‘Amazing’ program inspires future students into engineering

A project to remove barriers into engineering has been hailed a huge success - with students empowered to consider the career when they might not have before.

Run by the University of Plymouth, the Engineering for Inclusion program saw 30 year 10 students from schools across Plymouth take part in a range of activities designed to raise awareness of the role engineers play in society.

A week of events was funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering and developed for disadvantaged learners, including those who may have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); those who face poverty or socio-economic disadvantage; and/or those who experience other forms of inequality relating to gender or ethnicity.