ECO Factory - Sustainable Logistics
So you thought logistics was easy! Get into the 21st century and make your products and factory truly sustainable and environmentally sound!
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Overview
It is hands-on, it's fun! It requires lots of Knex resource (which will be provided for the duration of the event).
The session has been delivered many times for many years and schools/colleges typically pay a fee for the managed delivery of the session unless other funding arrangements are in place.
The session can be run with any age/abilities. It can be adapted and extended easily to include lots of industrial careers and project management.
Capacity
Minimum of 12 participants, maximum of 120 participants.
Cost
Typically £200 to £300 ex VAT for a day-long session and subject to additional mileage/travel/subsistence costs.
Duration
Ideally a day-long event, with Logistics factory forming the first session, but can be adapted to suit student numbers and age/ability groups. Typically this session is done as a competition and can be done as a number of sessions which can build up the skills of the teams gradually and can be used to foster the concept of continuous improvement (just like the real world environmental planning, engineering & industrial design and projects/manufacturing).
Details
- School subject
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- Design and technology
- Engineering
- Maths
- Physics
- Curriculum links
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- Design and technology
- Biology: Material cycles and energy
- Physics: Energy
- Engineering
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics
- Sciences - Planet earth: Energy sources and sustainability
- Sciences - Planet earth
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Design thinking and engineering
- Physics: Energy transfer
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Technology & design - Design
- Sciences - Earth and universe: The environment and human influences
- Sciences - Forces and energy
- Technology & design - Manufacturing
- Technology & design - Control
- Group size
- Small groups, Whole class, Whole year group
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Whole day
1 day, flexible
- Cost
- Cost applies
- Location
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In-school
- North East
- North West
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Dumfries & Galloway
- East Ayrshire
- East Lothian
- Edinburgh City
- Midlothian
- Scottish Borders
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- West Lothian
- Hartlepool
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- 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
Frameworks
Gatsby benchmarks
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:
- 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
- 5 - Encounters with employers and employees
- 6 - Experiences of workplaces
- 7 - Encounters with further and higher education
EqualEx
- Introduce and Inspire
Essential skills
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:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
Testimonials
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Dave came to school to do an Eco Factory workshop as part of our green-themed STEAM week. He worked with all our Y6 pupils, approximately 70, and they had a great day. The pupils were engaged and motivated and thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. Dave ran the show professionally and it was a well-oiled machine. The cost was reasonable and Dave was flexible, helpful, and supportive. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
— Elizabeth Ward, Primary
