TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT STEM Event
Evaluating the event’s impact
A thorough on-site evaluation was
conducted by EngineeringUK to understand more about The Fair’s impact, collecting responses from young people and teachers. While full details of the findings will follow in the next few weeks, some early findings include:
• 1,544 young people completed the feedback survey, and the evaluation
team also conducted student observations for the first time, to get a sense of how students engage with diverse types of content.
• had shown them what people working in engineering (84%), technology
88% of students agreed that they were enjoying The Big Bang Fair, and the majority of young people agreed that The Big Bang Fair:
• made them want to find out more about jobs in engineering (70%),
(85%), and science (81%) do;
• made them more interested in a job in engineering (69%), technology (68%),
technology (73%), or science (70%); or science (65%).
• 98% rated their overall experience of The Fair as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’.
In all, 185 educators completed the feedback survey, of which:
• 96% agreed that The Big Bang Fair was engaging for their students.
• 92% agreed that The Fair is accessible to students of all abilities.
The event has put together a short highlights video – scan the QR code or click the link here:
https://youtu.be/ZmnnjWCP1eE? si=4YPIy4zxOLfo4lPO
• 96% agreed that The Big Bang Fair has highlighted the variety of careers in
engineering and technology.
• 90% agreed that The Fair has clear links to the curriculum.
This year’s Awards
Day one of The Fair saw the presentation of awards for The Big Bang Competition, a nationwide initiative for 11-18-year-
olds that invites students to develop and submit STEM projects within a range of categories and briefs on offer. The IHEEM Innovation in Wellbeing and Healthcare Engineering Special Award saw all entries initially whittled down to a long-list of 41 projects, and a final shortlist of 10 finalists. Each submission demonstrated the highest level of consideration, care, and hard work from talented individuals already engaged in helping to improve the lives of others. The winner, announced at The
Competition awards ceremony, was Vaishnavi Rudra, whose project, ‘Health Hub’, greatly impressed the judges for the ingenuity of the concept, which utilises a range of healthcare engineering disciplines for the betterment and improved accessibility of patient care on an international level. The Institute is immensely proud to
The IHEEM Innovation in Wellbeing and Healthcare Engineering Special Award winner, announced at The Competition awards ceremony, was Vaishnavi Rudra.
have supported The Big Bang Competition for the first time, and believes the event offers a brilliant opportunity for young engineers to learn, knowledge share, and showcase their creative projects. As we look ahead, IHEEM encourages members to continue supporting the STEM agenda, and all those aspiring towards a career in STEM to take part in The Competition, to
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