The University of Plymouth is launching a new initiative that aims to enhance young people's interest in engineering, while at the same time boosting their self-esteem and achievements.
Funded by a grant of almost £100,000 from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the project will deliver two week-long summer schools for Year 10 pupils and post-16 students from across Plymouth.
The programme has been developed for disadvantaged learners, including those who may have an education and health care plan, or special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
It will also be open to those who face poverty or socio-economic disadvantage, or those who experience other forms of inequality relating to gender, or ethnicity.
The summer schools will be held in the state-of-the-art engineering laboratories within the University's recently opened Babbage Building.
Delivered with support from current undergraduate students, they will offer a range of activities designed to raise awareness of the role engineers play in society.
They will also offer guidance on higher education access, and develop confidence and leadership skills among both the participants and those working to support them.
The interdisciplinary project is being co-led by Dr Asiya Khan in the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, and Dr Suanne Gibson, from the Plymouth Institute of Education (PIoE) in the School of Society and Culture. Dr Gibson has previously run summer schools focused on creativity and employability for young people with autism-related conditions
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