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Super Stixx Engineering Challenge

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

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Overview

In these workshops, students discover how engineers think and work as well as learn some of the basic concepts involved in engineering. These active, engaging sessions inspire young people to consider this career while developing their creative problem-solving and team-working skills.

Using our STIXX machine, newspaper is turned into super-strong sticks that can hold large weights when constructed well. Students learn how engineers work and where they work, broadening their knowledge and awareness. They then design and build their own constructions using the STIXX.

Depending on the students age or ability our workshops can be based around different themes. Students can build bridges using STIXX after researching some of the shapes that are used in real life, then test them to see how much weight they can hold. Or, they could use the session to design and build their own furniture for a specific purpose or need.

For younger pupils we can look at the importance of shapes in structures and then build structures using those shapes.

These workshops offer a fun and flexible way to introduce engineering while linking to the curriculum, Gatsby Benchmarks, OFSTED, while highlighting future career possibilities.

Capacity

Minimum of 10 participants, maximum of 32 participants.

Cost

From £599 for a full day's session. Contact the provider for a full quote tailored to your requirements.

Dates and location

Skill Supply does not charge travel costs on top of their workshops if the location is within one hour of their office in Sandbach, Cheshire. For travel times over this, they will charge mileage, and for over 2 hours they may need to add accommodation costs on top. Full quotes can be offered before purchase.

Duration

The workshops can be a half (around 2.5 hours) or a whole day (around 5 hours) and fit in with a normal school day's break and lunchtime.

Details

School subject: Design and technology

Engineering

Maths

Physics
Curriculum links: Design and technology

Engineering

Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics

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

Design thinking and engineering

Design thinking and engineering: Engineering

Technology & design - Design

Technology & design - Manufacturing
Group size: Small groups, Whole class
Duration: Whole day
Half or full day
Cost: Cost applies
Location: In-school

UK-wide

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
7 - Encounters with further and higher education

EqualEx

Introduce and Inspire
Investigate and Explore

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: