Category: Developing the Young Workforce

S2 Construction Challenge with Balfour Beatty

S2 Construction Challenge

This week we had John Cairns an Konstantina from Belfour Beatty in school delivering a construction challenge workshop to our S2 CDT classes. The winning teams will go on to represent the school early next year in the Build your Future event.

The pupils had to work in teams to design the tallest tower to hold a golf ball built form KNex. Each of the classes were split into teams of 4 or 5 and were marked not only on the height of their tower but also team work and the aesthetics of the tower.

John also gave an overview of Balfour Beatty and of the Union Terrace Garden project currently under construction in the centre of Aberdeen.

Well done to all involved and thank you to Balfour Beatty for supporting the school.

S3 Life Skills – First Aid Training

S3 Life Skills – First Aid Training

This week Tom Malcolm from Grampian Training Services was in school to deliver a First Aid Training course to our group of S3 Life Skills pupils.

They learned about initial assessment of a casualty, CPR & Defibrillators on day one and on day two they were learning about the recovery position, bandages, choking, anaphylactic and asthma to name a few.

An excellent life skill to be given the opportunity to develop.