WMG Academy Sixth Form Students recognised for their contributions to Jaguar Land Rover’s sustainability journey

WMG Academy had the privilege of welcoming the Senior Sustainability JLR team (Neil Hewitt, Christine Smith and Sally Baker) and Kate Ambrosi, Chief Executive Officer for Baker Dearing Educational Trust, to recognise the contributions of three WMG Coventry Academy 6th form exceptional students: Jignesh Bosamia, Nelly Rejek and Lauren Taylor.

The students played a vital role in supporting JLR by creating, recording their voices and being filmed for a sustainability- focused company initiative. During their visit, the sustainability team toured the academy's state-of-the-art engineering hall and teaching facilities.

The highlight of the visit in January was a special assembly where the students showcased the video they created with the team from JLR. This was followed by a Q&A session with aspiring young engineering students, giving the students the opportunity to learn from the team's wealth of knowledge and experience.

Alison Nuttall, JLR Senior Sustainability Manager, who spent over a decade in product engineering before setting up JLR’s sustainability operations team, said: “The world of tomorrow will be shaped by the generation in school today and so it is vital that organisations listen to the experiences and views of young people, and act in the interests of their futures. The students at WMG helped us to explain that idea to our colleagues at JLR and we are grateful for that input. As a large enterprise in the West Midlands, JLR is committed to supporting the young people in our communities to reach their potential, so that they can