Keeping an eye on recruits of the future

More than 80,000 pupils were encouraged to start a career in optometry or audiology at the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, which took place this month (March 14-17).

A Specsavers team of 40 people ran a number of interactive workshops designed to inspire students studying the STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering or mathematics – to choose a career in certain fields of health.

Judy Lea, optometrist director at Specsavers in Longton, said: ‘I met so many students at the Big Bang Fair who have a real interest in STEM subjects but who just hadn’t considered optometry as a career choice before talking to us.’