Let’s celebrate Tomorrow’s Engineers Week
More than half a million young people have explored engineering and technology through Tomorrow’s Engineers Week school activities since 2013. That’s something worth celebrating! Join us as we look back at how teachers and schools have helped bring engineering to life over the years.
From keeping schools cool to cutting food waste, your students have ideas worth exploring. This Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, help them put those ideas to work with our free classroom challenges. And join us in celebrating more than 504,000 participations since 2013.
Behind that number are teachers bringing new ideas into their classrooms and young people discovering what engineering could mean for them. EngineeringUK, the organisation behind EUK Education, turns 25 this year. So, we want to say a big thank you to the schools and teachers who’ve been part of the journey.
What could your students invent?
This year’s theme for Tomorrow's Engineers Week is ‘Shape our future’. It’s all about showing students that they don’t have to leave the big ideas to someone else. Give them a real-world problem to explore with one of our 3 design challenges:
beat the heat: design a solution to keep your school cool in extreme heat without using air conditioning
smart support: design something that uses artificial intelligence to help people, make their lives easier or free up their time
beyond the plate: design a solution to reduce food waste
Pick the challenge that gets your class talking, or try all 3. There’s room for imagination, creative thinking and a chance to show students that engineering isn’t just about technical know-how – it’s about finding ways to make life better.
A lot has happened since 2013
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week began in 2013, launched by the then Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in partnership with the engineering community. The idea was simple, to help young people discover the range of careers in engineering and tech. It was also about challenging assumptions about what engineers do and who can become one. We were involved from the start and took over running the Week in 2014.
Since then, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week has explored topics ranging from climate change to artificial intelligence, connecting engineering with the things young people care about. Classroom activities, videos and careers stories have given teachers different ways to bring those connections to life. They’ve helped students see where their school subjects could take them.
The themes have changed, but the aim has stayed the same: helping more young people see a place for themselves in engineering and technology. That means showing them people they can relate to, with different interests, backgrounds and routes into their jobs.
More than a week of inspiration
Over more than a decade, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week has become a regular date in the school and engineering calendars. Teachers and Careers Leaders bring the resources into their schools, while employers, organisations and engineering and tech professionals share their work and the stories behind it.
It’s this shared effort that has helped the Week grow. Every school that joins in helps open up conversations about engineering and tech. They’re not just subjects to study, they’re careers where young people can use their ideas to make a difference.
So, whether you’ve joined us for years or are discovering the Tomorrow's Engineers Week for the first time, thank you for being part of the story. As we celebrate how far it’s come, we’re looking forward to helping you spark even more ideas in your classroom.
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week has explored topics from climate change to artificial intelligence, connecting engineering with the things young people care about. Classroom activities, videos and careers stories have given teachers different ways to bring those connections to life. They’ve helped students see where their school subjects could take them.
