Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village have been inspiring young school children about careers in engineering.

Partnered with charity, Primary Engineer, they have been delivering a programme with schools across Goole and the surrounding area.

They have worked with 13 different schools to entice children with the idea of a career in engineering, as well as building teacher knowledge.

During the visits, they got children involved in rail-themed engineering projects and concepts using miniature trains and other toys to test their designs.

STEM ambassadors from Siemens delivered the workshops and have engaged with around 400 children during the school year.

Siemens and Primary Engineer have worked together for over five years and engaged with over 2,000 students in that time.

“Supporting programmes like Primary Engineer is an important part of Siemens Mobility’s mission to transform rail travel and transport in the UK – giving children, who have usually had no exposure to engineering, the opportunity to get hands on, and learn from professionals who have years of experience.

“This year has been particularly exciting as we’ve seen the programme grow significantly. We now have 21 fully-trained STEM Ambassadors, with a strong representation of female engineers, which is fantastic for inspiring girls to consider engineering careers.

“It’s especially meaningful to see some of our team members giving back to the community by working with children and teachers at schools they used to attend. It shows the full circle opportunity that engineering can provide and, after five years of this programme, I’m hoping to start seeing some of these children coming through as apprentices in the future. That would be the ultimate success story.”

Natalie Thornton, Operations Support Manager at the Goole Rail Village