Details and timescale
Programme Details & Timescale
Below you will find the key dates with the important steps to complete at each stage
Project Checklist.pdfUse our checklist to help plan your project!
March 2021
Project Launch!
Participating schools receive their Maker{Kit} and access to this resource site
Planning: What will I be doing?
Gain an insight into the programme by reading our introduction
Complete the pre-project questionnaire
Decide which classes are participating and when (min 3 classes - max 10 classes)
Choose your class project
Familiarise yourself with your project
Organise any additional resources required for your project
How about ... booking into an introductory online session to ask questions and get support with your activity. These drop-in sessions are an informal way for us to chat to you about the activities and for you to ask questions and feel confident in getting started. Choose from the following dates:
March -
11th June 2021
Project time!
Schools complete their projects and record their progress. Feedback is submitted
Project and Feedback: What will I be doing?
Complete the Exploration, Skill builder and Tinker-time elements of your project with your class (See project pages for more details)
Capture photos and/or videos of your project and upload to school project google folder (it may be helpful to ask another adult to be responsible for this throughout each session)
How about ... booking into a 'Meet an Engineer' online session to ask questions about your project and speak to real engineers about what they are doing? You can do this on your own or with your class!
By Friday 11th June
Whole school video (approx. 3 mins) uploaded to your school's google folder
Pupil feedback completed
Teacher feedback completed
Further details about the feedback process can be found here
(Feedback from teachers and children is an essential part of this project and a requirement from the funders. Our approach to feedback is 'done is better than perfect' so please send us whatever you have by Friday 11th June)
23rd June 2021
Online celebration event
(International Women in Engineering Day)
Join in a celebration event showcasing the videos submitted by each school. You will be given a 25 min slot in which your school's video will be played alongside 5 other schools. We can't wait to see what your classes get up to! There will be a special message from our engineers too.
All sessions will take place in the afternoon and times will be confirmed at a later date.
