Recent BSF news
March 2009
To celebrate the start of the building work on
the first three sites in Tower Hamlets, a ‘Groundbreaking
Celebration’ was held on the 11March 2009 with attendance from the
Leader of the Council, various representatives from Tower Hamlets
Council, Bouygues, headteachers and pupils.
The three sites were St Paul’s Way Community
School, Bethnal Green Technology College and the Wessex Centre.
Women at Work
On Wednesday 4 March, Bouygues UK (Tower Hamlets BSF
construction partner) hosted six female Year 9 pupils from two
Tower Hamlets’ girls schools to highlight the range of career
opportunities available to women in construction.
The event was a joint initiative between Tower
Hamlets Council and the Primary Care Trust and aims to provide
young women with the opportunity to learn about the range of job
opportunities available locally, particularly in areas in which
women are traditionally under-represented. This is the scheme’s
second year following the success of its launch in 2008.
Three pupils from Mulberry Secondary School in
Shadwell and three pupils from Central Foundation Girls School in
Mile End visited Bouygues UK’s Waterloo Head Office where they met
a range of female employees to illustrate the breadth of roles
being undertaken by women there. This included; Deputy Director of
Engineering Catherine Toron, Senior Project Manager Masume
Hidayatullah and Quality & Environment Manager Sylvie
Vulin.
The introductions were followed by an overview
of Bouygues UK’s £240 million BSF programme for Tower Hamlets
Council, before the group headed to one of the first schools in the
borough to benefit from the programme - Bethnal Green Technology
College in Mile End. Here the girls received a tour of the school
from Sylvie Vulin where the part rebuild and part refurbishment
works have just commenced.
February 2009
Pupil engagement in the BSF programme will be celebrated at an
event at Clifford Chance on Thursday, February 12 between 6.00pm
and 9.00pm. Central Foundation Girls School; Langdon Park; Morpeth;
Oaklands; Harpley and Swanlea School each brought together a pupil
client team of six pupils accompanied by a lead teacher. The client
teams have produced their own creative design briefs for their new
school designs.
A short film and an exhibition of work was
presented to guests on the night and presentations were made by
pupils and architects. The BSF team welcomes schools and teachers
who did not take part in the work but would like to attend the
event with pupil representatives and their parents.
September 2008
Tower Hamlets Council building a brighter future for local
students
An exciting new era for East End education is due to begin, with
Tower Hamlets Council pleased to announce Bouygues as its partner
for the Building Schools for the Future programme.
June 2008
Student engagement - transitions drama workshop
In June students from St Paul's Way Community School and from
the local primary schools will be invited to participate in drama
workshops. The aim is to gain the views and ideas of students in
Years 6 and 7.
May 2008
Joined-up design pupil engagement programme
The Tower Hamlets BSF team have offered those schools in the
stages of developing their vision, the opportunity to participate
in a pupil engagement programme.