Taylor Wimpey East Scotland is one of East Lothian’s leading homebuilders with developments at Letham Meadows in Haddington and Ravensheugh in Wallyford, as well as future developments in Dolphingstone and Blindwells.

This day of workshops offered an insight into the housebuilding industry, while also encouraging young local talent to explore the opportunities that could be on their doorstep.

Julie Lowe, head of development at Preston Lodge Learning Foundation, said: “Having the opportunity to work directly with Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has created a great partnership.

“The team delivered workshops throughout a full day in school, which provided a helpful insight into the range of career opportunities the housebuilding industry offers.

“In fact, I think our students were surprised by the breadth of careers and jobs that house building needs in order to function, which are not just the typical trade roles you perhaps consider when you think of construction.

“Importantly, the team took the opportunity to explain their routes into employment with the company, which I think our students found incredibly helpful. Taylor Wimpey East Scotland is a fantastic partner for our school community, and we are already exploring other ways to work together.”

Ellen Clark, assistant land manager at Taylor Wimpey East Scotland, added: “We enjoyed having the opportunity to be part of Preston Lodge High School’s careers focus day. We hope that our sessions have helped students to understand more about the career options that are available in the housebuilding industry, and how they could play a future role within it.

“Future-proofing and attracting fresh talent into the wide range of roles that our industry offers has never been as important as it is now. We hope that we have inspired some of the young people that we met and that they will want to find out more about how they can be part of creating great communities where people want to live.”