"Hi, I'm Poppy! I am 21 years old and currently studying in the 3rd year of my degree and apprenticeship.I definitely feel that Coordinator and Communicator fit my personality! I like to be organised, and get involved with any work that's going on around the station, especially the exciting stuff. Communication is an important factor in my job - we use performance tools in any job that we do as doing the wrong thing can cause the reactor to trip. For example, we use the phonetic alphabet to make sure that letters are not misunderstood and we use a 3 way communication where you confirm that your peers are correct. We also have to be super organised, and coordination is key to this. All year round there are lots of different routines that need to be completed; maintenance, regulatory requirements, inspections, etc. Every 18 months we take the reactor offline, which requires lots of planning as there are lots of jobs that can only be completed when we aren't producing energy and it is safe enough to do so."

"My apprenticeship is split into two major components - work and university. When I am at university, I am studying towards my nuclear engineering degree which I find quite interesting. We cover topics such as the movement of fluids, electrical systems, how nuclear reactors work, and nuclear physics.When I'm at work, I spend about half of my time in the office and the rest of the time out on plant. In my department, System Engineering, everyone has a particular part of the station that they have to look after. This includes preparing maintenance, spares, routines, and fixing it when things go wrong!I am also a STEM ambassador, so a portion of my time gets spent developing material for schools and visitors to the station. If you'd like to find out more about a possible future in STEM, you should visit the Pretty Curious campaign on the EDF Energy website.When I first started, my salary was £17,000. When I qualify, this will be at around £30,000. In the first year of my apprenticeship when I was at university, all of my food, accommodation and travel was paid for too!"

"I did A-Levels at Sixth Form, and alongside applying for University, I also applied for different degree apprenticeship schemes. Beforehand, I had had summer jobs working in a cafe, and at a stables. I am lucky that the power station is only a few miles from my house, and so I've grown up with it on my doorstep. In year 12, we had to do a further week of work experience and so I spent my week on the station with the maintenance team. It was during this week that I found out about the apprenticeship schemes - we have more than just the degree scheme - and that made me look further into engineering degree apprenticeships nationwide."

"I'm a country girl at heart, and I like to go horse riding in my spare time. I'm normally a very competitive person but I don't compete my horses - that doesn't mean we don't have fun though! I also have a Labrador puppy called Bea, and we like to go on adventures to the beach or forests. I'm also a runner, we have a Strava club for work and that can get very competitive at times!"

"In the mornings we always have a setting to work brief where we discuss the daily safety message and anything that’s going on around the station. It’s a chance to catch up with each other about our work and ask for/give any support that is needed. I then tend to clear my email inbox, before starting on the list of jobs I have! My work is hardly the same each day - some days I’ll work on reviews and documents and other days I’ll be on the plant doing hands-on work."

"I did Physics, Chemistry and Maths at A-Level and then went straight into my apprenticeship. I am in my 3rd year now of the scheme, completing a BEng Electrical Engineering with Nuclear degree."