Pictured above: Plumb Job: Mansell apprentice Jack Carey demonstrates plumbing to youngsters, watched by mascot Ivor Goodsite.

Mansell staff working on a £6 million project to build a new primary school in Stoke-on-Trent have been taking part in a Skills Week to demonstrate building skills to the pupils who will occupy the new buildings.

Mansell apprentices led a series of demonstrations for the youngsters, including plumbing, tiling, bricklaying and carpeting before allowing the pupils to have a go themselves. Stoke-on-Trent City Council's building team also joined the event.

Mansell also ran health and safety assemblies for the youngsters attended by the Considerate Constructors mascot Ivor Goodsite. There was also a construction competition to build a miniature structure strong enough to hold a golf ball.

The Education and Leisure division of Mansell's Stourbridge-based Western region is constructing a new two-form entry school building to provide space for 480 pupils at Gladstone Primary School. The school has been operating across two sites since 2004 when the school was established following the amalgamation of a primary and infants school.

The new building, in Anchor Road, Longton, replaces the school's existing premises, and staff and pupils had a major input into the design of the building. The layout for the new school is based on the concept of teaching in a flexible space, with an anticipated total of 2,444 square metres of floor space. This allows flexibility for furniture layout and provides enough space to bring the infants and junior schools together. 

The work is being carried out for Stoke-on-Trent City Council and is due for completion towards the end of the year.

Picture Caption: PLUMB JOB: Mansell apprentice Jack Carey demonstrates plumbing to youngsters, watched by mascot Ivor Goodsite.