The non-competitive campaign inspiring 7-14 year olds to think as engineers, finding solutions to real-world problems
Engineering Educates builds on the success of the award-winning Greater Manchester Engineering Challenge from The University of Manchester’s SEERIH. Designed and run in partnership with leading STEM sector organisations and charities, the campaign offers primary and secondary teachers with ready-to-use resources that are learner-focused, inclusive and non-competitive. A perfect response to making real links between science, technology, maths and computer science.
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The EngEd Farmvention Challenge - the 2022-24 STEM campaign
Asking-imagining-planning-creating and improving solutions to real-world problems related to British farming and sustainability.
The 2022-24 campaign is new to the sector in partnership with the National Farmers’ Union. A joint initiative between The University of Manchester’s Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub and the National Farmers’ Union to inspire young people to recognise the significance of farming in all our lives, and the pivotal role farmers and engineers play in maintaining healthy livestock, food production and machine innovations to service all our needs.
About the Engineering Educates Team
Created and developed by the Science & Engineering Education Research and Innovation Hub based in the Faculty of Science & Engineering at The University of Manchester. SEERIH leads on in-service teacher professional development in science and engineering education, specialising in primary and lower secondary sectors. This campaign builds on extensive research into the teaching and learning of engineering in primary classrooms. To find out more visit www.seerih.manchester.ac.uk.
About the National Farmers’ Union Education Team
As a small team of former teachers, we understand the challenges faced by the profession, so all our resources and initiatives have been designed with three main goals in mind: To save teachers time and reduce workload, to spark learners’ passion and enthusiasm for STEM subjects and to convey important messages about food, farming, and nutrition through a cross‑curricular, project‑based approach.
Prof. Lynne Bianchi
SEERIH Director: Lynne specialises in science and engineering education, with a specialism in the primary phase and student-led learning. She became Director of the SEERIH in 2014. She has a well-established profile in the areas of teaching, learning and assessment of school science and engineering, and cascades learning by working with in-service teachers.
Grace Marson
SEERIH Specialist Lead: Grace is the SEERIH Specialist Lead. She entered the teaching profession after roles in the charity and youth work sectors. With experience of teaching in a variety of schools in KS1 and KS2, Grace spent most of her teaching career as a Science Subject Leader and the became a PGCE Science Tutor for Keele and North Staffordshire Education.
Dr. Aneta Garvey SEERIH Specialist Officer (Campaigns): Aneta joined the SEERIH team in 2023 and is an accomplished educator with over 15 years of classroom experience across the primary, secondary and FE sectors. She has specialist knowledge in teaching and leading primary science and has a wealth of experience organising transition and outreach STEM projects through her previous role as Phase Transition Lead.
Kate Goodier
SEERIH Administration Assistant and Campaign Administrator for the Greater Manchester Engineering Challenge and the Great Science Share for Schools: Kate joined the team in 2020 with a background in primary school and higher education administration.
Joshua Payne
NFU Chief Education Manager: After leaving teaching in 2013, Josh embarked on a career in STEM outreach and project management. At the NFU, Josh has overseen strong growth in engagement with the education sector, inspiring students through a range of programmes and resources. Josh is a firm believer in food and farming being an exceptional context for learning that can drive up aspirations and attainment.
Jennie Devine
NFU Education Manager: Jennie joined the NFU in 2018. Prior to this she worked as a primary school teacher and Maths coordinator in a large primary school. She uses her teaching background to design projects, such as the award-winning Farming STEMterprise programme, that enable teachers to deliver STEM subjects through the context of agriculture.