I suspect that workers once thought they could not or were told to never redesign the Spirit of Ecstasy, let alone produce an EV.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in a release from Goodwood today said it is expanding its participation in mentoring through Dare to Dream. The program or programme or scheme in Brit-speak, is “designed to help pupils realize their potential and overcome their personal barriers to success.”
Between now and the end of the current school year, 15 volunteers from Rolls-Royce will act as mentors to Year 9 pupils from Chichester Free School, Bourne Community College and Ormiston Six Villages Academy, all close to the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. The team, which has grown from ten mentors last year, includes some who took part in 2021 and asked to remain involved. The program is run by LoveLocalJobs Foundation, a community interest company (CIC) that works with schools and leading employers in West Sussex.
“We’ve been working with Dare to Dream since its inception and are delighted to support the project again in 2022. We have more mentors than ever before, including some who took part last year and specifically asked to remain involved,” said Mark Adams, Director of Human Resources, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars*, which is owned by BMW.
Each mentor will work with three pupils, all of whom are facing “challenges affecting their personal lives, academic progress, and future career choices. Over the course of three sessions, the mentors will share their experiences and thoughts, understand the pupil’s outlook on life, and explore and challenge what they may believe (or have been told) about themselves and the world,” Rolls said.
“Helping the pupils to think beyond the bounds of school and home can spark aspirational ideas and the motivation to accept the challenges that lie ahead. By sharing their own journeys, which have not always followed conventional educational and employment paths, the mentors demonstrate that no doors are closed, and opportunities come with the desire to pursue things they enjoy and are interested in, however bold,” Rolls said.
Dare to Dream “supports pupils at what can be a daunting time, when they are working towards their GCSEs and feel under pressure to start formulating education and career plans. Mentors provide much-needed support at this crucial stage: it can be especially helpful for pupils to realize that adults already in the working world also face challenges and sometimes have their own doubts and uncertainties to deal with.”
“Previous mentors report seeing a noticeable growth in pupils’ confidence from one session to the next. As well as encouraging pupils to take ownership of pursuing their dreams, the mentors offer practical coaching, helping them consider what skills they might need and ways they could go about gaining them,” Rolls said.
Ben Carter, Head of Year 9 at Chichester Free School, works closely with students involved in the program. He said, “The core aim is to enhance both the mental health and life opportunities of children and young people through self-belief, self-awareness, and confidence.”
*Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BMW Group and is a separate company from Rolls-Royce plc, the manufacturer of aircraft engines and propulsion systems. More than 2000 people are employed at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars head office and manufacturing plant in Goodwood, West Sussex, the only place in the world where the company’s cars are hand-built.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Expands Mentoring
I suspect that workers once thought they could not or were told to never redesign the Spirit of Ecstasy, let alone produce an EV.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in a release from Goodwood today said it is expanding its participation in mentoring through Dare to Dream. The program or programme or scheme in Brit-speak, is “designed to help pupils realize their potential and overcome their personal barriers to success.”
Between now and the end of the current school year, 15 volunteers from Rolls-Royce will act as mentors to Year 9 pupils from Chichester Free School, Bourne Community College and Ormiston Six Villages Academy, all close to the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. The team, which has grown from ten mentors last year, includes some who took part in 2021 and asked to remain involved. The program is run by LoveLocalJobs Foundation, a community interest company (CIC) that works with schools and leading employers in West Sussex.
“We’ve been working with Dare to Dream since its inception and are delighted to support the project again in 2022. We have more mentors than ever before, including some who took part last year and specifically asked to remain involved,” said Mark Adams, Director of Human Resources, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars*, which is owned by BMW.
Each mentor will work with three pupils, all of whom are facing “challenges affecting their personal lives, academic progress, and future career choices. Over the course of three sessions, the mentors will share their experiences and thoughts, understand the pupil’s outlook on life, and explore and challenge what they may believe (or have been told) about themselves and the world,” Rolls said.
“Helping the pupils to think beyond the bounds of school and home can spark aspirational ideas and the motivation to accept the challenges that lie ahead. By sharing their own journeys, which have not always followed conventional educational and employment paths, the mentors demonstrate that no doors are closed, and opportunities come with the desire to pursue things they enjoy and are interested in, however bold,” Rolls said.
Dare to Dream “supports pupils at what can be a daunting time, when they are working towards their GCSEs and feel under pressure to start formulating education and career plans. Mentors provide much-needed support at this crucial stage: it can be especially helpful for pupils to realize that adults already in the working world also face challenges and sometimes have their own doubts and uncertainties to deal with.”
“Previous mentors report seeing a noticeable growth in pupils’ confidence from one session to the next. As well as encouraging pupils to take ownership of pursuing their dreams, the mentors offer practical coaching, helping them consider what skills they might need and ways they could go about gaining them,” Rolls said.
Ben Carter, Head of Year 9 at Chichester Free School, works closely with students involved in the program. He said, “The core aim is to enhance both the mental health and life opportunities of children and young people through self-belief, self-awareness, and confidence.”
*Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BMW Group and is a separate company from Rolls-Royce plc, the manufacturer of aircraft engines and propulsion systems. More than 2000 people are employed at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars head office and manufacturing plant in Goodwood, West Sussex, the only place in the world where the company’s cars are hand-built.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.