What is engineering?
Bring engineering to life in your classroom with this selection of resources and activities. Whether you want to know more about what engineering is, the range of career opportunities available or how your students can get engaged, these resources are packed full of inspiration.
Neon careers resources
Tomorrow's Engineers careers resources are a comprehensive resource collection for everything engineering! Their resources cover both university and apprenticeship routes into engineering, helping young people to understand more about the world of engineering and learn about engineers working in real jobs. Copies of the resources in this collection are also available in print, free of charge. Visit to Tomorrow's Engineers Printed Resources to find out more.
Engineering posters, flyers and leaflets
This is a collection of links to websites that provide physical resources to support engineering (i.e. posters, flyers, leaflets).
Encouraging more female students into engineering
This is a collection of links to websites that are working to encourage more female students into engineering careers.
This is Engineering
“This is Engineering is a campaign to bring engineering to life for young people, and give more people the opportunity to pursue a career that is rewarding, future-shaping, varied, well-paid and in-demand.” The resource collection is packed with videos and information to inspire future engineers!
Turn On Electronics
This webpage forms part of a campaign to raise awareness of electronics careers. Find out about the type of work and study electronics engineers are involved in and increase your awareness of the UK electronics industry.
IET Education
The IET Education website has resources, articles, interviews and job profiles of engineers from a wide range of companies. Lots of information to help your students understand what engineering is and what engineers do!
Infinity STARship
Siemens Infinity STARship (Sustainable Technology Autonomous Robots) provides an immersive gateway to Siemens Education resources aimed at secondary aged pupils. By exploring the STARship and the resources within it, students will earn points for participating in quizzes and engaging with the onboard content which aims to help their understanding of sustainability and climate change as well as career opportunities in engineering and technology.
