Students were put through their paces when they were treated to a lesson by one of Britain's greatest minds.

Northfleet Technology College in Colyer Road, in Gravesend welcomed physics professor Brian Cox on Tuesday as he started production on a new show for the Royal Society.

He joined director of Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Mr Jones, who together taught a year 9 class a lesson in computer science.

The tech college was the first of 18 locations being filmed for the second series of The Royal Society’s Brian Cox School Experiments, due for release in October.

It was chosen after Mr Jones, who is also a member of the UK's national academy of sciences, volunteered it to take part.

The production crew was impressed with the students saying they were engaged, curious, creative, productive and a credit to the school as they worked on multiple aspects of computer science including creating algorithms with Haribos.

When asked directly about the students, Prof Cox said they were "fantastic".

Mr Jones said: "Professor Cox proved to be enlightening and engaging. He gave his time to students who had a range of science related questions from 'what is a black hole' to 'what is a wormhole'. Inspiring."

Brian Cox is a professor of particle physics at the University of Manchester and The Royal Society professor for public engagement in science.

Mr Jones is currently in Abu Dhabi along with two other students to attend the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) where the school has been shortlisted for the Zayed sustainability prize for their work on an urban nature reserve.

If the school wins, it will receive $55,000 which will go towards its nature reserve project.

The event brings together world leaders and groups to explore what can be done globally to be more sustainable.