Students attend EBP South’s Schools’ STEM Fair with AWE

The event, which was held in partnership with AWE, was held on July 13 and saw young people take part in hands-on activities which captured their imagination and educated them about STEM Careers.  

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The event, which is also sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Queen Mary’s College and BCS (British Computer Society) and supported by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Basingstoke and Deane Rotary Club featured 11 organisations providing 15 engaging activities for the Year 5 and 6 students to take part in.

Activities included the AWE Glovebox Challenge, Escape the Room, Programming Robots, Coding and Write Your Name in DNA. Through taking part in the activities, students were inspired by careers in STEM and learnt how their school curriculum links to the world of work.

over 170 primary school students take part in EBP South’s new Basingstoke Primary Schools’ STEM Fair (Image: EBP South)

Senior manager at AWE, Chris Daniels, said: “STEM educational outreach is a core part of AWE’s community programme and we’re grateful for the support from EBP South to pull events like these together.

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"Our STEM Ambassadors are passionate about working with the next generation and found the Primary STEM Fair really rewarding. The students clearly enjoyed engaging with local employers in STEM activities and the event was a really successful first step to engage the future pipeline in STEM.”

CEO at EBP South, Richard Kennett, said: “EBP South are delighted to bring our Primary Schools’ STEM Fair to Basingstoke for the first time. It is vital that young people learn about different career options from a young age, and by providing them with the opportunity to interact with employers whilst at primary school we are opening their eyes to all the STEM careers they could choose to pursue in the future.”