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An inspiring day for school pupils at Petroc in Tiverton

Petroc’s Tiverton Campus hosted its Inspiration Day for pupils from three secondary schools on Wednesday July 6.

Year 10 learners from Tiverton High School, Cullompton Community College and Court Fields School, Wellington, spent the day learning all about nuclear submarines.

The themed event brought together subjects as diverse as sciences, psychology, history, sociology, English and maths to explore every aspect of life on and beneath the ocean waves.

Students worked with the college’s A Level lecturers on everything from the history of mutiny at sea, to testing their mettle with simulated reactor meltdowns on the ‘HMS Stress’.

“Our Inspiration Day is a fantastic opportunity for my team to work with some of the area’s brightest and best young students on projects that get them thinking about their futures,” said Petroc’s Head of Tiverton Campus Sixth Form, Donna Townsend.

“It was great to bring so many learners in from Tiverton, Cullompton and Wellington to give them a taste of what life at Petroc is like; enjoyable learning and high quality teaching in a caring environment.”

The day had a competitive element, with the learners who produced the best project work being invited to join the college on a day trip to the Royal Naval Dockyards in Plymouth – including the opportunity to go on board a real nuclear submarine.

And the group of 36 school pupils loved the experience.

Aimee Sims, 13, from Court Fields, said: “I’ve really enjoyed the experiments with psychology, working out our blood pressure, under pressure.

“Petroc’s nice and different to other colleges – I like it.”

Ryan Clarke, 14, from Tiverton High School said: “It’s been very interesting to find out about submarines and the problems submariners face.

“The college looks nice and modern and the lecturers are really friendly.”

Other guests included visiting lecturers from the region’s universities, including Dr Rebecca Feasey, Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Communications at Bath Spa University.

“I was delighted to witness exceptional and indeed innovative learning and teaching across both the sciences and humanities,” said Dr Feasey.

“Petroc’s staff were, without exception, passionate, enthusiastic and engaging, and as such, they were able to motivate students throughout a range of inventive and enlightening activities.

“It was a pleasure to see such teaching in practice and I would not hesitate to recommend the institution to students across the range of subjects being offered here.”

To find out more about studying A Levels at Petroc, please call the college on 01884 235330 or take a look at our courses online.