Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal

Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal: Public Vote

Take part in our public vote for the winner of the Commendation Medal at this years Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal Award Ceremony

STATWARS Climate Change Challenge

The Real Monster Under the Bed: Tackling the UK’s Data Literacy Crisis

This week, as we mark Halloween, it’s fitting to talk about something that often feels spooky to many: data. Indeed “the devil is in the data,” but if you look…

STATWARS Climate Change Challenge

School success with STATWARS: Climate Change Challenge in 2024-25

STATWARS: Climate Change Challenge is a national data competition with multiple curriculum links to science, mathematics, computing, and engineering as well as english and geography. In total, we saw 2,641…

STATWARS Climate Change Challenge

Celebrate Maths Week Scotland with STATWARS: Climate Change Challenge!

It’s Maths Week Scotland (22nd – 28th September) and there’s no better way to embed all things numeracy and data into your school curriculum than with Primary Engineer’s annual STATWARS…

'If you were an engineer' Competition Supporters and Partners

Stannah supports young engineers through national competition

Stannah, a world-leading British lifting solutions engineering company, has entered into an exciting partnership with Primary Engineer, a not-for-profit organisation that works with schools and businesses to engage young people…

'If you were an engineer' Competition Engineers

Meet An Engineer: Live Engineer Interview Series returns for 2025-26

Get ready to inspire your pupils, our popular live engineer interviews are back for the 2025-26 school year! “If you were an engineer, what would you do?” is a free…

Case Studies

Case Study: Opening the door to engineering for home educators  

Introduction For many home educators, the freedom to tailor learning to a child’s interests is a significant benefit. However, this flexibility can also come with a challenge: finding opportunities that…

'If you were an engineer' Competition ProtoTeams

Scottish girl named Time magazine’s Girl of the Year for engineering invention, ‘Solar Powered Heated Blanket’ to help the homeless

Congratulations to Rebecca for being recognised in August 2025 as one of TIME magazine’s Girls of the Year. The list, curated by TIME’s award-winning editorial team, has been made possible…

ProtoTeams

Year 5 Pupil designs Glasses to help people with Dyslexia read easier

Millie, from Light Oaks Junior School in Greater Manchester submitted her engineering idea to Primary Engineer’s annual UK STEM competition which asks pupils aged 3 –19 the question “If you…