YOUNG engineers in Westcliff have been given an award for their drone project this year.

Westcliff High School for Boys received the best teamwork award for their Medical Drone Gold Award project called “The Saviour”.

The awards were organised by The Industrial Cadet scheme, which offers new accredited experiences to students to allow them to gain insight into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in their future world of work.

STEM ambassadors at aerospace company Leonardo, including Basildon Graduate Systems Engineer, Nicole Young, mentored the team in Westcliff.

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She said: “It was great to be able to mentor the students from Westcliff High School again this year.

"It was impressive to see how they adapted so quickly and worked collaboratively from home in the months that the schools were closed.

"They were very receptive to the feedback given to them in their practice presentations.”

Deborah Soley, Head of Apprentice Management UK said: “We feel privileged to help people along their STEM journey.”