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Shape the Future and Tomorrows Engineers
Over the past 20 years the
engineering community has witnessed a variety of
campaigns, projects and initiatives aimed at
improving the perception of engineering, in
particular targeting young people. The Royal Academy
of Engineering launched the Shape the Future
campaign in 2005 as a banner under which the
engineering community could work together to improve
the promotion and delivery of engineering and
technology activities in schools and colleges.
STEPS at Work
The partnership with teachers
is crucial to influencing more young people to
consider an engineering career and this has been
further enhanced by a joint programme with the
National Education Business Partnerships Network (NEBPN)
to launch Shape the Future STEPS at Work.
Each education business partnership is able to
provide teachers with professional development
opportunities through focused business placements
with industry.
The programme operates across
primary and secondary schools, plus FE colleges, and
targets science, technology, engineering and maths
(STEM) teacher placements. Placements are also
available to careers specialists and an objective of
the programme is to ensure all STEM teachers are
aware of the latest career opportunities for their
students.
STEPS at Work is now in its
third year and is operating across seven of the
English regions plus a further pilot programme in
Wales. For more details visit
www.iebe.org.uk.
Directory of engineering and technology
The Shape the Future Directory
of Engineering and Technology has now been joined by
editions for Science and Mathematics. The new suite
of STEM directories of enrichment and enhancement
activities have been supported by the DCSF (now DfE)
and produced for teachers across the UK. To find out
more about the directories visit
www.stemdirectories.org.uk.
Engineering case study booklet
 Tsz Fok (pictured) was a first year Oxford engineering
undergraduate who produced a booklet in 2007 that inspires youngsters to view
engineering as an exciting career option. With a grant from NESTA and support
from Shape the Future, he interviewed well known people in the public eye,
and asked them what they wanted to see developed over the next 50 years.
Tsz's booklet (823KB)
has been so popular that it has now been reprinted. Tragically, Tsz was killed in a
bicycle accident just weeks after publication. His passion for engineering is captured
in this booklet and his family wishes it to be used by young people in his memory.
Tomorrow’s Engineers
For over twenty years, The
Royal Academy of Engineering has provided support
for a number of schemes that promote engineering to
young people in schools and colleges. This work
continues through a partnership with the Engineering
and Technology Board. To find out more please visit:
www.tomorrowsengineers.org.uk
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