The BAE SYSTEMS
Make It Enterprising Challenge
A pupil from BCHS with Crosshill working hard on the company’s marketing materials
The Preston Marriott Hotel 14th February 2013
A pupil from Ashton Community Science College perfects the team’s design
Archbishop Temple School present their idea to the Dragons
The Manufacturing Institute’s charitable Make It in Manufacturing campaign is helping to create a pipeline of talent for the UK’s manufacturing industry by promoting the sector as an interesting and rewarding career choice for young people. Through a network of local, national and multi-national business partners the Make It campaign shows young people that modern manufacturing is a global enterprise founded on a basis of innovation, creativity and smart thinking.
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By connecting young people to manufacturing companies in their local area, the Make It campaign overturns negative perceptions surrounding the sector by engaging event participants in hands-on activities through a series of events called the Make It Enterprising Challenges. These practical, one day events give young people the opportunity to form their own mini-manufacturing companies, gaining advice and guidance from a range of industry advocates and learning more about the creative and aspirational employment opportunities manufacturing can offer.
Pupils from Broughton Business and Enterprise College show off their prototype This event – The BAE Systems Make It Enterprising Challenge – was delivered as a partnership between The Manufacturing Institute and BAE Systems. It is the fifth time that the BAE Systems team in Lancashire have sponsored an event for schools in the local area to encourage more young people to consider careers in the UK’s manufacturing industry.
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The winning team from Balshaws CE High School with the BAE Systems ‘Dragons’
Make It in MANUFACTURING About the day The materials used on the day were designed to reflect the products and services offered by BAE Systems and to give the young people taking part a good understanding of the range of jobs available within the sector. Each school team – made up of eight pupils – was therefore asked to consider their respective skills and qualities and to each choose a specific job role including Managing Director, Finance Director, Sales and Marketing Managers, Manufacturing Manager, Design Engineer, Logistics Manager and Quality Controller. Teams were then challenged to design and build an unmanned response vehicle – anything from James Bond style amphibious
A pupil from Southlands High School receives an outstanding individual award
Brownedge St Mary’s Catholic High School tackle the logistics maze
Ribblesdale School discuss their ideas with the Customer Consultants
vessels and surveillance and bomb disposal units through to land mine clearance trucks. Throughout the day the teams also had to meet with an industry ‘Consultant’, cross a logistics maze, create financial plans and build a product brand that would appeal to their target customer. Finally, each team was required to pitch their ideas to a panel of industry experts (BAE Systems Senior Managers) in a ‘Dragons Den’ style presentation.
The second place team on the day, Saint Aidan’s CE Technology College, working hard on the challenge brief
The judging of the event was extremely stringent and the teams were monitored throughout the day. Points were awarded for the completion of key tasks along with teamwork, use of initiative, problem solving and other enterprising skills and qualities.
Hard at work – the team from St Bede’s Roman Catholic High School
Schools in Attendance
The team from Carr Hill High School get ready to start their company
Archbishop Temple School Preston Ashton Community Science College Preston Balshaws CE High School Leyland BCHS with Crosshill Blackburn Broughton Business and Enterprise College Preston Balshaws CE High School perfect their winning idea
Brownedge St Mary’s Catholic High School Preston Carr Hill High School and Sixth Form College Preston Moor Park Business and Enterprise School Preston Penwortham Priory Academy Preston Ribblesdale School Clitheroe Southlands High School Chorley Saint Aidan’s Church of England Technology College Poulton-le-Fylde
The girls from Penwortham Priory Academy show that manufacturing isn’t just for the boys
St Bede’s Roman Catholic High School Blackburn
And the winners were… First Place - Balshaws CE High School Second Place - Saint Aidan’s Church of England Technology College Outstanding Individual - Kaitlin Corry, Balshaws CE High School Outstanding Individual - Tom Wilding, Southlands High School Outstanding Individual - John Tawn, Saint Aidan’s Church of England Technology College
The BAE Systems volunteers
About BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems is a global company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land and at sea. They have major operations across five continents, with customers and partners in more
than 100 countries. The Samlesbury site is spread over 351 acres and provides manufacturing and support capabilities to a number of important aircraft programmes. The site is critical to developing and maintaining supply networks in the region.
BAE Systems covers the cost of running this event in partnership with The Manufacturing Institute. They are committed to supporting local education, workforce development and to promoting BAE Systems as the employer of choice in the Lancashire area.
Summary and Key Points • The number of young people who said that they would consider a career in manufacturing rose from 40% at the beginning of the day to 60% by the end
• 100% of the teachers that attended rated the day as either “Excellent” or “Very Good” (85% marked “Excellent” and 15% marked “Very Good”)
• 98% of the pupils in attendance rated the day overall as between “Excellent” and “Good” (46% marked “Excellent”, 36% “Very Good” and 16% marked “Good”)
• All of the teachers indicated that they would recommend careers in the manufacturing sector to “all their pupils” • 100% of the volunteers from BAE Systems rated the Challenge as between “Excellent” and “Very Good” (80% marked “Excellent” and 20% marked “Very Good”) and nearly all agreed that the day succeeded in its aim to promote a more positive image of manufacturing
• 94% of the pupils felt that the day had given them a better understanding of the types of jobs available within the manufacturing sector
Quotes from PUPILS:
Quotes from Teachers:
Quotes from Volunteers
• “Manufacturing is more interesting than I thought” • “I really like the idea of designing new products” • “I would work in manufacturing because of today” • “Manufacturing is a creative job that pays good money” • “I think manufacturing is very interesting and different to what people expect” • “It’s good fun” • “It’s great experience, uses languages and is lots of fun” • “Today has opened my mind” • “I am a very hands-on person and think I would be suited to manufacturing” • “I didn’t realise there were so many jobs available” • “Manufacturing is exciting and involves teamwork” • “It is important and involves saving lives” • “I had a great day, thank you”
• “A great event – fun and learning together” • “Thoroughly enjoyable, well done to all involved” • “Productive, rewarding and very enjoyable” • “A fantastic day, thank you” • “A great insight into manufacturing for the pupils”
• “It’s good for the pupils to hear about manufacturing and engineering from apprentices that work in the sector” • “The pupils involved definitely have a better understanding of manufacturing” • “Very well organised” • “Today shows BAE Systems in a very good light” • “Can we do it again please?!” • “Today helps to attract a high calibre of future employees into manufacturing” • “Today was different from the day-to-day job and made me feel proud to work at BAE” • “Very well organised” • “Great day and opportunity to network with enthusiastic young people” • “Association with such an excellent event is very positive for the company’s reputation” • “Opportunity to showcase manufacturing, engineering and BAE Systems in a very positive way”
Quotes from Pupils:
The staff from BAE Systems that participated in the day were: Cath Hargreaves Carole Cross Nathan Arrowsmith Naveen Masih Matthew Simpson Alpesh Mistry Rory McDowell Karl Marrow Matthew Salisbury William Edwards Matthew Carr Thomas Sofield
MAI Education Advisor MAI Education Associate Graduate Engineer Crew Escape System Engineer Lead Electromagnetics Engineer Production Planning Lead Apprentice Engineer Engineering Apprentice Engineering Apprentice Business Apprentice Engineering Apprentice Engineering Apprentice
Stephen Matthews Rebekah Crolla Drew Steel Jon Warburton Mark Wilson Louise Flesher Denise Whitaker Leader Ian Farrell Dave Holmes
Engineering Apprentice Engineering Apprentice Military Liaison Executive Head of Maintenance Strategy & Transformation MAI Head of Manufacturing Technology Head of HR, MAI Infrastructure & Support Team Production Manager Director of Manufacturing