*******PHOTO OPPORTUNITY*******<br><br>What: Tiling day for year eight girls<br>When: Thursday 13 October<br>Time: 11.20am–12.20pm<br>Where: Highbury Fields secondary school, Highbury Hill, N5<br>(Please go to Highbury Fields reception and ask for Martin Ransley)<br><br>You are invited to send a photographer and/or a journalist. <br><br>Historically the domain of men, a new grass-roots programme aims to introduce girls to the construction industry and promote the career opportunities that the vocation offers.<br><br>As many as 50 year eight girls from Islington Green and Highbury Fields secondary schools will participate in two tiling activity days in October where they will learn and then use their skills to produce a group mosaic.<br><br>The tiling days aim to build on the momentum of several large regeneration and construction projects in the borough.<br><br>It is one of the practical approaches to regeneration that is being adopted by Islington Council to address the skills shortage in the borough while enhancing the employability of school leavers.<br><br>National Construction Week, commencing on 6 October, provides the ideal backdrop for the tiling days, which will be held at the schools on Monday 10 and Thursday 13 October.<br><br>Focusing on teamwork, the students will learn about aspects of tiling in construction work including design, quantifying and budgeting. The exercise is being delivered by CITB Construction Skills.<br><br>In producing a group piece, the participant will gain a real sense of how projects of this kind are managed in a professional environment. The students will also have the opportunity to produce individual pieces that are theirs to keep.<br><br>Islington is home to some of the country’s largest building and regeneration projects, with the new Arsenal development and the King’s Cross development headlining the healthy construction industry in the area.<br><br>The council’s education business partnership continues to raise the profile of construction related learning in schools, including its development in the curriculum, by providing students with the opportunity to experience the industry at a practical level. This complements the work being done by the council for young people aged 16 and over to set up pathways into training and careers in construction.<br><br>Ends
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