Y8 Brooklands Innovation Academy Careers in STEM
Day Trip
Please note that all of the details provided below are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The illustrations are taken from previous years’ trips and cannot be guaranteed.
| Audience: | Year 8 |
| Trip Organiser: | Ms B Wayman (Teacher of RE & Careers Lead) & Mrs Sally Cairns (Academic Mentor PP Progress) |
| Approx Cost Per Pupil: | No charge |
| Pupil Premium Criteria: | Not applicable |
| Limited Places: | 12 (Missed opportunity criteria may apply) |
| Usual Month of Departure: | October (Dates to be confirmed in the Trip Bulletin) |
| Opens for Applications: | Wednesday 3 September 2025 |
| Usual Duration: | 1 Day |
| Departs & Returns in School Hours | No (Early departure, late afternoon return) |
| Packed Lunch Required: | Yes |
| Term Time or Holiday: | Term time |
| Method(s) of Transport: | Minibus |
| Venue: | Brooklands Museum, Weybridge |
Final arrangements will be provided upon confirmation that your child has been allocated a place.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The Brooklands Innovation Academy is part of the national Science Summer School programme, co-founded by Professor Brian Cox CBE, Lord Andrew Mawson OBE, and Well North Enterprises. In Surrey, it is presented by Brooklands Museum and delivered in partnership with Bourne Education Trust, supported by Haleon, Balfour Beatty, McLaren and other leading businesses and donors.
Students will have opportunities to meet local businesses and enterprises through a range of interactive workshops, as well as guest speakers and panels discussing topics ranging from flight engineering to online entrepreneurship and much more.
The list of possible workshops below is subject to change and will likely be longer:
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: STEM Saves Lives
Haleon: How to Make Toothpaste
Heritage Skills Academy: Being an Engineering Apprentice
McLaren F1: Safety Testing Components
Balfour Beatty: Spot the Dog
BAM Construction: The Giant Tetrahedron
Airbus: Flying Further and Faster
British Airways: So, You Want to Be a Pilot?
Brooklands College: Change Those Tyres!
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: STEM Saves Lives
