Full steam ahead for STEM in Warwickshire

Teachers from Warwickshire primary schools joined Porterbrook engineers on Thursday 10th October to kick off the Primary Engineer Rail Programme for the academic year 2024/2025.

The programme is delivered to Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 children across the UK through Primary Engineer, a not-for-profit organisation whose vision is to ensure all children and pupils achieve their full potential through engagement with engineering.

During the training session, teachers met the Porterbrook engineers professionals who will support them throughout the year as their pupils learn to build their own model trains.

This will be third year Porterbrook has funded the Primary Engineer Rail Programme for schools local to its Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.

Over the last two years, 1500 pupils in the areas surrounding the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre have taken part in the programme. This year, students at ten primary schools will be involved.