PrimE – Issue 2, February 2014

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Welcome to the second issue of PrimE! We are delighted with the response we received from the last issue, so thank you to everybody for your support.

THE TEAM

COURSES & INFORMATION Maria Lister

I would also like to introduce our new feature ‘PrimE’s Engineering School’, which will focus on a different type of engineering in each issue. This week we are kicking off with ‘What is a Mechanical Engineer?’

THE LEADERS AWARD Angela Greene

Enjoy!

MARKETING & DESIGN Rachel Benyon

Susan Scurlock Chief Executive Primary Engineer Programmes

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Contents 4- 5

Primary Engineer tool kits

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Pupils meet Steve Holliday, CEO of the National Grid

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National Champions 2013 profile

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Engineering School: Mechanical Engineering

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Students meet Professor Sue Black

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Allan Cook CBE visits school

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Scottish Engineering Special Leaders Award

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Opportunities and thank you’s

WEBSITE primaryengineer.com leadersaward.com

TWITTER @primaryengineer @Leadersaward

FACEBOOK Primary Engineer Leaders Award

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Spirit AeroSystems provide tool kits This year, Spirit AeroSystems have provided tool kits in Glasgow and Yorkshire.

To support schools on the Primary Engineer programme in classrooms, Spirit AeroSystems have funded tool kits including items like battery snaps, pulleys, wire stripper, hole punches, benchhooks, motors and dowel.

In total, 100 kits will be provided to schools across the UK. A massive thank you to Spirit AeroSystems. We look forward to seeing the finished models!

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Leaders Award for STEM

Pupils meet Steve Holliday, CEO of the National Grid!

Winners of this year’s IET Special Leaders Award were awarded a spectacular prize, which was to spend a day with Steve Holliday, Chief Executive of the National Grid!

Steve presented pupils with Leaders Award certificates, followed by a tour around St John’s Wood substation in West London.

Students were asked to interview professional engineers or technicians to find out how technology has influenced todays world in areas such as fashion, food, transport, buildings, energy, etc. The winning interviews best reflected the criteria and were written to a high standard. Congratulations to all winners!

If you would like to see more photographs from the day, visit our Flickr site here.

The IET Special Leaders Award is one of our Special Awards, supported by the IET. Students are asked to interview professional engineers/ technicians to find out how technology has influenced today’s world in areas such as fashion, food, transport, buildings and energy supply. Keep a look our for next years Special Awards at www.leadersaward.com, and read the winners entries from this year here.

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Students take a tour around St John’s Wood substation.

Claire Molinario and Gareth James from the IET accompanied students

Steve Holliday presents pupils with Leaders Award certificates.

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Doonfoot crowned Apprentice Level 1 National Champions 2013!

Sienna Cairns and Lucy Paterson from Doonfoot Primary School in South Ayrshire, were crowned this years National Champions at Apprentice Level 1!

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G i rl Po w e red

What is a Mechanical Engineer?

Mechanical engineers might develop an aircraft carrier, a child’s toy, a washing machine, a wheelchair or a boat— in other words, just about anything you can think of that involves a mechanical process, i.e. something that moves.

Earlier this year, student David Morris interviewed Patrick Kniveton, current President of the IMechE and Head of Engineering Improvement at RollsRoyce, for the Leaders Award.

“Surprisingly for a man with such success and determination, Patrick didn’t know what he wanted to do at university. He knew that he was good at physics, and enjoyed the A-level that he did in this subject, so went on to begin a degree in it. Taking dislike to the lack of practical application, Patrick consequently left the course after a year. It dawned on him that what he really wanted to do was engineering.”

To see David’s full report on Patrick Kniveton, click here.

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Patrick Kniveton... . ..commissioned the Isaac Newton Telescope in the Canary Islands for Grubb Parsons. . .became Engineering Manager at SKF Engineering Products where he designed bespoke air conditioning systems. . ..developed and joint-patented a worldleading technology for electronic motorway signs when he joined Rolls-Royce Controls. . ..became Head of Business Management, Gas Turbine Operations Engineering in 1999 when he moved to Derby. . ..is currently Head of Engineering Improvement for RollsRoyce Submarines - a multi-£100million business in the nuclear sector.

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Click on the video above and find out a little more about what Mechanical engineers do!

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Professor Sue Black OBE amazes students!

Fifteen students from Dundee met and interviewed leading forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black at the University of Dundee!

Professor Sue Black is a leading anthropologist and Director of the Centre of Anatomy and Human identification of Dundee University.

On 1 st October 2013, Sue was kind enough to show students what her work involves, give them a tour of the facilities and even provide a short activity!

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Sue also advises a variety of crime writers such as Val McDermid and Ian Rankin. The authors consult with Sue to ensure that the crimes they are writing about are as believable as possible.

“Thank you for a lovely morning on Tuesday.

The boys really enjoyed themselves and so did I”. Yvonne, Arbroath High School.

Sue became an anthropologist due to a childhood fear of rats and mice. When selecting project work at University, only one did not involve working with rodents, and used cadavers instead. It took 12 long years at University to become proficient in her field.

“The pupils were fascinated by the work of Sue Black. They loved the hands on experiences they had in the lab with Sue and her students. Our pupils had prepared questions which Sue openly answered for them. It was a super experience for all involved”. Sharon Liang, Depute Head Teacher, St Joseph’s RC Primary School.

Sue is unable to discuss some of the cases she has worked on due to having signed the official secrets act from when she was asked to work for the foreign office on a 24/7 basis.

Thank you to Professor Sue Black and the University of Dundee for a fabulous day!

If you would like to see more photographs from the day, please visit our Flickr site.

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Sue’s Awards

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DSc (Doctor of S cience), University o f Aberdeen Officer of th e Order of the British Emp ire (OBE)

DSc (Doctor of Sc ience), University o f Abertay Dun dee

What is an OBE? King George V created these honours during World War I to reward services to the war effort by civilians at home and servicemen in support positions.The ranks are Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE).

They are now awarded for prominent national or regional roles and to those making distinguished or notable contributions in their own specific areas of activity.

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Keep an eye open for Leaders Award reports to be written up abou t the day as they will be published on the website!

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Allan has very kindly given us access to a PowerPoint presentation he delivered, which tells you all about himself and some of the fantastic projects he has worked on with Atkins. If you are interested in finding out more, you can download a copy of his presentation here!

Click on the video below to find out more projects including the London Olympic Village!

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Scottish Engineering

Special Leaders Award 2013/14 The deadl i ne for the Scottish Engineering Special Leaders Award has been extended to 12 th February 201 4!

We have extended the deadline to allow more schools to take part, and give them more time to complete their entries.Pupils are being asked to research engineering and interview a practicing engineer to interpret the statement “lf you could be an engineer in Scotland – what would you do?”.

The Scottish Engineering Special Leaders Award is a fantastic opportunity to meet and interview practicing engineers and experience the variety of engineering in Scotland.

Deadline for entries is the 12 th February 2014. Further guidelines on entering the award, resources and registration instructions can be found on our website: www.leadersaward.com

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We are also delighted to announce that we will be having an awards ceremony, hosted by the University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering on 28 th March 2014. All winning and shortlisted work will be put on display and the exhibition will then be open to the public from the 29 th–30 th March 2014.

Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages, will be presenting the awards to winning students.

Bryan Buchan, CEO at Scottish Engineering, and Sir Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, will also be in attendance.

Good luck!

A re yo u a n i n s p i ra t i o n al engineer?

If you are ba sed in Scotla nd and would like to get involved in the award, pleas e contact us at engineers@ primaryengin e e r.com with your lo cality and w e ’l l try and find a lo cal school fo r you to suppo rt!

Ne w s Resource on i s n e t x E & L e ss ons!

This year we have extra resources available for download, including: N ew PowerPoint presentations, including the updated Hall of Fame and winning companies of the Scottish Engineering Awards 2013 L esson plans provided by Troon Primary School T he chance for students to vote for the next inductees into the Scottish Hall of Fame The competition has also been opened out to Secondary schools this year too!

Entries received so far for this year i nclude...

S e lf - m ov i ng w he el ch a ir

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John O’Groats to Land’s End in a digger!

A builder from north wales, Esmor Davies, will drive nearly 1,000 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End in a JCB digger, hoping to raise £250,000 on his journey for visually impaired blind people in the UK! The major sponsor for the event is JCB and they have given Esmor a £50,000 JCB with a top speed of 27 mph to undertake this mammoth journey. The journey will take from 10th May to 17th June.

Events are being organised at each of the stopping points as he passes through on his route, including a competition for children at primary schools throughout the UK with prizes to be presented at events in England, Scotland and Wales. The competition will involve creative ideas that are relevent to the purpose of the fundraising.

All events will be advertised on the web site and in many other communication outlets, as will the actual route for the journey.

Would your school would benefit from participation in this endeavour? Do you think they would find enjoyment in being creative for a worthy goal? Please register your interst with Christine Clark.

Upcoming Events 2014

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Training Courses

Celebrations

Falkirk – 25th April Boston Spa – 19th February Cobham – 3rd March Dundee – 23rd April Aberdeen – 24th April Falkirk – 25th April North Ayrshire – 2nd May East Ayrshire – 23rd May

North Ayrshire – 10th March South Ayrshire – 11th March East Ayrshire – 12th March Oldham – 20th March Bolton – 7th June Wilmington – 27th June Basildon – 27th June Newcastle and North Tyneside – 28th June

Can you in spire t h e n ex t generatio n of engineer s? Find o u t h ow yo u ca n g et involve d in t h e s e eve nts and m o Contact u re! s at engin e e r s@ primarye ngineer.c om

Thank you Thank you to all of our supporters.

Founding Funders of the Institution of Primary Engineers:

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Primary Engineer:

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Primary Engineer and the Leaders Award.

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= 37 years Proof: In 1958,

Douglas Anderson was any other 8 year old primary school pupil. In 1995 he patented the laser scanning ophthalmoscope.

He is now the founder and VP of Optos – the worlds leading ophthalmoscope manufacturer. He is recognised in the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame as one of Scotland’s great engineers.

Register an expression of interest Inspire the next generation of Douglas Andersons

Find out more at www.primaryengineer.com

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