The Primary Engineer Leaders Award

We kickstarted December with another engineer interview, this time with the wonderful Dr Vincent Giampietro, a Neuroscientist (a brain engineer) from King's College London! 🧠

We found out how Vincent and his team tries to understand how the brain works, how and why it can go wrong and how using machines like an MRI scanner can help with research and seeing what's happening.

Huge thank you to all the pupils who joined us!

We can’t wait to see your pupils’ annotated drawings of how their ideas would work and to read their letters explaining why their design should be built. Every child receives a personalised certificate with feedback from a professional engineer, so make sure to send us your entries once they’re complete!

👉 Not yet signed up? There’s still time to join this year’s Leaders Award competition. Register your school today through the link in our bio and give your pupils the amazing opportunity to take part!

A huge thank you to James May, an ex-LEGO designer, for joining us for our live Engineer Interview this morning!

We learnt about James’ journey from childhood Lego enthusiast to professional toy designer, his experiences working at Lego and some insight into his current role at Polydron, a UK-based educational toy company.

We had a huge number of teachers and pupils from around the UK tune in and ask the questions that they really wanted to know such as the technical and creative processes involved in designing Lego sets and educational toys.

We can’t wait to see your pupils’ annotated drawings and letters explaining their ideas and designs. Every child receives a personalised certificate with feedback from a professional engineer, so don’t forget to send in your entries once they’re ready!

👉 Not yet signed up? There’s still time to join this year’s competition. Register your school today and give your pupils the amazing opportunity to take part! https://leadersaward.com/