St. Augustine's School: Driver Jonas Business Challenge

Earlier this month, I was invited to take part in the 6th annual Driver Jonas Business Challenge, a two-day event which offers GCSE pupils from London schools a greater understanding of the urban environment and a chance to find out about careers in the property industry.

St. Augustine's had been lucky enough to be chosen to take part in this event and 25 pupils spent the first day visiting a number of London landmarks including the Tate Modern, the Tate Britain and the London Docklands. The culmination of the event was a presentation on site about the regeneration of East London and the Lea Valley in time for the Olympics.

I joined the pupils on the second day when they were divided into teams and set the challenge of redeveloping the St. Augustine's school site and a 9-acre area of Kilburn. The pupils spent a long time working out how best thise part of Maida Vale and Kilburn could be improved - and particularly enjoyed proposing to knock down some buildings!

Thanks to Driver Jonas for their continued commitment to supporting education and local schools throughout London.

Alastair