Responsive Engineering

A former rising star of North East football has left behind life on the pitch to kick-off a career in engineering. Talented midfielder, John McReady, is now in his fourth and final year of an apprenticeship at Responsive Engineering. John, 26, joined Darlington FC as a 10-year-old and went on to play in the first-team squad. In 2010, he signed for York City before moving to FC Halifax Town. But after living out his childhood dream of being a professional …

Primary school pupils showed off their innovation skills when they visited the Armstrong Works to tackle a real-world engineering challenge. Reece Foundation is pleased to be supporting the STEM Challenge programme – a 6-week project for children in years five and six. It is the brainchild of Success4All (S4A), a Tyneside organisation that provides learning opportunities to young people in areas of low academic achievement, from STEM activities to homework, coding, cooking, music and gardening clubs. Over the first five …