On Friday 24th June we took 12 KS3 students out to Salford University to attend KS3 STEM in Action. The event focused on three leading scientists with different specialisms. Each scientist presented a talk on their area of focus and how this impacts the wider world and how they came to be where they were from their own education pathways. All three presentations were outstanding and gave us insight into tracking wildlife and the 1000s of images that have to be coded from an expedition, cryogenics and their importance in the future of the human race and finally the science behind swimming the channel.