TE Week 2025 – Dare to discover teacher notes

Date published: 06 November 2025

Dare to discover teacher notes

Using these notes​​:

  • these notes are a guide to using the Dare to discover theme
  • each Dare to discover module is broken down into learning aims, outcomes, activities and a guide to the resources

 

Dare to discover teacher notes

Overview

These teacher notes introduce the modular approach to the Dare to discover theme. This set of resources is designed to showcase that, in engineering, not getting it right first time is seen as an asset.

The resources highlight the theme in different ways and are designed to link to young people’s lives today.

Each module includes:

  • interactive activities and questions
  • stories of engineers, young engineers, and engineering products
  • links to everyday life and experiences
  • connections to curriculum subjects
  • exploration of skills

Key information 
Age: 11 to 14 
Each module should take 20 to 30 minutes 
Subject: PSHE, careers, tutor time, assembly, science, geography, D&T, ITC

In the resource: 
Guides to each module

Preparation: 
Review these notes and adapt your approach to the theme to meet your students’ needs

Key vocabulary: 
Discovery, questioning, resilience, career, engineering, technology, curiosity, creativity, persistence

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