A SCHOOL is looking to ignite the spark of enthusiasm in students to learn science, technology, engineering, and maths subjects with the help of hands on experience.

Thanks to a £500 donation Charity Bloodhound Education will be visiting Royal Wootton Bassett Academy next month to provide engineering challengers to 230 pupils in Year 7.

Design and technology teacher Sarah Day said: “These interactive workshops are going to be a great opportunity for our pupils to see design and technology in action and how engineers are making it possible to break land speed world records. It will be really exciting for them to put design and technology in a real-world scenario and see where they can go in the future.

“As a result of Covid restrictions, our key stage three year groups have not been able to experience workshops, or design and manufacture sessions as much as we would like. Year 7 in particular have had to miss out on their induction days to the school, as well as their camps and visits that they would have done in their final year of primary school. So, as well as providing a great learning opportunity, they will also benefit from developing problem solving and team-working skills.

“We wouldn’t have been able to provide this workshop without the support of the Rotary Club of Royal Wootton Bassett and District, and we hope that with the insight of the Bloodhound project we can kickstart their enthusiasm for design and technology.”