Competition
Want your students to take part in an exciting challenge developing an innovation for TfL, developing their skills and confidence? Sign up to Innovate!
Secondary
Innovate is a unique opportunity for students in Year 12 and 13 to develop their employability skills, create exciting innovations for TfL and win work experience within TfL.
The aim of the challenge is to encourage development of the skills that employers look for whilst increasing their insight into innovation and careers paths, in particular transport and STEM careers.
Innovate requires students to work in teams of 4-6 and ask students to identify a problem that is linked to TfL and find a solution to that problem.
Teams must produce:
TfL will:
Logistics
Minimum 6 participants, maximum 30.
Schools should register by mid-October to have enough time to do the challenge and submit entries on 19 January 2024.
Cost
Free
Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
Improve attainment and progress in STEM subjects
Learning what the engineering workplace is like
Develop engineering employability skills
Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
Creativity - the use of imagination and the generation of new ideas.
Listening - the ability to listen and understand information.
Problem solving - the ability to find a solution to a complex situation or challenge.
Speaking - the oral transmission of information or ideas.
Teamwork - working cooperatively with others towards achieving a shared goal.
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