Thornhill students take part in national event to discuss ideas for the future of engineering

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Future Minds Live saw 50 students from across the UK come together to explore their ideas for what engineering could achieve in the next 10 years.

The students Beth and Clara heard from inspirational engineers from four different sectors: entertainment, sport, technology, and environment. They were then invited to discuss their ideas for new innovations and how engineering could help shape these sectors in small groups. All attendees were given the opportunity to focus on the areas that they were most interested in and brainstorm their ideas together before presenting them to the rest of the group at the end of the event. Future Minds Live was hosted by broadcaster Fayon Dixon and engineer Simon Crowther.

Future Minds Live is part of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It highlights to young people that engineering is a creative, problem-solving, exciting career that improves the world around us in a huge variety of ways.

Elaine Rooney, Head of Technology and Design at Thornhill College said: “We are delighted that our pupils have been able to take part in this fantastic event which highlights the exciting opportunities that are available and helps our pupils appreciate that they can really shape the future.”

Dr Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK, which organises Tomorrow’s Engineers Week commented:

“We were thrilled that students from Thornhill College joined Future Minds Live to share their thoughts with us on the future of engineering as part of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2022.

“Engineering and tech shape the world around us and we want all young people to see that they have an exciting opportunity to apply their creativity and problem solving to build a better future. Hopefully the students who took part in Future Minds Live will be particularly inspired to look more closely at a career in engineering and technology!”

The Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Future Minds Live broadcast will be available for all schools to view from 7 November, allowing them to hold their own discussions with students. A nationwide poll of students will then reveal the most popular ideas from the broadcast.

In order to receive updates on the forthcoming #TEWeek22 lesson plan and details on how to view the broadcast, parents and teachers can register their interest now: https://teweek.org.uk/register-for-future-minds-broadcast/

For more information on how to get involved in Tomorrow’s Engineers Week visit: www.teweek.org.uk

The tenth Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (#TEWeek22) takes place on 7 to 11 November.

The Future Minds Broadcast. is co-hosted by STEM-Champion Fayon Dixon and notable engineer Simon Crowther. It features students talking about their ideas on what the next 10 years might have in store for engineering and engineering careers with inspiring engineers in entertainment, sport, technology and the environment. A toolkit and lesson plan will be published in the weeks prior, which will give pupils around the country a chance to get inspired by the ideas discussed