If You Were An Engineer, What Would You Do?

We are excited to announce that we will be taking part in the ‘If you were an Engineer what would you do?’ Leaders Award competition again this year.

The competition is for all children from EYFS to Year 6 and will be challenging pupils to identify a problem and design a creative solution to it and add a letter explaining why an engineer should choose to build it. As part of the competition, the children have had the opportunity to interview an engineer (a Lego Designer) to understand more about the problems they solve and the role they play in society. We also have further talks and interviews booked for after half term.

Every pupil that enters will have their idea read and graded by an engineer. All our pupils will receive certificates and shortlisted entries will be put forward to a panel where the best ideas will be celebrated at an awards event and public exhibition in the summer term. Whilst this is a national exhibition the awards and exhibitions are regional so you will be able to see the ideas from across the region.

One extraordinary part of the competition is that every year university teams choose an idea from the shortlisted entries to build! Last year, our pupil Veda was shortlisted and this year her design will be made into a prototype! You could follow in Veda's footsteps and become an engineer too!

The last date for entries to be submitted to Mrs Nye is Monday 31st March 2025.

Thinks to consider for your drawings and annotations

What are the main advantages of your design?

How do you think your design solves your initial problem?

Does your design meet the requirements of your target audience?

How do you think this could be made in real life?

What materials are used for your product? Is there a better material that could be used?

Have you considered the impact your product or the making of your product could have on the environment?

What are the limitations of your design?

What do you think you could put in place to make your design better?

How did you come up with this solution?

Do you feel confident enough to propose your solution to someone else?

When writing your letter

The letter is limited to one side of a4 and will be included with the design at the exhibition if chosen.. This is the pupil’s opportunity to explain; why their design is important, their thoughts behind their design choices, justification of their aim, materials, look, mechanisms, how suitable it is in solving the initial problem identified, and maybe most importantly, why their problem is one that needs to be solved