Year 10s from across the West of England region gathered at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol – the iconic home to Bristol City and Bristol Bears – for the second West of England Schools Summit hosted by Metro Mayor Dan Norris in March 2024.
They were joined by event sponsors Deloitte, Atkins, and Aecom – as well as delivery partners UWE, Boomsatsuma, and others.
People who can’t yet vote are too often left out of important conversations. The Mayor brought together school pupils from across the region to discuss some of the challenges we face and allow them to make their voices heard.
They did this by taking part in a series of interactive workshops on the important issues of nature recovery, sustainable transport, and a vision for 2040.
“I’ve been blown away once again by the creativity and talent of the young people who came to my Schools Summit. The Summit was all about asking young people what they want the future of the West of England to look like – and there were so many ideas to take away. Now it’s my job and the job of my West of England Mayoral Combined Authority to turn those ideas into action.”
With thanks to Atkins, Aecom, and Deloitte for their sponsorship and to UWE and Boomsatsuma for their in-kind contributions. Thanks also to Ashton Gate for hosting the Summit and all our partners, including Avon Schools Eco-Network, CFMS, Invest Bristol & Bath, Creative Youth Network, Future Quest, Ministry of Eco Education, Modeshift Stars, National Citizen’s Service, the Natural History Consortium, and the National Trust.
Full programme can be found by visiting www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/schoolssummit. Media and Partner toolkit can be found here.
