When schools in Redcar and Cleveland were looking to retain a teacher centre in the face of reductions in spending Inspire2Learn was born.
As well as providing a valuable resource for teachers, the centre also provides state-of-the-art facilities for meetings and conferences for local businesses.
Unusually, the aim of the centre isn't to make money.
Funded in part by schools in Redcar and Cleveland the revenue that comes in from the centre goes back to the schools helping them offset their contribution.
The centre has a range of rooms making them suitable for board meetings, interviews or large events seating over one hundred guests in cabaret style or up to two hundred theatre style.
All rooms have access to high speed WiFi and modern AV facilities - all of which carry no additional charges.
The centre has recently undergone a major refurbishment making it suitable for any evening activities such as fitness classes that might require a larger space.
Through having local businesses make use of their facilities it is hoped that relationships between schools and the local economy will be strengthened.
Andrew Stogdale, manager of Inspire2Lean, explains: “One of our big priorities here is to develop a strong relationship between schools and the local economy.
"If the purpose of education is largely to equip our children for their future lives as both citizens and employees then it is essential to ensure that they have the knowledge of what employment options are available and how they would achieve them.
"Education is not all about tests!
"We run highly successful free STEM days that offer local children the opportunity to meet and work with ‘real people’ from the world of work.
"These sort of events and our in-school interventions are one brick in building awareness of the fantastic possibilities for a career that the local economy can offer.”
Run by former teachers who still provide in-school support to schools both in the Tesside area and beyond for much of their time, the centre also runs nationally-recognised courses, buys in key CPD on request and brokers collaborative support across alliances, trusts and chains.
Inspire2Learn’s in house catering facilities can cater for most events with the option of bringing in other local hospitality services when required.
Specialist rooms, such as the two 24-seat ICT suites, are currently being completely updated to ensure that the facilities are among the best on Teesside.
If you are looking for conferencing facilities in the Redcar area then consider booking your event at Inspire2Learn where your contribution will support local schools in their continued efforts to do their best for local children.
For more information visit their website, email i2lbookings@lea.rac.sch.uk or call 01642 467138 to discuss your requirements.
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