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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!

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Overview

The EDT Experience Day workshops are 1 day events for up to 90 students.

They deliver hands-on, exciting workshops including, but not limited to, programming robots, building rollercoasters and creating solar powered sustainable creations out of KNE’X.

All workshops have been created by educational professionals in partnership with industry experts to design engaging activities that develop vital skills such as: teamwork, communication skills, leadership, creativity and importantly career awareness.

Cost

The workshops cost £2100 but EDT offers fully-funded workshops for eligible schools.

Details

School subject: Chemistry

Technology/computing

Design and technology

Engineering

Maths

Physics
Curriculum links: Computing

Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism

Biology: Material cycles and energy

Physics: Energy

Engineering

Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Electricity

Computing science

Sciences - Planet earth: Energy sources and sustainability

Sciences - Planet earth

Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering

Physics: Electricity

Physics: Energy transfer

Design thinking and engineering: Engineering

Technology & design - Communication: Use of ICT tools (including 3D modelling)

Sciences - Forces and energy: Using electricity

Technology & design - Control: Incorporate control systems in products

Sciences - Earth and universe: The environment and human influences

Sciences - Forces and energy

Technology & design - Design
Group size: Whole year group, Whole class
Participation level: Hands-on
Duration: Multi-session - set days
Cost: Cost may apply
Location: In-school

East Midlands

East of England

London

Learning outcomes

Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
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:

2 - Learning from career and labour market information
3 - Addressing the needs of each pupil
4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
5 - Encounters with employers and employees

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:

Creativity - Using imagination and generating new ideas
Leadership - Supporting, encouraging and motivating others to achieve a shared goal
Problem solving - Finding solutions to challenges
Teamwork - Working cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal

Enrichment framework

5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer

How to book

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EDT

EDT’s vision is a society where young people across the UK have equal access to engage with STE(A)M subjects and achieve their potential in STEM.

EDT is a national charity and the largest UK provider of STEM outreach, delivering 40,000+ experiences to young people annually. Drawing on over 35 years of experience of connecting employers with young people and educators, EDT provides inspiring opportunities for young people to explore the exciting world of STEM, and the variety of rewarding future careers available.

EDT developed Industrial Cadets with support from industry to provide a benchmark accreditation; mapping activities against a skills and competency framework. Inspired by its Patron, King Charles III, Industrial Cadets is the “Kitemark” award for young people engaging with the world of work, providing much needed insights and real-life experiences.

Through experience days, projects, placements and Industrial Cadets accredited programmes, EDT creates pathways through education to employment to: inspire young minds, unlock potential, promote achievement, encourage attainment, and bridge the gap between industry and education.

EDT is committed to offering a learner pathway that encourages young people to have multiple, high quality interactions with businesses, through building successful partnerships with employers and educators across the UK.

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