Pupils at Offley Primary have been learning how to stay safe on site, thanks to a visit to J One Seven hosted by Barratt Homes Manchester.

A total of 30 school children donned hard hats and hi-vis vests and set off to the development to learn the importance of site safety.

The educational visit aimed to promote staying safe on site, whilst informing the children on what goes on at a building site. The children were able to learn about the machinery on site and all of the different tradesmen and what they do. 

The youngsters were also given a tour of the show home at the development, where they were able to see what the homes look like once they have been completed.

Andrew Couch, Assistant Site Manager at Barratt Manchester said, “Children might see a building site as a fun and exciting playground, but that is certainly not the case.

“These visits are a good way to teach them all about the dangers of playing on building sites, whilst promoting the importance of staying safe at all times – particularly over the school holidays.”

The youngsters also found out more about the project taking place at J One Seven, and gained an early insight into the opportunities available within the construction industry.

Simon Mason, Lower Key Stage Two Leader at Offley Primary School said, “We were delighted to be invited to J One Seven to visit the site as we strongly believe it is important for youngsters to learn about the dangers that a building site can hold. The children were very attentive throughout their trip and we hope everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We now hope that the children will go away and spread the word about site safety.”

J One Seven has a range of three and four bedroom homes for sale priced from £198,498.

For more information on any of the homes available at J One Seven please visit the website at www.barratthomes.co.uk/joneseven. Alternatively please call the sales hotline on08448117799. The sales and information centre is open on-site between Monday 12.30pm-5.30pm and Thursday to Sunday 10am-5.30pm.

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

1. For further information about Barratt Homes please contact Ruby Harrison on 0116 247 1777 or ruby@unsworthsugden.co.uk
2. Barratt Homes are part of Barratt Developments PLC, a FTSE100 company
3. Barratt Group sold 17,579 homes in the year to June 2018, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain
4. Barratt was awarded a maximum five star rating for the ninth consecutive year in the 2018 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey
5. Site managers working for Barratt Group won 83 awards for quality workmanship in the 2018 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the last 14 years