80 Students Enjoy Engineering Experience with the Smallpeice Trust
Summary
Shay Moran, Vice President GP Strategies UK commented, “This exciting programme of activity and learning will provide an inspirational introduction to the opportunities of ‘engineering in action’.Judging by their dedication and enthusiasm to their projects I am sure the students are now in a much better position to make clear and sensible career choices.” All Smallpeice courses are linked to the National Curriculum and are designed to improve core skills such as team building, financial management, communication and problem solving.Students were also confronted with real-life issues including the need to work within a budget and make the project commercially viable.Shay Moran, Vice President GP Strategies UK commented, “This exciting programme of activity and learning will provide an inspirational introduction to the opportunities of ‘engineering in action’.Judging by their dedication and enthusiasm to their projects I am sure the students are now in a much better position to make clear and sensible career choices.”All Smallpeice courses are linked to the National Curriculum and are designed to improve core skills such as team building, financial management, communication and problem solving.The Smallpeice Trust has also trained 674 teachers to enhance their delivery of STEM in the classroom.A strong interface is maintained with industry, education and professional bodies that help to support, promote and develop the courses.