On Thursday 17th November, Gresham’s School held a STEAM Careers Fair in the Dyson Building for pupils in North Norfolk. The acronym STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. The event celebrated and showcased a diverse variety of STEAM employment, with 40 exhibitors representing Creativity, Design, Art, Engineering, Property, the Armed Forces, Software Engineering, Technology Design, Science, Agriculture, the Environment and Space. These exhibitors included The Dyson Institute; British Airways Engineering; Lotus Cars; Quadram Institute; HUDSON Architects and many more.
All Year 9-13 Gresham’s pupils attended the Careers Fair, along with pupils from Alderman Peel High School, Cromer Academy, Sheringham High School and Aylsham High School. The pupils gained an insight in to the opportunities on offer as a result of pursuing a STEAM education. They were able to speak to exhibitors about what their role is and how they got to where they are now.
The STEAM Careers Fair was part of STEAM Week at Gresham’s, which featured a number of related enrichment talks and activities to promote STEAM education and employment opportunities.
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