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 year of engineering roadshow - Meet the parents

PictureOfsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman at the Year of Engineering Roadshow stand at ASE conference in Liverpool.
 2018 was the Year of Engineering in the UK, and during this year I carried out a year long Roadshow taking a stand of engineering careers information out to shows and events to engage directly with parents and families.

This is what I achieved:
  • An estimated 7800 people were reached during the year
  • Over 25,000 leaflets and stickers were distributed
  • 13 shows and events were attended over the period of 12 months – about two thirds of them at weekends and some for multiple days
  • The activity took 42 full working days to deliver and organise
  • It involved 12 nights away

Read more about the Roadshow in the review here.

The Year of Engineering: Meet the Parents Roadshow was designed to take future engineering careers information on the road to meet parents and families face to face, to tell them more about the fantastic opportunities that there are in engineering for their children, and what some of these future careers will look like. Evidence from the IET ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers’ Report* has shown that by giving parents even a small amount of positive information, they can be convinced about the appeal of engineering careers. This roadshow, supported by the engineering industry and the inspiring individuals that work in it, visited 13 public shows across the UK during 2018 and built on the Year of Engineering publicity to bring engineering careers to life.

Thank you to the IET/IMechE Engineering Education Grant Scheme and to the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 for their financial support in making this Roadshow a reality. Thank you to all of the event and show organisers who allowed me to bring this information stand to their events free of charge, and thank you to all of the volunteers who helped staff the stand during the year. Without your support this would not have been possible.

Events and Shows Attended:
  • Association of Science Education Conference, Liverpool, 4-6 January 2018
  • Girl Guiding Anglia Ready for Take Off, 17 March 2018
  • Get up to Speed with STEM (GUTS), Sheffield, 18 April 2018
  • Royal Bath and West Show, 30 May-2 June 2018
  • Great Exhibition of the North, Institute of Mining, Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 June 2018
  • Girls in Engineering Day, University of Hertfordshire, 30 June 2018
  • Royal International Air Tattoo, 13-15 July 2018
  • Shuttleworth Air Show and Heritage Day, 2 September 2018
  • Abergavenny Food Festival, 15 September 2018
  • Thames Festival. Taking Off: The IET Opens its Doors, 22 September 2018
  • IET Presidential Address, 11 October 2018
  • World Federation of Engineering Organisations and Global Engineering Congress, October 2018
  • Future Engineers, National Railway Museum, York, 3 November 2018

For further information on this activity, contact me at [email protected]
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Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson accepting a Year of Engineering lapel pin at RIAT2018.
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Chilli and Pepper at RIAT2018
This activity has been kindly supported by grants from the IET, IMechE, and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
Resources supplied by Tomorrow's Engineers, WES, WISE, EDT, IET, IMechE, ICE, RAEng, Equal Engineers, UKESF, EDF, Stemettes, Primary Engineer, Target Jobs, Success at School, Arkwright Foundation and many others.
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Future Engineers, National Railway Museum, York, 3 November 2018

World Federation of Engineering Organisations and GEC Conference, London October 2018

IET presidential lecture, 11 october 2018

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Totally thames festival, Taking Off, The IET Opens Its Doors, 22 September 2018

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Abergavenny Food Festival, 15 September2018

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Royal International Air Tattoo, July 2018

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Girls in engineering day, uni of hertfordshire, 30 June 2018

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Great Exhibition of the North, 23 June 2018

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Royal bath and west show, May2018

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Association of science education, liverpool, january 2018

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Ready 4 Take Off, Girl Guiding Anglia, 17 March 2018

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Get Up to speed with stem, magna in sheffield, 18 april 2018

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