The Rt Hon Anne Milton MP, Minister of State for Skills at the Department of Education visited Gosport on Thursday 15 March to see the innovative and unique skills training on our peninsula.
The Minister first visited OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ rated Centre of Excellence in Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training ‘CEMAST’ which trains over 1000 students in automotive, marine and aeronautical engineering working alongside a number of international partner companies. Some of our Y5 pupils visited CEMAST recently as part of our gSTEM learning.
The Minister also visited us to see our award nominated approach towards STEM and digital learning. STEM is fully integrated into our school’s curriculum and our after-school gSTEM club is oversubscribed, with girls making up over half of the members! Gomer’s innovative STEM model is increasingly inspiring primary schools near and far. We are delighted and proud that gSTEM has is gaining national recognition and recognise the value it has in any primary curriculum.
Caroline Dinenage, MP, who organised the visit said,
“It was great that the Minister has the opportunity to learn more about the exciting and unique ways we are training our workforce to address the skills shortfall. I’ve been blown away by the excitement and enthusiasm from both pupils and staff during my own visits. I’m delighted the Minister has seen this for herself, with a view to how it can be replicated in other training programmes.”
