Winner Reports

Last year, Neil was voted the winner of the Safety Zone. Here he tells us what he’s been able to do with his £500 prize money since then… It’s now been a year since I took part in the March 2015 I’m an Engineer Safety Zone.  Participating in the event was great fun, and it was a privilege to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) alongside Philippa, Pete, Paula and Matthew.  I also learned a great deal from the experience, so a big thank you again to all involved. Here’s how I’ve used the £500 prize money over the past year: I’ve brought together a team of 5 engineers from my company to design, create, and deliver a new, fun, STEM-based activity idea for students — a Puzzle Room.  The activity is designed to take around 30-45 minutes for a team of 5 students to complete, and features a series of … Continue reading →

Stacey was voted the winner of the Apprentice Zone in March 2015. We caught up with her to see what she’s been able to do over the last year with her £500 prize money… On the 15th October 2015, I invited Year 8’s from the Cavendish School to participate in an engineering-based activity day. The day was split into 2 halves, 60 students participating in the morning session, and 60 students participating in the afternoon session. The activity programme was called Making Knexions, created by Young Engineers. It is a STEM programme that enables students of all abilities to explore and engage through hands on design and build activities. The particular session I chose to run was based on Wind Turbines. The aim of the session was to encourage students to work together to create a solution to a problem, to learn new skills and to learn about potential future careers in engineering. … Continue reading →

Mark won the Cities Zone in June 2014. We asked him to tell us what he’s got up to with his £500 prize and this is what he said… I’m an Engineer — What a brilliant experience! It started as a bit of fun with the added benefit of speaking to a wide audience of young people. As the two weeks went on, I began thinking more about the skills required to be an engineer and it struck me… Communication skills are of the utmost importance! I had never thought of that before I had done I’m an Engineer. It’s great to see more and more I’m an Engineer events being run, the regular updates and twitter feed do genuinely bring a smile to my face 🙂 I wanted to use the prize money to design and build a demonstration rig which exhibits some aspects of mechanical engineering in the water industry. The … Continue reading →