Last week 12 enthusiastic Year 7 and 8 students from St Dunstan's School in Glastonbury were selected to participate in a STEM workshop at RNAS Yeovilton to show off their design, mathematical and scientific skills by competing against 13 other teams from seven schools across the South West.

The task for the day was to design and make a launch strip that would be functional on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in rough seas. Once the problem had been solved, students had to put their designs into action and make them.

The presentation process involved each team - Firefly and Swordfish - presenting their design, and demonstrating that it would actually work in rough seas, to all the other schools and a tough judging panel.

The teachers waited in anticipation to hear the final result - to their delight, the Year 7 team took the crown for St Dunstan's.

A school spkesman said: "Our students were a credit to St Dunstan's and I felt very proud to be with them.

"They all worked incredibly hard throughout the day and showed immense teamwork and determination to complete the task successfully. Well done all!"