ROLLS-ROYCE CELEBRATES FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR PROVIDING MENTORS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

• Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrates its fourth consecutive year
  working with Dare to Dream
• Organised by Love Local Jobs Foundation, a charity working with
  schools and leading employers in West Sussex
• 15 Members of the Rolls-Royce team mentor Year 9 pupils from three
  nearby schools
• Rolls-Royce apprentices invited to take part for the first time
• The scheme helps build pupils’ confidence, overcome personal and
  academic challenges and shape their life’s journey with support from
  people already in work at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
• Participants invited to the Home of Rolls-Royce to experience the
  workplace, join apprentices in a variety of workshops and gain
  inspiration from the opportunities available

“This is now the fourth year we have been working with Dare to
Dream and everyone involved has found the journey very rewarding,
from the young people taking part to our own team members acting as
mentors. It was satisfying to see our apprentices take part this
year. The talented apprentices that have successfully made it onto
our prestigious programme have a great deal of experience to offer
young people seeking guidance. The ability for pupils to share their
concerns, experiences and aspirations with those already in work is
a huge confidence booster as they approach their GCSE choices.”

Mark Adams, Director of Human Resources, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has recently celebrated its
fourth consecutive year of participation in Dare to Dream, a mentoring
scheme designed to help pupils realise their potential and overcome
their personal barriers to success.

During the current school year, 15 volunteers from across the
company have acted as mentors to Year 9 pupils from Chichester Free
School, Bourne Community College and Ormiston Six Villages Academy,
all local to the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood.

Each mentor collaborates with three pupils who are grappling
with challenges impacting their personal lives, academic advancement
and future career decisions. Across a series of three sessions, the
mentors share their own experiences and strive to learn more about the
pupils’ perspectives on life. Together, they explore and challenge the
pupils’ beliefs about themselves and the world around them.

For the first time, Rolls-Royce apprentices participated in the
mentorship programme, sharing their knowledge and experiences with the
young people involved. This insight proved to be particularly
beneficial, with the apprentices close in age and relatable to the
school pupils taking part. The shared experiences and perspectives of
the Rolls-Royce apprentices allowed them to connect with the mentees,
fostering meaningful conversations and providing guidance that
resonated strongly with the young participants.

By encouraging pupils to think beyond the confines of their
school and home environments, the mentorship programme can inspire
aspirational ideas and motivate them to grapple with what lies ahead.
Through sharing their own personal journeys, which have not always
adhered to traditional educational and career paths, the mentors
demonstrate that doors are not permanently closed.

Samantha Savage, Year 9 Leader, Bourne Community College, says:
“We are so very grateful to Rolls-Royce Motor Cars for the amazing
opportunity for our students; to work closely with the ‘Dare to Dream’
team, the time our students spent at the Home of Rolls-Royce at
Goodwood and the mentorship support visits to our school. The whole
programme has been exceptional. The opportunity to work closely with
professionals at Rolls-Royce has demonstrated excellence at the
workplace in an unfamiliar environment. The difference in students’
attitudes to the world of work has been noticeable. The students
returned buzzing with excitement, inspired by potential career
pathways. This is wholly down to the hard work and dedication of
everyone involved in this project. Students’ hopes and aspirations for
the future have already risen and we are looking forward to watching
them grow even more.”

Maddison Headland, an apprentice at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars,
said, “I chose to become a Dare to Dream mentor as I think it is
important for young people to understand what they are capable of
achieving. The programme allows them to see that despite any setbacks
they are facing in their educational or personal life, they can push
through and come out the other side.”

Lydia Woodroff, HR Sustainability Business Partner, Rolls-Royce
Motor Cars, coordinates the project at Rolls-Royce. She says, “We were
thrilled to maintain our support of the Dare to Dream programme this
year and witness the continued positive impact it has had on the
selected participants throughout the programme. The mentees had the
chance to meet some of our Apprentices and observe how we foster
people’s early career development. They also watched the vehicle
manufacturing process and experienced a ‘customer reveal’ event,
culminating in being photographed in a Rolls-Royce Phantom. We’re
grateful for this opportunity to showcase the diverse range of skills
utilised within our organisation, as well as the variety of roles we offer.”