Our meeting with a knight!
Sir Anthony Cleaver Chairman of the Engineering and Technology Board
By H. Phan, A. Rigby and M. Shah.
Witton Park High School Blackburn Lancashire

Extract:
Sir Anthony went to a little village school which had limited resources. He says that the only science that he did there was biology which in his school days consisted of looking at nature! This is the reason that he got involved in The Big Bang festival (which he is currently chairman of). The Big Bang is one of the most successful ways to get children interested in science and maths! He said “The Big Bang inspires youngsters to get involved in engineering and makes innovators”

Julia Barfield
By Callum Alderton
Southlands High School Chorley Lancashire

Extract:
Did you always want to be an architect even when you were little?
Not really, I never much thought about what I wanted to do until O-Level’s and only decided at A-Level when I found out I could combine arts, science and maths together. Though a friend of the family was an architect and I thought that would be nice as they always made it sound such a great job.
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Martin Usher:
Grotech Productions
By Jake Clarkson, André Gulbranson and Oliver Barnes.
Howden School East Riding of Yorkshire

Extract:

What do you do for the company? Could you describe a typical day?
I plan future projects, check our development in present projects, check health and safety and do the cleaning!
I get up at 6:30 am, and arrive at work at about 8:15 on arrival I check the computers, and then start working on the things I’ve planned...... 

Victoria Wood Structural Engineer:
Expedition Engineering Consultancy
By Aysha Waheed.
Sydenham High School London

Extract:

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.