WOODRUSH High School was very privileged recently to welcome a special guest to speak to year eight and nine girls.

Betty Webb, who is 91, used to work at Bletchley Park where codes and ciphers were broken during the Second World War.

She started working there at just 18 and her interview when she arrived was conducted by gun point.

She was also made to sign a secrecy act that meant she could not discuss any aspect of her job for 30 years.

After the war she went on to work at The Pentagon in Washington, continuing to decode Japanese messages.

She talked to the Woodrush girls about how important it is for women to go into STEM jobs and in particular to enter the world of cyber-security that is so important nowadays.

Maths teacher Sam Bullivant said: "'We all found Betty’s talk not only extremely interesting but it made us all understand how different the role of women was 70 years ago. We want to encourage our girls to challenge stereotypes that only men can achieve in maths, science and engineering careers. Betty was a true inspiration.

"Year eight student Mya Forde went on to write a song about Betty's life called My Story. This just shows the effect that Betty had.

"We then visited Bletchley Park to re-live some of the memories that Betty shared with us'."