Environmental Scientifics Group (ESG) launches ‘Science in Schools’ initiative

Schools offered the opportunity to enhance practical learning

23 March 2011 – Environmental Scientifics Group (ESG), the UK’s leading environmental compliance company is pleased to announce that it is launching a new initiative to support science in education. Under their ‘Science in Schools’ initiative, ESG is offering to make a range of support services available to secondary schools and sixth form colleges. These include access to guest speakers explaining how science is used in the workplace and the career opportunities that science can offer, as well as visits to laboratories to see science in action. Mandy Weston, Business Process Director at ESG says “The ‘Successful Science’ report published by Ofsted in January highlighted that those who enjoyed studying science at key stage 4 were more likely to want to follow a science career. Importantly, this enjoyment often stemmed from practical investigative work along with a healthy mix of academic challenge, independent research, group work and discussion of difficult and topical scientific concepts. Whether schools are looking for projects to do with geology, chemistry, materials science, food science, or geography, we believe that ESG can add real value and that’s why we are keen to work more closely with local schools. We would welcome approaches from the Heads of the Science and Humanities Departments, so that we can develop exciting programmes which relate directly to GCSE course work.” ESG has laboratories and offices throughout the UK, which means that the ‘Science in Schools’ initiative is open to all schools and sixth form colleges. Please contact Sue Pointon at sue.pointon@esg.co.uk for more details. --ENDS— About Environmental Scientifics Group (ESG) Environmental Scientifics Group, or ESG as most people know it, is the UK’s leading company in environmental inspection, testing and consultancy. Grown out of the combination of a number of strong businesses including Environmental Services Group and Scientifics, ESG prides itself on the levels of accreditation it holds within its businesses and has a long standing reputation of delivering the highest level of service to its clients. ESG has been a significant driver of change and innovation within the industry, driven by legislation, International Standards and the economic climate. Today, the business enjoys unrivalled expertise and breadth of scope across a large and diverse range of market sectors covering Geotechnical Services, Environmental Safety Compliance, Materials Testing, Food Testing and Laboratory and Analytical Services. For more information visit www.esg.co.uk

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