Inspire a career in green engineering

Find out how engineers help solve some of the world’s most pressing issues and develop green solutions – from food and transport to energy and how we use things. 

 

Discover everything you need below to inspire your students to consider a career in green engineering.

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Meet the future you

In a few short questions students can find out how their skills and passions could lead to an exciting job in engineering.

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Supporting teachers with engineering inspiration

Engineering is about making a difference to the world by solving problems, improving things and designing things. The scope and breadth of the engineering sector is huge.

Use our leaflet to familiarise yourself with key points about engineering careers to talk about with your students.

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Book these experiences for your students

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Lego SPIKE Coding Workshop

Learn to code your own Lego robot with Drax's Community and Education team. Available to schools near Drax Power Station.

  • Ages 11 to 18+
  • In-school
  • 1 to 2 hours
  • Free
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Renishaw's STEM Workshops & School Visits

Workplace STEM workshops and school visits to inspire young people towards careers in STEM!

  • Ages 9 to 11
  • Offsite
    • Renishaw HQ, New Mills
    • Renishaw manufacturing site, Miskin
    • Renishaw HQ, New Mills
  • Half a day
  • Free
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Experience Day Challenger Workshops

Hands-on, practical workshops for up to 90 students delivered face-to-face or virtually by EDT's education team!

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • In-school
  • Multi-session
  • Cost may apply Bursaries available
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Competition

ICE CityZen 2025

Give your students the chance to shape our world this autumn in an exciting digital civil engineering competition!

  • Ages 16 to 18
  • In-school
  • Multi-session
  • Free
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Project

CREST Star

A collection of relevant and fun student-led STEM challenges, developed by the British Science Association, that encourage and support children to explore the world around them.

  • Ages 5 to 7
  • Online
  • Up to an hour
  • Free Bursaries available
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Super Stixx Engineering Challenge

Students learn hands-on how engineers think & work while developing their problem solving and teamworking skills.

  • Ages 5 to 11
  • In-school
  • Full day
  • Cost applies
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Engineering Educates: Robotics Challenge

Inspire 11-14 year-olds to think as engineers, finding solutions to real-world problems and challenges using robotics.

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • In-school
  • Flexible project work
  • Free Bursaries available
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What's a Watt

Students generate electrical energy, and are then given it back in the form of food!

  • Ages 11 to 14
  • In-school
  • Up to an hour
  • Cost applies

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