STEM Careers Days

Here at the Museum we’re really passionate about supporting the next generation of technicians, engineers and scientists. We believe that whatever your background or strengths, the world of STEM has something to offer everyone.

26 and 27 July 2024 saw the Museum’s third annual Girls in STEM Careers Days, which were attended by over 100 girls from all over the West Midlands - both from schools and home educating families.

Our fantastic keynote speech was given by Aston Martin’s Director or Procurement, Louise Reynolds. Her inspirational talk charted her journey as a woman in STEM from a love of maths at school, through the male-dominated construction industry to becoming a senior figure at a luxury car manufacturer.

The activities for the day included fascinating tours of the Museum looking at the inspirational women behind some of the inventions in the collection, racing RC Jaguar D-types and learning what it takes to become a record-breaking pit crew and beating the clock on our brand-new wheel change challenge.

Further maths and coding activities were provided by our friends, the graduates and apprentices at Aston Martin and the STEM Ambassadors from Kineton MoD base. Our final talk came from racing driver, mechanic and Red Bull employee, Eliza Seville, who brought with her F1 World Champion Max Verstappen’s race suit and helmet and spoke about her career in motorsport.

On 11 and 12 July, our careers days were back and open to both boys and girls with over 100 more students and home educators taking part. Our two keynote talks for the day came from speakers from Aston Martin, Senior Procurement Manager Nicola Chapman and Programme Manager Vicki Horrey. Each spoke about the different route they took into their career in STEM  - and the incredible cars and budgets they got to work with!

Here you can see some of the students trying their hand at the wheel change challenge! We had a fantastic few days and feel that the comments speak for themselves. Here's to next year!

"The day certainly exceeded expectations. We have done STEM days previously, but none as inspirational as this one." - Home Educating Parent

I would recommend this day to any female, motorsport focused or not. It was such an inspiring day… Girls need to hear your message. They can succeed and achieve in any career they choose. They just need to hear relatable stories from real women who have achieved so much - Parent 

 "All of our girls… were blown away by how great the day was. The girls went out talking about all the things they had done, the different cars and how much they enjoyed the day in general…the keynote speakers were fabulous" - Teacher, George Dixon Academy