The Primary Leaders Award for STEM supported by WISE

Presented to Zoe Smith aged 5 from Oakland’s Infant & Nursery School for her video interview of Amy Ramsook Environmental Engineer for Gifford.

Zoe had wanted to be a teacher prior to the interview but has now changed her mind and would like to build bridges!

The Secondary Leader Award for STEM supported by WISE

Victoria Wood Structural Engineer from Expedition Engineering Consultancy was interviewed by Aysha Waheed from Sydenham High School London.

Victoria says that the industry she is in still is largely a male-dominated industry, but it increasingly getting better, and for this reason, she feels it is less of an issue anymore. Employers are increasingly recognising the values of having a mixed team on board, and also the benefits of having a good working relationship with fellow colleagues. The head of the Institute for Civil Engineers (ICE) is a women, which is motivating others, especially girls and young women to come into the industry.

The Advanced Leader Award for STEM supported by WISE

Ms Kamlah Kew, a Principal Traffic Control Engineer from Transport for London was interviewed by Supriya Gopinath from Newstead Wood School for Girls. Supriya also videoed her interview, this can be found at the end of her written interview below.

"Having a keen curiosity in understanding how things work, Ms Kew chose to pursue Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Art for her A-levels, realizing that her passion for creativity and interest in the fundamentals of physics directed her to a career in Engineering. “I wanted to make a contribution to the betterment of society. Every invention comes out of people having a need and Engineers solve this need.”