CWA invited 28 Year 8 & 9 girls from local King’s Lynn Academy (KLA) to have a taster day in the technology department in engineering and plumbing subjects. The aim of the taster was to show the group of girls what it is like working in science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) to inspire their future aspirations.

The group was split in two, half of the day was spent in the plumbing department constructing and fabricating copper hearts and the other half of the day, was spent in the engineering workshop, designing, and welding a frog out of old horseshoes.

Livvi Hodges, Plumbing Lecturer said:

“We set out with the aim of giving young girls a taste of what it is like to experience plumbing and engineering.  The girls were a credit to their school.  They were very enthusiastic and engaged throughout the day and hopefully it has opened their eyes to being a female in the construction or engineering industry.”

Katie Leeming-Watts Careers Lead and PE teacher at KLA said:

“This has been a fantastic opportunity for KLA students to experience STEM in action.  These kinds of events help to break down traditional stereotypes of the industry.  Today, students tried something new and have found abilities they didn’t know they had.”

Thea Osbourne, Lili-Mae Thorburn-Woodhouse and Ellie Woods from KLA’s Year 8 said: “It was very interesting, we all had a lot of fun and experienced something really exciting.  The lecturers were really supportive and reassuring as we were doing things we have never done before.  We even got some things to take home and show our parents, so they can see what we’ve been up to.”