PUPILS from a secondary school took on the daunting challenge of a Dragon's Den style pitch to IT experts.

Some 25 girls from Leighton Park School travelled to Cisco's Longwater Avenue base as part of Girls in IT day.

The pupils presented their own idea for an in-school app as well as talking to a variety of professionals about their careers.

Alongside the Year 9 and 10 pupils from Leighton Park were youngsters from Westgate School, Springwest Academy and Rivers Academy on Thursday, April 27.

One of the pupils said: "We gained a meaningful insight into the growth of technology and the future of the internet.

"At the end of the day, each of us were able to realise the abilities and strengths we possessed throughout public speaking, as well as recognising our unique confidence."

The school is working with UTC Reading who are hosting a series of talk on women working in science technology, engineering and maths along with the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

The next two talks are on the 8th May and 5th June, with speakers from UK Space Agency, Institute for Environmental Analytics and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy.