Posted January 2025.
WMG Academy Sixth Form Students Recognised For Their Contributions To Jaguar Land Rover’s Sustainability Journey
Today we 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 our 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 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 our aspiring young engineering students, giving the students the opportunity to learn from the team’s wealth of knowledge and experience.
Quotes:
- 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 meaningfully contribute to building a more sustainable future.
- Kate Ambrosi, Chief Executive Officer, Baker Dearing Educational Trust said: “It was fantastic to visit WMG Coventry and see the inspiring work that is being done by the UTC and the sustainability teams at JLR. Nelly, Jignesh and Lauren ought to be extremely proud of their work on that video. It perfectly demonstrates how UTC students and alumni can help further organisational goals, such as the net zero transition. This sort of partnership, between a UTC delivering high quality technical education and a highly-engaged and sector-leading employer such as JLR, is what the UTC programme’s success is built on.”
- Stewart Tait, Chief Executive Officer, WMG Academy Trust said: “We value immensely the experience business partners such as JLR are able to provide our students to enhance their learning with us. Our education pathways of today are preparing students for the careers of tomorrow and JLR are at the forefront of the latest and emerging technologies and hence we are privileged that They share a vision with students that will help create a global sustainable future. We are immensely proud of the contributions made by Nelly, Jignesh and Lauren to the JLR Global sustainability launch.”
- Adele Wallis, Associate Principal, WMG Academy Coventry said: “It is events and opportunities like this that make my job so rewarding. This encompasses what UTCs are about, bringing education and the world of work together.”
- Andrew Kyprianou, Director of Engineering, WMG Academy said: “Engaging with world class industry partners, such as JLR is vitally important to inspire our students and enrich their curriculum experience. Opportunities such as this highlights the range of career pathways within engineering and the vital importance JLR places on sustainability and engaging with the next generation in raising their career aspirations.”
About WMG Academy for Young Engineers:
WMG Academy for Young Engineers Multi Academy Trust was formed in March 2015. Following the successful opening of the Coventry Academy in September 2014. Formed between a partnership of the University of Warwick and with the support of national, regional and local businesses such as Jaguar Land Rover, the Trust is committed to providing a better way of learning for the engineers of the future with the aim of encouraging young people to study science, technology, engineering and maths.
About Jaguar Land Rover:
JLR’s Reimagine strategy aims to deliver a sustainability-rich vision of modern luxury by design. We are transforming our business, targeting carbon net zero across our supply chain, products, and operations by 2039. We have set a roadmap to reduce emissions across our own operations and value chains by 2030 through approved, science-based targets. Electrification is central to this strategy and before the end of the decade our Range Rover, Discovery, Defender collections will each have a pure electric model, while Jaguar will be entirely electric.
At heart we are a British company, with two design and engineering sites, three vehicle manufacturing facilities, an engine manufacturing centre, and a battery assembly centre in the UK. We also have vehicle plants in China, Brazil, India, Austria, and Slovakia, as well as seven technology hubs across the globe. Jaguar Land Rover is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors Limited, part of Tata Sons.
About Baker Dearing Educational Trust:
Baker Dearing advances and informs high-quality, employer-led technical education and supports its delivery through England’s 44-strong programme of University Technical Colleges.
We believe that first-class technical pathways, combined with a core academic offer, designed with employers opens up more opportunities for young people in their careers. We have seen the benefit to young people of starting this earlier than 16 years of age.
Baker Dearing works with UTCs, major employers, political leaders from all sides, and the wider education sector to deliver the best outcomes for young people.
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Notes to Editors
WMG Academy Trust offers world class education for students aged 14-19 who want to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and maths. Students learn in a new way, with real, business-focused, practical problems and challenges at the center of their curriculum. With the support of sponsoring companies, this approach prepares them for the challenges of the 21st century, whether they be in companies, in further education or at university.
Employer Partners for WMG Academies for Young Engineers include:
Aston Martin, Automotive Insulations, Bosch, Cummins, Jaguar Land Rover, Meggitt, National Grid, Oleo, Prodrive, Ricardo, Sarginsons, Savery Hydraulics, SCC, Squires Gears, Sure Track, Tata Motors, University of Warwick, Vinci Energies, WMG at the University of Warwick.
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