Digital Solutions for Sustainability

Beginning in November, 21 A level students from our partner colleges in the East of England have been developing sustainability projects, in partnership with AVEVA.

The aim of the challenge is for students to build digital solutions to improve a local issue that will make their community more sustainable. Community can include their school, local villages, wider county, or nation-wide.

Students kicked off the project with an in person workshop at Aveva's Cambridge office. They were introduced to the AVEVA team where we heard from Stefan Haller, Vice President, about what AVEVA do, customers they work with and how he got into his role.

To plan their projects, they brainstormed all issues they could think of relating to sustainability in their local communities. They then discussed possible solutions to the issues no matter how ‘out-there’. And finally, they whittled these down into realistic ideas and thought about a timeline for completing their project. Feedback was given from both AVEVA and Villiers Park colleagues to help the students think about resources needed, possible hurdles and team roles.

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Josie Crisp

Progression Coach

Cambridgeshire

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Staff Spotlight: Josie Crisp

July 22, 2026

Meet Josie, our Cambridgeshire Progression Coach! Josie joined Villiers Park in September 2024, but her connection with the charity began much earlier as a Year 12 student attending an Inspiring Excellence residential in 2018. Inspired by the experience, she has come full circle as a Villiers Park alum, now supporting young people in Cambridgeshire. Josie is passionate about helping every young person look to the future with excitement rather than fear. Outside of work, you'll find her at comedy gigs, painting by numbers, or walking her black labrador, Dougie.