Wonderlab Gallery Trip
On Wednesday 11th October, members of the TrainEd team visited the National Railway Museum to check out the new Wonderlab Gallery. There are many activities for young people (and older too!) which develop engineering skills and are based on railway themes. David, Catherine and Shahiesta are planning to bring local groups along to the gallery […]
Futures Event at Accrington Stanley Football Club
On Thursday 5th October around 1000 Y11 students from all the local high schools in Hyndburn attended a careers event at Accrington Stanley football club. The event was hosted by Amazing Accrington with Cranberry Coaches and the Town & District Transport Trust providing free travel for the students at from 6 schools. Community Rail Lancashire […]
Steam to Green
It’s ‘full steam ahead’ for Year 8 pupils at The Hollins, Accrington – Showcasing the history of the railway from its start to an ever greener future! Unveiled at Accrington Station on 27th September was a beautifully constructed piece of artwork undertaken by The Hollins pupils under the artistic and research guidance of Community Artist, Karen […]
Inspiring Opportunity at Accrington & Rossendale College
Today some of the team have been to Accrington & Rossendale College, to find out about the City & Guilds NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Rail Engineering Track Maintenance course on offer there. As part of the course learners are taught the the fundamentals of rail track maintenance needed to obtain a successful career on […]
This is US!
During 2023 Year 5 pupils at St Paul’s Church of England Primary School and Hippings Methodist Primary School have been working hard on a new artwork for Church and Oswaldtwistle Station. Working with professional artist Alastair Nicholson they experimented with different techniques and media and identified the highlights of their local area they’d like to […]
Welcome back!
Welcome back to our friends in schools who we hope have had a marvellous rest over the summer. The team are ready to head out to talk to your pupils about rail safety, careers, sustainability and rail confidence. They’re also looking forward to taking your groups out and about on the railway. Please contact us […]
Summer Holiday Trips
The rail education continues through the holidays with trips happening to Skipton, Ilkley and more. Yesterday a group enjoyed a day in Ilkley and despite the weather changing between sunshine and rain all day a lot of fun was had. A rail safety talk was given at the station and on the train before fun […]
Album Launch
Many people find the sounds of the railway alarming and, sometimes, distressing. Our railway stations can be loud and confusing places, with layered and disjointed sounds that many of us have to work overtime to filter through to the information that we need. The TrainEd team have the opportunity to work with a wide variety […]
Happy Healthy You!
Happy Healthy You Bradford & Beyond offers exercise classes for people across the district, in a bid to improve their physical and mental health. It was set up by Humera Khan in light of the pandemic, starting out with 15 to 20 participants, and now boasts over 300 members. A large part of the Happy […]
Empowering 2000 Pupils Towards Rail Safety, Careers, and Sustainable Travel
Over the course of the last three months Catherine, our Eastern Region Education Officer, has engaged with over 2000 pupils from Reception to Year 13 in rail safety, rail careers, and sustainable travel, all supported by Northern. She has shared important information, ensuring that every child understands the importance of staying safe around rail tracks […]