As part of our Youth Employability and Aspirations Programme with Moorside Primary, the students had a fantastic visit from the astronomy and physics team from Durham University! They used VR to explore space and had the opportunity to see the night sky and constellations in their planetarium. Lorraine and the Durham University ‘Science Engagement Team’, worked with the children around careers linked to science and space-based technology, as part of the ‘Into the Light’ Project. The children learnt about the different routes that young people could take to work as a University researcher or scientist.
The children were also specially invited to the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) at Durham University! The NAM brought together nearly 1,000 astronomers from across the UK to share the latest research about the Universe. They learnt about lots of different jobs relating to space including environmental engineers, astrophysicists, innovation managers and human resources.
Our young people even made the local news! Check the articles our below!
Celebrating Stanley / December 16th, 2025
"Queen for a Day" Poem - South Stanley Junior School
This poem was created by Savannah, William, Kyden and Kiera. They were inspired by a photograph from the Stanley Festival of Queens in 1960.
Consett Heritage Project / April 12th, 2024
History of Consett Q and A – Local Mysteries now Solved!
As part of Building Self-Belief’s series of events about Consett’s heritage, local Historian Brian Harrison agreed to be in the spotlight for our Consett’s History Q and A session.
Self-Belief and Emotional Wellbeing / January 8th, 2025
Aspirations and Future Planning / January 8th, 2025
The Teenage Girls Mental Wellbeing and Aspirations Programme with Wellfield School
Recently, we completed this programme with a group of year 9 girls from Wellfield School. Some topics that we covered across the sessions included unhelpful thinking, friendships, self-esteem and body image. To culminate the end of the programme, we took the students on a trip to visit Newcastle University, an escape room and a restaurant.