Students hoping to pursue a career in STEM subjects were encouraged to reach for the stars during an educational visit to RAF Cosford.
Year 10 students attended Ad Astra lectures led by leading manufacturers, as well as aerospace and engineering companies, to inspire them for the future.
During the day, 25 students from Highfields learnt more about a new electric plane created by Rolls Royce, whilst representatives from Airbus delivered a session about how planes are made and the challenges of constantly improving technology to ensure aircraft remain environmentally friendly. Students also heard from Dr Liam Naughton, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Wolverhampton University, who spoke about Maths in nature and how STEM is all around us.
Miss L Green, Highfields’ Lead Practitioner in Mathematics, said: “Ad Astra means ‘to the stars’, and all of the lectures were based around STEM careers.
“It was a really insightful event as students were shown the importance of STEM in the military and how the military works with organisations such as Rolls Royce and Airbus to keep everything as advanced as it can be.”
