Tomorrow’s Engineers Week returns for 2026

EUKEducation has announced its ever-popular national campaign for schools – Tomorrow’s Engineers Week will return for 2026. Taking place from 9 to 13 November 2026, the week will inspire…

EngineeringUK welcomes new trustees

EngineeringUK has announced the appointment of 3 new trustees. James Murnieks, Jo Passingham and Neil Young joined EngineeringUK’s board on 1 December 2025. James Murnieks…

Apprenticeships up 5% but access for young people remains a challenge

Today the Department for Education (DfE) has published new data on apprenticeships in England. Becca Gooch, Head of Research at EngineeringUK, who has been analysing…

Tomorrow's Engineers Week: efforts to inspire next generation reach key milestone

To mark Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (10 to 14 November), EngineeringUK has unveiled that 400 organisations have now committed to develop STEM outreach and inspire the…

New Partnership aims to improve students’ access to STEM experiences

EngineeringUK and the City & Guilds Foundation have announced a new 5-year partnership designed to improve access to consistent, high-quality science, technology, engineering and maths…

Parents back STEM careers, but unsure how to help their kids pursue them

New research reveals vast majority of parents find the idea of their child following a STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) career appealing New research…

EngineeringUK Outlines Success Criteria For Rollout Of Foundation Apprenticeships

Following the launch of foundation apprenticeships in England, EngineeringUK has today published a new report ‘Pathways to success: shaping foundation apprenticeships in engineering and technology’.…

New STEM guide launches to support careers leaders to inspire students into engineering and tech futures

Careers leaders across the UK can now benefit from a new STEM careers guide to help drive passion and interest amongst young people for a…

University or apprenticeship? Teacher survey into the best routes into engineering and technology reveals an even split 

A report into the perceptions of the best routes into engineering and technology amongst teaching professionals has found an even split between university and apprenticeships…

90% of teachers surveyed say they faced barriers to STEM outreach – with ‘funding and time’ the key blockers

EngineeringUK is publishing a series of briefings drawing on research conducted with 800 STEM teachers from across the UK, to better understand how STEM (science,…

We need an education system fit for the future

Last month the Lords Education for 11-16 Year Olds Committee published its long-awaited report on the education system for secondary school-age children. And the overall…

Inspire a love of STEM at The Big Bang Fair 2024

The popular Big Bang Fair is returning for another year and, from today, schools can register for free tickets to attend. The annual Fair is the UK’s largest…

Female students crowned UK yooung scientist and UK young engineer of the year

Two girls have scooped the top awards in the prestigious national Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition. Kaycee Deery (15), a student at…