Scottish Pupil designs Jump Charge to generate electricity and help the environment  

Adam, from Langside Primary School in Glasgow, submitted his engineering idea to Primary Engineer’s annual UK STEM competition which asks pupils aged 3 –19 the question “If you were an engineer, what would you do?”. 

He was recognised as one of the winners in his year group at the Scotland West award ceremony, one of 25 regional UK events, in 2024.  

His creation is a device-charging trampoline that generates electricity when bounced upon and could feature in all local park. 

Each year Industry and University partners of Primary Engineer choose a pupil’s idea to build into a Prototype and to be revealed a year later at the regional awards ceremony.   

Thales selected Adam’s idea to bring to life during the 2024-2025 academic year because it seamlessly integrating leisure and technology as well as promoting an active lifestyle. Adam himself repeatedly mentions the positive environmental factors of the design, pointing out the charger “uses green energy, the best energy for the environment”. Furthermore, the original design has significant potential for evolution, essentially any moving part of a playground could be adapted to produce energy. 

The finished prototype was officially unveiled on 5th June 2025 at the Scotland West regional award ceremony hosted at The University of Strathclyde. Adam’s family attended the event saying, “It was a very proud moment”. His mum, Marie, commented to say “The engineers he worked with were all fabulous, I loved that they came back to Adam to keep him involved, even choosing the colour schemes. Adam especially liked getting to jump on his invention and see it work, and has loved sharing his story with his friends, family and school. This has helped Adam to see what he can achieve and give him more focus at school.” 

Adam said “I felt really excited about seeing my prototype being unveiled. I think the engineers I worked with were all fabulous and friendly. I felt really important, proud and happy at the ceremony with people watching and clapping. I loved my family and teachers seeing my prototype and award”. 

“If you were an Engineer, what would you do” is an annual, national competition free to enter for all 3-19 school pupils.  Entries are open now for 2025-2026 and schools can register now at www.leadersaward.com   

Primary Engineer Public Exhibitions and Award Ceremonies continue all over the UK through to July, with a total of 18 prototypes being unveiled. Read more about the prototypes: https://leadersaward.com/prototeams/ 

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Primary Engineer®, since 2005, have developed an engineering curriculum that spans Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Further Education institutions. Its core aims include; the development of children and young people through engagement with engineering, the promotion of engineering careers through inspiring programmes and competitions, the development of engineering skills for teachers and practitioners addressing the inequalities in engineering.    

We developed a project-based learning approach to education which enables children and pupils to engage with practical math’s and science alongside creative problem solving and literacy. It has been described as STEM by Stealth® due to the integrated curriculum nature of the programmes which also develop resilience and curiosity.     

 Strong links to engineers and the industries they work in provides an opportunity for both pupils and teachers to expand their knowledge of careers, career paths and opportunities.