Local school becomes the first to win a new West Of England grants encouraging youngsters to think about green careers

Chew Valley school became the first of three West of England schools to win a new grant to encourage local youngsters to consider green careers.

Metro Mayor Dan Norris visited the school during his second Jobs and Skills Summit to meet some of the students taking part.

The school beat off stiff competition to receive a grant of £15,000 from the West of England Combined Authority led by the Metro Mayor to develop a special environmental careers programme.

Students will learn how green jobs offer an exciting and rewarding future across four weekly sessions. The young people will find out about the huge range of green jobs on offer from wind turbine technician roles to opportunities in green finance and get top tips on how to access useful and relevant work experience.

Metro Mayor Dan Norris said: "Our amazing west of England is changing before our eyes. Jobs nobody had even thought about ten years ago about are springing up, while others are rapidly changing. "

The Mayor later  visited sustainable construction industry during a visit to launch the Sustainable Impact Champions scheme, supporting 200 of the region's workers to reduce their companies' carbon footprint.