Students from a Worcester school became real-life engineers for a day to research, design and build solutions as part of a unique challenge.

Six eager Year 8 STEM students from Nunnery Wood High school went to the Royal Grammar School to take part in this year’s IET Faraday Challenge Day (FCD).

They competed against; RGS Worcester, RGS Dodderhill, Christopher Whitehead, Blessed Edwards and the Chantry.

Lee Boniface, IT, said: “The Nunnery Wood team were phenomenal! I was extremely impressed!

“Completing challenging tasks throughout the day, they planned, designed, created and presented an impressive engineering solution to modern day technology.

“They designed a drone system that detects moisture and automatically sounds an alarm, turns on a fan and opens a door inside to release the moisture.

“Their determination, teamwork and technical skill lead them to victory as they held up the trophy at the end of the day.”

This year’s challenge was in association with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and was based around aviation engineering.

Teams raced against the clock to solve a real-life engineering problem, putting their engineering and technology knowledge and skills to the test.

Natalie Moat, IET Faraday education manager, said: “Students who take part in the Faraday Challenge Days this year will experience working as an engineer through hands-on and practical engagement with real-life challenges relating to modern aviation and drones industry”.

The team consisted of Ethan Hall, Reuben Finnimore, Izzy Spencer, Jessie Silverfield, Freyja Astley and Shanai Saleh.