Peter has just retired after a 50 year career in civil
engineering construction as a Project Manager involved with bridges, harbours,
roads, water supply and many other parts of infrastructure both in the UK and
overseas.
Peter joined SATRO in 1998 as a natural succession to the
Engineering Council and was pleased to have the backing and support of his
employers to take time off for this activity.
Over the last 3 years Peter has volunteered at 27 events giving over 150
hours of his time; the major part of this involvement has been based around the
Primary Science programme but he has also participated in Careers events,
Mentoring, Fun Maths and Mega-structures. He is a regular volunteer at our
Problem Solving challenges and our annual SATRO Science Festival.
About why he got involved with SATRO Peter says “I volunteered with SATRO because I agreed so
much with their focus on primary science and that they provide such professional support to
volunteers together with a real understanding of the educational needs that the
schools find most difficult to deliver in the STEM subjects.” Peter continues to volunteer time and time
again because “I can see that the UK has
such a critical requirement for qualified engineers of all disciplines and
SATRO has an important role in bringing engineering to the forefront when
students start making career choices. It
has been a challenge to find ways of engaging and communicating with pupils
from age 5-18, but has proved immensely satisfying to see the effects of even
simple experiments and perhaps opening a window to the world of science and
engineering around them”.
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