Educational Charity The Smallpeice Trust to Put Students on the Right Track for a Career in Railway Engineering
Summary
On each course, students will meet and talk to young engineers who are following a path in these exciting fields, giving them a greater understanding of the roles they undertake and the wide range of career prospects that are available.All Smallpeice courses are linked to the National Curriculum and are designed to improve core skills such as team building, financial management, communication and problem solving.Following the stock market flotation of his company Martonair, Dr Smallpeice invested his energy and part of his personal fortune to set up the Trust to ensure that British industry could continuously benefit from his proven design and engineering philosophies: “Simplicity in design, economy in production.” The Trust is now governed by an eminent board of non-executive trustees and members from a diverse range of engineering, industry, educational and professional bodies.By attending one of our courses students will gain experience of university and working life that will accelerate their personal development and their potential for greater academic achievement.Courses details and application forms can be accessed from smallpeicetrust.org.uk.The Smallpeice Trust has also trained 1,280 teachers to enhance their delivery of STEM in the classroom.A strong interface is maintained with industry, education and professional bodies that help to support, promote and develop the courses.