Budding engineers travelled to Loughborough University to work on their own innovative designs as part of a national project.
Two teams of Year 12 students are working with industry experts to bring their designs to life as part of the Engineering Education Scheme.
One team is looking into radiation shielding methods, under the supervision of Wolverhampton-based ANSALDO Nuclear, whilst the other group is developing a reservoir overflow alongside professionals from Mott Macdonald Bentley.
Students were able to start work on their projects using the facilities in Loughborough University’s engineering workshops and will now continue with their prototype builds after school and in weekly meetings with their supervising companies.
The national scheme is run by the Engineering Development Trust and allows small teams from different schools to take part in designing, building and presenting an engineering project that could be of significant use to a local engineering company.
Later this year, the teams will take part in a National Celebration and Assessment Day where they will get the chance to display their projects and present their work to a panel of judges.
Physics teacher, Mr A Britton, said: “The students found their trip to Loughborough University, and the chance to use its impressive facilities, very useful.
“Both teams will now continue to work on their prototypes with their companies during weekly meetings in the school’s workshops, before presenting their innovative designs to judges later this year.”
