b'12 Member News March 2020Inspiring future engineersIET Faraday Challenge DaysStarting in September 2019, our 2019-2020 programme will run untilLook AtJuly 2020; in total we will be delivering 210 Faraday Challenge DaysMe Nowaround the UK with over 7,000 students taking part.IET Faraday Challenge Days are free, hands-on STEM activity days thatAn education campaign was introduce students to engineering and inspire them to consider engineeringlaunched as a follow-up to as a career. Our Challenge Daysour Christmas campaign, give students, aged 12-13 years, theSanta Loves STEM, which opportunity to research, design and make prototype solutions to real-worldillustrates Santas children: engineering problems. This annualat the end of the season are invitedSammy Science, Tommy competition sees teams competingto the National Finals to battle it outTechnology, Evie Engineer to win a prize for themselves and ato be crowned the Faraday Nationaland Mollie Mathematician. trophy for their school. The top teamsChampions. Look At Me Now features real life engineers. It looks at the importance and impact of role models on the IET FIRSTLEGO League next generation by profiling STEM professionals. The campaign looks at what their influences were as children and how this shaped them into the Architecture is the theme of the 2019-2020 IET FIRST LEGOindividuals they are today.League season. It offers a platform to promote STEM Thousands of young people have beenlearning to both children and their researching buildings, public spaces andinfluencers. Using real life examples their local communities to help shapepresents viable career paths for the everyones future for the better. Thefuture innovators of the world, programme has grown from strength toas well as highlighting toys and strength with over 12,000 young peoplehobbies that were enjoyed from taking part across the UK and Ireland.a young age that could lead to We are incredibly excited to have launchedbeing the next top engineer.our newest programme for 4-6 year olds,The campaign seeks to inspire FIRST LEGO League Jr. Discovery, andthe next generation by creating a we are expecting over 2,600 children toconversation about the many career options for participate in the BOOMTOWN BUILD SM children who want to progress in a STEM career. The season. The FIRST LEGO League Jr. (6-9 year olds) season will be the biggestcase studies highlight real life experience and the yet, with 1,000 teams expected across the country; we are also delighted thatways in which we can encourage children to pursuewe had over 1,000 teams registered for the FIRST LEGO League (9-16 yeara meaningful career in engineering and technology. olds) CITY SHAPER SMseason. We continue to strive to inspire the next generation and find a solution to the ongoing skills shortage we are facing within the engineering industry. IET Education Partners If youre a STEM professional and would likeThe IET has a long-standing partnership with Fun Kids, the UKs nationalto be featured in our Look At Me Now radio station for children and their families.campaign, contact: ieteducation@theiet.orgor visit the website: theiet.org/look-at-me-nowTogether we have created Techno Mum, who has helped introduce children to engineering through audio programmes and animated videos. This year, Fun Kids also created special content for smart speakers.If youve got an Amazon Echo, you can now ask Techno Mum for a fact; all you need to say is the wake-word of your device, followed by launch Techno Mum.For more Techno Mum information, visit: funkidslive.com/learn/techno-mum'