lots of people passing by who may want an environmentally better choice for a face covering. There are styles to suit anyone, and most masks have vents to stop glasses fogging up, plus 5 layers of protection with activated charcoal filters. The masks are made of skin soft cloth and so are washable for approximately 20 times. Our machines are attractive, with LCD screens which show videos of how to stay


safe, and also QR codes to use on your mobile phones on. It costs the site owners nothing to place one of our machines, in fact we even give


a generous percentage of the machine’s income to the organisation. We keep them stocked with new designs and hand gels and even donate 50


medical grade masks to the NHS for every 50 masks we sell, as qualified Nurses for 20 years, the NHS remains an important institution to us.


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