Engineering Explorers Workshop

Engineering Explorers Workshop is a dynamic, hands-on experience designed to ignite curiosity and ambition in KS3 students. Through immersive scenarios and real-world challenges, students step into the shoes of engineers, exploring how their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills can shape the future. From coding and structural design to basic electronics, every activity builds practical STEM skills while reinforcing curriculum goals in PSHE and citizenship.

Working in teams, students tackle a meaningful engineering problem and gain insight into the diverse career pathways available in this exciting field. The workshop introduces them to the human stories behind engineering—how people from all backgrounds contribute to solving global challenges and building a better world.

Students will:

• 🛠️ Explore key engineering disciplines

• 💡 Learn about real career pathways

• 🌍 Discover how engineering impacts society

• 🤝 Build essential skills in communication, teamwork, and creative problem-solving

This workshop is aimed at KS3, however if you wish to run this with either KS4 or KS2 please reach out as we are very flexible.

Whether your students dream of designing bridges, writing code, or inventing the next green technology, this workshop is a launchpad for their journey. It’s not just about STEM—it’s about showing every student that they have a place in the future of engineering.

Suitable for: KS3 (Years 7-9)
Student number: up to 50
Workshop length: Full Day