On Wednesday 18th June, 90 Year 8 students attended the ‘Big Bang Fair STEM event’ along with staff from Computer Science, Maths and DT; Mr Morris, Mr Langford, Mrs Rahman, Miss Underhill, Mrs Smith and Mrs Geal, at the NEC in Birmingham.

As part of the event, students were able to explore various stalls run by companies offering key information and hands-on activities, such as engaging with animals over at the Zoolab UK stand! Becoming a  BBC reporter for 5 minutes, exploring hydraulics with Rolls Royce, flying drones and engaging with robots, building circuits to explore electronics, even having an eye test and ear exam over at Specsavers, learning about budgeting and finance with help from Nationwide Building Society, and even taking part in the ‘pit stop challenge’ changing tyres on racing cars and trying to get a space on the leaderboard with Alpine.

Students got involved and explored the potential benefits of STEM careers, along with displaying excellent conduct and behaviour. We hope that they can take away something from this experience, and we can not wait to visit next year!

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