Primary Engineer Programmes
A practical hands-on fully funded STEM project worth over £1000 with teaching resources and links to engineers
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Overview
The Primary Engineer® Programmes allow classes in lower primary (Key Stage 1) and upper primary (Key Stage 2) to take part in practical projects, building the confidence of teachers delivering STEM-based classroom activities that focus on engineering and raising the aspirations of pupils.
In each Programme, up to 2 teachers from each school are trained and provided with comprehensive classroom resources, curriculum mapping, a physical kit and tools for up to 30 builds to allow 60 pupils working in pairs to link with engineering professionals who provide hands-on support and real-life examples of skills development.
These Programmes are delivered in themes, currently these are Rail, Vehicle, Construction and Early Years Engineers. They are designed to inspire an interest in learning all aspects of engineering skills from an early age.
The culmination of the programmes sees pupils and teachers come together for a Celebration Event that puts the pupils’ engineering skills to the test. In a morning of organised chaos and fun, pupils put their engineering builds through a series of tasks to see how well they have been engineered. They are interviewed by engineering professionals about their experience, what they enjoyed most and how they would improve next time, allowing them to express what they have enjoyed most about their engagement with engineering.
Cost
This experience is fully funded for specific area in the UK, type your school into the yellow box above to check whether your school qualifies.
Details
- Curriculum links
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- Engineering
- Physics
- Physics: Waves
- Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism
- Physics: Motion and forces
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Vibrations and waves
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Electricity
- Sciences - Forces, electricity and waves: Forces
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Physics: Electricity
- Physics: Forces
- Technology & design - Manufacturing
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Sound and light
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Using electricity
- Technology & design - Control: Incorporate control systems in products
- Sciences - Forces and energy: Forces and energy transfer
- Technology & design - Design
- Technology & design - Control
- Group size
- Whole class
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Multi-session - set days
- Dates
- 5 January 2026 – 31 July 2027
- Cost
- Free
- Location
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In-school
- London
- Barking and Dagenham
- Birmingham
- Havering
- Manchester
- Norfolk
- North Ayrshire
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Thurrock
- Wigan
- Bexley
- Birmingham
- Blackpool
- Burnley
- COLERAINE
- Goole
- Huddersfield
- Manchester
- Norfolk
- RANDALSTOWN
- Stourbridge
- Tyne & Wear
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- 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
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
- 7 - An outcomes-focused enrichment offer
