Sustainable Engineering Subject Spotlight with Dave Knapton from the University of Sunderland
If your students are into innovation, problem-solving, or just want to make a difference in the world, this Subject Spotlight is for them!
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Overview
What is a Subject Spotlight?
Subject Spotlights from Springpod fuse education and entertainment to bring students a new way of researching their university options.
About this Spotlight
In this Subject Spotlight, Dave Knapton, Associate Head of School at the University of Sunderland, explores how sustainability is changing the game - shaping everything from product design to manufacturing and even the way companies compete.
Through a series of video episodes, Dave will introduce students to the evolution of sustainability in manufacturing before looking at how products move from idea to reality and how engineers design with sustainability in mind.
Throughout the spotlight, students will have the chance to take part in interactive quizzes and understand more about studying sustainable engineering at university.
Key details
All content is free and available on-demand.
Students will be able to download a certificate of completion after finishing this workshop.
Details
- School subject
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- Engineering
- Curriculum links
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- Biology: Material cycles and energy
- Physics: Energy
- Engineering
- Sciences - Planet earth: Energy sources and sustainability
- Sciences - Planet earth
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Physics: Energy transfer
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Sciences - Earth and universe: The environment and human influences
- Sciences - Forces and energy
- Technology & design - Control
- Group size
- Whole class
- Duration
- Multi-session - flexible
- Cost
- Free
- Location
- Online
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Learning what the engineering workplace is like
- Develop engineering employability skills
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
Gatsby benchmarks
The Gatsby benchmarks are a framework for good careers guidance for schools across all of England and in some areas across the rest of the UK. This experience helps your school to reach the following benchmarks:
- 2 - Learning from career and labour market information
- 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers
- 7 - Encounters with further and higher education
EqualEx
- Introduce and Inspire
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
- 6 - An enrichment offer that works in partnership
